May, 2009

• 27 May

  Romanian president: EU should continue to seek co-op with Russia

  BUCHAREST Despite existing disputes, the European Union (EU) should continue to seek cooperation with Russia in an atmosphere “not of influence, but of trust,” Romanian President Traian Basescu said here on Tuesday. 

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• 27 May

  EU`s Rehn to Meet with Croatia, Slovenia

  EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn will meet the foreign ministers of Croatia and Slovenia in Brussels on Wednesday, spokesman for Rehn Krisztina Nagy said on Tuesday. “I can confirm that the meeting will take place on Wednesday afternoon,” Nagy said. 

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• 27 May

  Kosovo Boycotts CEFTA Meeting

  Kosovo will not participate in a meeting of Central European Free Trade Agreement, CEFTA, countries being held Wednesday in Budva, Montenegro, because of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s ongoing boycott of the country’s products. Since Kosovo’s declaration of independence, customs stamps have been modified to read the Republic of Kosovo …

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• 27 May

  Albania-Serb Dialogue Assessed Constructive

  Participants in the ongoing dialogue between Albanian political leaders and Serb representatives in South Serbia assess their talks as ”constructive”, expressing hope that disputed issues will be resolved soon. Talking to Balkan Insight, Nedad Djurdjevic, director of the Coordination Body that was established in 2000 to resolve grievances between the …

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• 27 May

  Albania Govt. Panned Over EU Visa Failure

  The Albanian government has come under harsh criticism from the opposition after an EU progress report said Tirana is not as close to fulfilling requirements needed to liberalise the visa regime as some of its neighbours are. According to the report Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina have so far failed …

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• 27 May

  Tadic: Serbia Supports a United Bosnia

  After meeting the Serb representative of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic, Serbian President Boris Tadic said Belgrade supports a united Bosnia. At a news conference Monday, the Serbian president told press that Serbia fully supports the agreement made by Bosnia’s three constituencies, and respects is responsibilities and duties as guarantor …

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• 26 May

  Slovenian PM: Sanader’s Statements Not Stimulating

  Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor said on Monday that the statement by his Croatian counterpart Ivo Sanader that Croatia would not accept Slovenia’s amendments to the proposal by the EU’s enlargement commissioner, Olli Rehn, on solving the border dispute between the two countries, was not stimulating. During a pause of …

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• 26 May

  Karadzic Files Motion Detailing `Immunity Deal`

  Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic filed a 140-page motion on Monday arguing charges against him tied to the 1992-1995 Bosnia war should be dropped because he was promised immunity by a top U.S. official. Karadzic, arrested and brought to the tribunal for former Yugoslavia last year after 11 years …

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• 26 May

  Turkish Cypriot government pessimistic on talks

  ANKARA, Turkey The newly elected Turkish Cypriot government said Friday (May 22nd) that it sees little hope that ongoing talks will lead to the reunification of the divided island. “The Greek Cypriot side is creating problems even on smaller issues. I am not optimistic for a solution, though I want …

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• 26 May

  Students in Zagreb end protests

  ZAGREB, Croatia Students at the University of Zagreb’s philosophy faculty decided Sunday (May 24th) to end their five-week protest against plans to charge tuition fees. According to new rules set forth by the government, free tuition will be available only to students who pass their exams on time. Announcing their …

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