November, 2009

• 6 November

  IMF Delays Romania Funds Due to Political Instability

  The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has delayed disbursing an aid tranche to Romania originally scheduled for next month and will resume talks on a standby loan agreement only when the country has a government. “The IMF will come to Bucharest again as soon as there will be a legitimate government …

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• 6 November

  Romania’s Basescu Nominates New PM

  In a surprise move, Romanian President Traian Basescu on Friday nominated the mayor of a Bucharest district, Liviu Negoita, for the office of prime minister, once again rejecting the candidate proposed by the opposition parties. Negoita, 47, is a politician and lawyer, member of center-right Democratic Liberal Party, PLD, and …

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• 6 November

  Balkan Visa Free Regime May Start Earlier

  EU ambassadors proposed on Thursday to abolish the visa regime for citizens of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia as of 19 December this year instead of 1 January, 2010 as earlier proposed by the European Commission, media report. Serbia’s Beta news agency reports that this proposal, made by the EU’s permanent …

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• 6 November

  Macedonia, Kosovo Open Embassies

  Macedonia and Kosovo will soon appoint ambassadors to their respective capitals, the foreign ministers of both countries said in a press conference in Skopje. “Today’s meeting opens a new page in Macedonia-Kosovo relations. I believe this will be of benefit not only for the two countries, but also for the …

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• 6 November

  Diplomats Gather from East and West on Bosnia

  Less than 24 hours after the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Bosnia, his British counterpart David Miliband is expected to arrive and add his voice to the diplomatic efforts aimed at breaking the country’s political deadlock. The visits by Lavrov and Miliband on Thursday and Friday respectively …

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• 6 November

  Russia Sides Wants Bosnia’s OHR Closed

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday in Sarajevo that his country favored closing down the powerful international envoy’s office in Bosnia, echoing views repeatedly voiced by Bosnian Serbs over the past months. “We believe that Bosnia and Herzegovina must take the responsibility for its own destiny,” Lavrov said after …

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• 5 November

  Valund: Postoji napredak

  Postoji napredak u razgovorima i želja za konsenzusom, a svi učesnici sastanka razgovaraju u prijateljskoj atmosferi, otvoreno iznoseći stavove, izjavio je juče u Sarajevu Lars Valund, politički direktor u Ministarstvu vanjskih poslova Švedske, nakon razgovora eksperata SAD i EU s predstavnicima sedam bh. političkih stranaka u okviru butmirskog procesa. “Nemoguće …

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• 5 November

  Albanian NGOs oppose Macedonian language in first grade

  There will be boycott of school classes and massive protests unless the government quits its plan to introduce Macedonian language as mandatory in primary schools, including schools in areas were Albanians are in majority, Albanian NGOs warned Thursday.

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• 5 November

  Milososki: Nimetz initiative right on time

  Macedonia is ready to continue name talks with Greece in the period November 16th, proposed by UN envoy Matthew Nimetz, Foreign Minister said. “We believe Nimetz initiative to be right on time and appreciate the fact it can give a give additional impulse for strengthening the mutual dialogue. Macedonia and …

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• 5 November

  Zagreb mayor to nominate for president

  Zagreb mayor, Milan Bandic announced Thursday his nomination for Croatia’s new president, saying that the country deserves a people’s president. Bandic, announced his decision early morning at the press conference Sjeme, accompanied by his daughter and wife as well as many of his colleagues.

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