May, 2009

• 13 May

  Incko neće tolerisati blokade

  Author: Mirza Čubro SARAJEVO Visoki predstavnik međunarodne zajednice za BiH Valentin Incko u jučerašnjem obraćanju parlamentu BiH upozorio je vlasti BiH da neće tolerisati blokiranje puta zemlje u EU i zatražio da prestanu raditi suprotno interesima građana. “Kao specijalni predstavnik EU nastojat ću da savjetima pomognem da usvojite potrebne reforme. …

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• 13 May

  Pahor`s Conditional `Yes` Inacceptable For EU

  Slovene politicians have finally agreed on amendments necessary for Slovenia to accept the proposal of European Union expansion commissioner Olli Rehn, but not many believe that Pahor`s terms will be acceptable for the European Commission and Croatia, Slovene press assessed on Wednesday. Furthermore, Olli Rehn`s spokesperson Krisztina Nagy reiterated that …

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• 13 May

  Russia May Face Energy Conflicts Along Borders

  Russia may face conflicts over energy resources along its borders in the near future, according to a Kremlin security policy document published on Wednesday. The document did not name specific nations but Russia, the world’s biggest oil and gas producer, shares a long border with resource-hungry China and a small …

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• 13 May

  ICG highlights problems of Kosovo Serbs

  PRISTINA, Kosovo Integrating the Serb minority remains the chief challenge facing Kosovo more than a year after Pristina declared its independence, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a report Tuesday (May 12th). According to the document, Belgrade has channelled substantial funds into Serb municipalities, but with limited results. Parallel …

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• 13 May

  Croatian unions strike despite prospects for deal

  ZAGREB, Croatia Employees of elementary and secondary schools, as well as the staffs of research institutions, went on strike Wednesday (May 12th) despite encouraging negotiations between their trade unions and the cabinet, which dragged on through the night.

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• 13 May

  Turkey mulls new approach to Kurdish issue

  ANKARA, Turkey The government is drafting a series measures as part of a new approach to the Kurdish issue, local media reported on Tuesday (May 12th). This major policy shift was prompted by last week’s tragedy in the predominantly Kurdish province of Mardin, where gunmen killed 44 people at a …

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• 13 May

  Basescu responds to Geoana letter

  BUCHAREST, Romania President Traian Basescu on Tuesday (May 12th) responded to accusations from Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Mircea Geoana over inefficient reforms in the judiciary and poor results in fighting corruption.

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• 13 May

  OSCE donates equipment to dismantle and recycle obsolete munitions to the Georgian Defence Ministry

  TBILISI The OSCE donated equipment for dismantling and recycling obsolete TNT-filled munitions to the Georgian Defence Ministry today. “This equipment will enable the Georgian Defence Ministry to recycle TNT-filled warheads in order to deal with this environmental threat in an effective way,” said Ambassador Terhi Hakala, the Head of the …

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• 13 May

  The West discusses possibility of Armenia’s participation in Nabucco

  Armenian-Turkish reconciliation and settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict are linked to implementation of the Nabucco project, told a political scientist Suren Zolian a news conference in Yerevan.

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• 13 May

  FM: Romania to solve problems with Moldova through dialogue

  BUCHAREST Romania will solve its bilateral problems with the Republic of Moldova through bilateral dialogue, said Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu on Tuesday. “We will solve our problems by ourselves, in our manner and with our means,” Diaconescu told a press conference, adding that the country will not transfer the issues …

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