April, 2009

• 22 April

  No date announced for return of customs officials to northern Kosovo

  PRISTINA, Kosovo Officials have again failed to provide a date when customs officials will return to northern points at the border with Serbia. During a meeting Monday (April 20th) with the head of the Customs Administration, Naim Huruglica and police chief Sheremet Ahmeti, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci promised that the …

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• 22 April

  Croatian cabinet submits answer to Rehn’s proposal

  AGREB, Croatia Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic announced on Monday (April 20th) that Croatia has submitted its response to a proposal by EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn for resolving the country’s border conflict with Slovenia.

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• 22 April

  Bulgaria weighs stronger measures against abductions

  SOFIA, Bulgaria Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev has requested legislative amendments regarding abductions, Interior Minister Mihail Mikov announced on Monday (April 20th) after an emergency meeting between Stanishev and ministry officials.

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• 22 April

  Zagreb concerned over alleged involvement of Croats in plot to kill Bolivian president

  ZAGREB, Croatia Government officials are concerned over the alleged involvement of two Croat-Bolivians in an assassination plot against Bolivian President Evo Morales, local and Serbian media reported on Monday (April 20th). The plot emerged in the news late last week, when Morales said five members of a gang of mercenaries, …

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• 22 April

  Georgian opposition protests increasing in Tbilisi

  TBILISI, April 22 The Georgian opposition is beefing up its protests in the country’s capital as supporters began arriving on Wednesday in Tbilisi from other Georgian regions. Meanwhile, the opposition has erected around 140 wooden jail cells along Tbilisi’s central street to symbolize Georgia having turned into a police state. …

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• 22 April

  Moldavian opposition MPs abandon their Romanian citizenship

  Chisinau. Candidates for MPs in Moldavian Parliament from the three opposition parties took joint decision to abandon their Romanian citizenship, spokesman of Liberal Party Korina Fusu said, cited by Interfax. In her words this decision had been taken by all the 20 candidates from the three opposition parties for members …

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• 22 April

  Energy minister to represent Russia at conference in Bulgaria

  MOSCOW, April 22 – Bulgarian Premier Sergei Stanishev will visit Moscow on April 27 and will meet with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the Russian premier’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters. He said, “Stanishev’s visit to Moscow is scheduled for April 27 to be used for discussion of bilateral …

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• 22 April

  Kosovo 21 – Serbia 13 at the ICJ

  Twenty one states have sent their written declaration to the International Court of Justice, ICJ, favoring Kosovo’s independence, while thirteen remain in favor of Serbia. The ICJ announced that 35 states have sent their written declarations, (including Kosovo) on the topic of whether Kosovo’s declaration of independence announced in February …

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• 22 April

  Macedonia to Cut Spending Amid Crisis

  Macedonia is cutting expenses and introducing a set of fresh measures to help its economy caught in the world economic downturn, the government said Tuesday. The announcement came late yesterday, of a nine percent cut in the state budget previously set at 2.5 billion euros. In addition, predictions released in …

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• 22 April

  EU Funds to Support Serbia

  The mission of European Commission arrives in Belgrade today for talks with Serbian officials on a financial help package worth EUR 100 million. The financial support for the Serbian Budget will be provided for by the European Union’s Instrument for Pre-Accession assistance, or the so-called IPA funds. Serbian Government and …

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