March, 2009

• 11 March

  US: Europe Must Fulfill Promises to Kosovo

  US Vice President Joseph Biden during a meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels called on the Europeans to maintain their commitments to Kosovo and take their share of responsibility towards the newly independent state seriously. “There is still a lot of work to be done in Kosovo because our …

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• 11 March

  Bosnian Police Hunt Escaped Armed Convicts

  Bosnian police forces mounted an overnight operation in the southern suburbs of the capital of Sarajevo, hunting down nine armed convicts who had earlier escaped from a prison in the eastern Bosnian town of Ustikolina. By midnight, police had located and arrested four escaped convicts while the other four were …

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• 11 March

  Election is Graduation Exam For Macedonia

  The approaching presidential and local elections in Macedonia will be a litmus test for the country on its way to EU, the current EU Presidency holder, the Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, said late Tuesday in Skopje. During his one day stay visit to Skopje, Topolanek met Macedonian President Branko …

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• 11 March

  Albania Opposition Ahead In Poll

  Albania’s opposition Socialist party is ahead of the ruling Democrats of Prime Minister Sali Berisha in voter preference three months before June’s general elections, according to a poll conducted by Zogby International for broadcaster Top Channel TV. In the poll released on Tuesday, 39 per cent of respondents said they …

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• 10 March

  Serbia considers shorter working week

  The government is considering the adoption of shorter workweeks, to 32 hours, as a measure against layoffs amid economic crisis, Serbian Minister of Labour Rasim Ljajic, said.

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• 10 March

  Serbia: Dinar strengthens against euro

  After five days of slight depreciation, dinar strengthened against euro by 0.3%, the central bank said. The exchange rate of 94.60 RSD/EUR was established without the Central Bank’s involvement on the inter-banking FX market. 

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• 10 March

  Macedonia’s participation in international missions – additional reason for the country to join NATO

  Sarajevo, March 9  – Macedonia’s participation in difficult missions, such as ALTEA, is an additional reason for the country to soon join NATO, said Derek Chappell, a spokesman for NATO headquarters in Bosnia-Herzegovina. – The Summit in Bucharest has clearly shown that NATO allies wish to see Macedonia in their …

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• 10 March

  Kosovo opposition asks for establishment of Diaspora Ministry

  Kosovo’s opposition party, New Kosovo Alliance, its chairman for diaspora Arben Kurteshi, during a press conference on Monday, spoke about the vital need to establish the Ministry of Diaspora, calling on the Kosovo Parliament to urgently create legal conditions for the formation of the ministry and the reservation of seats …

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• 10 March

  Kosovo Defense Minister meets with NATO Chief of Staff

  The Minister of Kosovo Security Force, Fehmi Mujota, met last week with the NATO Chief of Staff, General Karl-Heinz Lather, accompanied by Major-General Fugie and expressed his gratitude toward NATO and KFOR for their continuous support and help provided to the Kosovo people and its institutions. In the meeting Minister …

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• 10 March

  Croatia Conditionally Accepts E.U. Mediation

  Monday, Croatia conditionally accepted a European Union proposal to mediate in its border dispute with Slovenia if the mediation led to an agreement on transferring the issue to the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), media reports say. A statement issued following the meeting of Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader …

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