December, 2009

• 11 December

  Bjegunci će kazne služiti i u zemlji u kojoj nisu osuđeni

  Vijeće ministara BiH utvrdilo je jučer prijedlog ugovora između BiH i Srbije kojim će biti omogućeno da osobe koje su pravosnažno osuđene u jednoj zemlji kaznu izdržavaju u drugoj. Sporazum gotovo identične sadržine između BiH i Hrvatske trebalo bi da bude usvojen na narednoj sjednici Vijeća ministara. Postojeći ugovori BiH …

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• 11 December

  Bulgarian Socialist MEP Slams Jeleva EPP Appointment

  Electing Rumiana Jeleva to the position of Vice-President of the European People’s Party (EPP) was a mistake, according to statements made by Bulgarian MEP Kristian Vigenin. He has spoken out on Friday, criticizing Jeleva’s appointment because she is also a candidate for a post as commissioner. He added that the …

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• 11 December

  Armenia threatens to annul Turkey deal over Karabakh

  Armenia on Thursday threatened to walk away from a landmark deal to establish ties with Turkey if Ankara continues to link the agreement with the dispute over Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region. “Armenia is prepared to honor its international commitments and we expect the same from Turkey,” President Serge Sarkisian said during …

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• 11 December

  Serbian FM Jeremić: Mixed signals on EU application

  Serbia is getting mixed signals from EU countries on when to formally apply for membership, Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić told Reuters in New York. He also added that “a decision soon will be made soon”. Jeremić said that EU membership was Serbia’s “central strategic priority”.

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• 11 December

  Macedonia-Italian cultural cooperation

  Macedonia and Italy will sign the third program on bilateral cooperation in the field of culture, education and science for the period from 2009 to 2012. The document will be signed this afternoon in Skopje by Macedonia Culture Minister Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska and the Italian Ambassador in Macedonia.

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• 11 December

  Hearings on Kosovo at ICJ to end

  Vietnam and Venezuela are the last two countries to present their arguments to the court on Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia. The process was taken by Serbia to the International Court of Justice.

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• 11 December

  Tbilisi to mull government’s strategy on Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  The next discussion over the Georgian government’s draft strategy on the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will be held Dec.11. Georgian State Reintegration Minister Temur Yakobashvili said representatives of the EU and Council of Europe will take part in the discussions.

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• 11 December

  Turkish President to visit Montenegro

  Turkish President Abdullah Gul arrives on Friday on a two-day official visit to Montenegro. Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic and Gul are to meet in the Cetinje residence and then they will hold a press conference. A business delegation of some 100 members will arrive with the Turkish President to attend …

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• 10 December

  Serbia Debating When to Apply for EU Candidacy

  Serbian officials are discussing when would be the most opportune moment to submit an application for EU candidacy. Despite the many statements by state officials that Serbia will submit its application by the year’s end, the country’s Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic now says that such a decision has not been …

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• 10 December

  EU: Macedonia not Facing Another Bucharest

  EU foreign ministers’ conclusion Tuesday is not the same as last year’s NATO conclusion in Bucharest regarding the country’s entry into the Alliance, the EU’s top ambassador to Skopje told media. He said the decision by foreign ministers to revisit the question of whether to give Macedonia a start date …

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