November, 2009

• 17 November

  Barrot: EC to approve visa liberalization

  European Commission Vice President Jacques Barrot said that the EU Council of Ministers will propose approval of visa liberalization for citizens of Serbia, at its meeting November 30. “The country made a great effort to meet the criteria, so without a doubt the EU Council of Ministers will propose visa …

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• 17 November

  Nagorno-Karabakh must be resolved in old format: Russian FM

  Conflicts addressed by the OSCE should be resolved in the previously agreed upon format, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in response to a question during a news conference in Moscow today.

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• 17 November

  EU FMs agree to proceed with Albania’s EU membership bid

  Foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) on Monday agreed to proceed with Albania’s bid to become a member of the 27-nation bloc, but it’s only the initial step for the country to be formally admitted as a member of the EU. The next step is for the European Commission, …

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• 17 November

  Bulgaria supports Macedonia to join EU, NATO

  Bulgaria supports and will keep on doing this for Macedonia’s bid to join the European Union and NATO, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said here Monday after meeting with his visiting Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski. At a joint press conference, the Bulgarian prime minister also pointed out that the support …

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• 17 November

  EU, Russia hope for new start despite differences

  The European Union and Russia hope to lay the foundations of a new economic and political partnership at a summit on Wednesday despite differences over energy, trade, human rights and climate change. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the EU’s Swedish presidency will seek to rebuild trust shattered during Russia’s war …

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• 17 November

  Kosovo CEC confirms local election victory of Hashim Thaci’s party

  The governing Democratic Party of Kosovo headed by Prime Minister Hashim Thaci wins the 15 November local elections. Meanwhile, the opposition Alliance for the Future of Kosovo has considerably strengthened its positions, Kosovo’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) announced. The candidates of the Democratic Party of Kosovo win the mayoral elections …

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• 17 November

  Merkel: Germany Supports Serbia’s EU Integration

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that Germany explicitly supports Serbia’s EU integration. After meeting with Serbian President Boris Tadic on Monday in Berlin, Merkel said “Germany believes that Serbia has fulfilled the conditions for entry into force of the Interim Trade Agreement with the European Union.”

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• 17 November

  Member of Bosnian Presidency Slams Serbia

  Haris Silajdzic, the Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, slammed Serbia over claims that they were the guarantors of the Dayton peace agreement which ended Bosnia’s 1992-95 war. “The Dayton agreement does not need any guarantors. Serbia was only a signatory to the agreement because of its role …

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• 16 November

  Belarus parliamentary delegation to visit Georgia

  Belarusian National Assembly representatives will pay a business visit to Georgia on Nov. 17. The Georgian Parliamentary Speaker David Bakradze will receive the delegation on Nov.18

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• 16 November

  Tbilisi takes appropriate measures concerning Abkhazia’s transition to area codes: Georgia FM

  The Georgian government has taken appropriate measures due to Abkhazia transition to Russian area code, Interior Minister Deputy Nino Kalandadze reported.

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