June, 2009

• 4 June

  Report: Albania ID Process Problematic

  USAID, says that the process of distributing new identity documents to voters ahead of June 28 elections is problematic. About 760,000 of Albania’s three million citizens do not have passports, and will be allowed to cast ballots in the upcoming elections only upon obtaining a new identity card. 

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• 4 June

  Macedonia Parties Condemn Athens Incident

  Macedonia’s top political parties – the ruling centre-right VMRO DPMNE and the opposition Social-Democrats – have condemned Tuesday’s incident in Athens, Greece in which ultra-nationalists stormed the promotion of a Greek-Macedonian dictionary. The parties urged Athens and Brussels to condemn the incident and find the perpetrators. Macedonian government spokesman Sefket …

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• 3 June

  Moldova Election on Cards After Leader`s Ally Fail

  Veteran Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin failed on Wednesday to secure parliament’s election of a compliant ally as his successor who would have allowed him to continue running the country behind the scenes. Voronin’s plan to win parliamentary support for fellow Communist Zinaida Greceanii came unstuck when opposition parties torpedoed the …

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• 3 June

  MP Zmago Calls Serbia, Bosnia Against Croatia

  “It is always smart to unite against a common enemy, and that is Croatia who has border disputes with everyone. With Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina and Montenegro” said the head of the Slovenian National Party, Zmago Jelincic, in an interview for the Frankfurt “Vesti”, the Serbian Diaspora paper. He added …

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• 3 June

  Croatia could join EU in 2012

  ZAGREB, Croatia Croatia could join the EU no earlier than 2012, European Parliament (EP) rapporteur for Croatia, Hannes Swoboda, told the Vienna-based newspaper Die Presse on Tuesday (June 2nd). He added that this assumes the maritime border row with Slovenia is resolved soon. Slovenia has been blocking the opening and …

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• 3 June

  Macedonian won’t withdraw Kosovo recognition

  SKOPJE, Macedonia The government on Tuesday (June 2nd) rejected media reports suggesting Skopje may withdraw its recognition of Kosovo’s independence. “Recognition was a very delicate process, which went through all the necessary procedures, and in the end was endorsed with a resolution by parliament,” government Spokesperson Sherif Duraku said. Separately, …

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• 3 June

  Cypriot president denies making concessions

  NICOSIA, Cyprus President Demetris Christofias said on Tuesday (June 2nd) he has made no concessions in the ongoing reunification talks, and has no intention of doing so. “Any such move would harm Greek Cypriots’ interests and efforts to find a solution to the island’s political problem,” he stressed.

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• 3 June

  Albania implements visa regime for foreigners

  TIRANA, Albania Albania has started implementing a visa regime for foreign visitors, media reported on Tuesday (June 2nd). Under the new regulations, the visitors will have to follow procedures similar to those Albanians must follow when travelling abroad. In order to obtain a visa, foreigners will have to book a …

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• 3 June

  Rise in Black Sea level is threat for coasts of Russia, Ukraine and Georgia: World Bank

  Bonn. World Development Report 2010 reads that the changes in sea levels, another consequence of climate change, will affect the four basins in the region of Europe and Central Asia – the Baltic Sea, eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea and the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, the Black Sea and …

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• 3 June

  NATO, Russian ministers to hold first post-Georgia talks on June 27

  Brussels – NATO’s foreign ministers are set to hold the first formal talks with their Russian counterpart since last summer’s Georgia war on June 27, NATO officials said Wednesday. The 29 members of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), NATO’s 28 and Russia’s, are to meet on the fringes of an informal …

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