September, 2009

• 3 September

  Rehn Praises Macedonia’s Reform Progress

  MACEDONIA Macedonia has a serious chance of receiving a recommended start date for EU accession talks this autumn if the positive progress of recent months continues, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn says. Rehn’s comments come only a month before the European Commission, EC, prepares its annual report on the country’s …

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• 3 September

  Albania’s New Coalition Takes Shape

  ALBANIA Albania’s conservative Prime Minister Sali Berisha and former Socialist premier Ilir Meta signed a coalition agreement on Wednesday, shaping the core of the cabinet that will govern the country for the next four years. The deal has been two months in the making and was announced after Berisha’s right-wing …

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• 3 September

  Commissioner Says EU Must Reward Serbia

  SERBIA The EU Council of Ministers could soon unblock the Interim Trade Agreement with Serbia, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn says. “The authorities in Serbia continue to work hard on achieving the necessary reforms. At the same time, Serbia is unilaterally applying the interim trade agreement too, despite the economic …

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• 2 September

  Terrorism in Greece

  GREECE Recent news updates from leading Greek media citing commentary and exclusive information from high-level police and security circles indicate that arrests are underway regarding domestic terrorist groups that have managed over the past 5 years to launch impressive attacks against a variety of state, diplomatic and police targets. According …

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• 2 September

  Darko Elez iza rešetaka

  BiH Darko Elez, trojica policijskih službenika u BiH, kao i još 17 osoba uhapšeni su u Srbiji i BiH zbog sumnje da su kao pripadnici zločinačke organizacije odgovorni za više ubistava, trgovinu drogom i oružjem, iznude, razbojništva i druga djela. Elez je označen kao vođa ove kriminalne grupe, koja je …

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• 2 September

  Speaker Mihai Ghimpu should act as President – Nagacevschi

  MOLDOVA Vitalie Nagacevschi, a prominent Moldovan lawyer elected to parliament on the Liberal Democratic Party’s ticket, presumes new parliament chairman Mihai Ghimpu should assume the performing of presidential duties until a new head of state is elected. Nagacevschi stated to the press today, “Vladimir Voronin is trying to find a …

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• 2 September

  Minorities rights will be protected

  MOLDOVA Moldova’s new authorities shall continue the current policy of ensuring and protecting the rights of national minorities in Moldova, reads the Parliament’s special address to minorities adopted by parliament on Wednesday. The document text was read out by MP Alexander Stoyanoglo of the Democratic Party. The document said that …

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• 2 September

  PCRM says early elections possible

  MOLDOVA The Communists Party (PCRM) does not rule out the possibility of new early legislative elections. This topic was discussed at Wednesday΄s plenary meeting of the PCRM. The Communist MP Vladimir Turcan said that there is a 50% probability that early elections will take place. “At today΄s meeting, we will …

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• 2 September

  Supreme Court to hear Ulemek appeal

  SERBIA The Supreme Court is to consider the appeals of Milorad Ulemek and Zvezdan Jovanović, found guilty of the murder of late Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić. The Supreme Court’s public session, where it is due to consider the appeal, is scheduled for September 8 in the special courtroom at the …

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• 2 September

  Srebrenica trial enters final stage

  HOLLAND The trial of seven former Republic of Srpska Army (VSR) officers, accused of genocide and war crimes, will hear closing arguments at the Hague Tribunal. The prosecutor will start his final argument today, at the end of a process that started in July 2006. RFE reports that the court …

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