April, 2009

• 30 April

  EU Welcomes Albania’s Application

  European Commission has welcomed Albania’s application for EU membership. “Today, Albania has reached a historical milestone marking the country’s important engagement to common European values and fundamentals”, Director General for Enlargement, Michel Leigh who was present during the ceremony. Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, officially submitted on Tuesday, the country’s …

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• 30 April

  Kosovo to Join IMF and WB by June

  Kosovo is expected to join the International Monetary Fund and World Bank by June of this year, stated the country’s Minister of Economy and Finance. In an interview for Voice of America, Minister Ahmet Shala, declared that the application process has been completed, and that membership should occur in the …

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• 29 April

  Većina novca ostaje Beogradu i Zagrebu

  Author: Mirza Čubro SARAJEVO – BiH će, umjesto u novembru ove godine, prelete preko svog zračnog prostora početi naplaćivati tek u oktobru naredne godine, kazao je juče Marinko Šimunović, zamjenik direktora Direkcije za civilno zrakoplovstvo BiH (BHDCA). “Prvobitno je planirano da preuzimanje potpune kontrole zračnog prometa preko BiH počne 1. …

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• 28 April

  Albania to apply for EU candidate status this week

  TIRANA, Albania The government announced on Sunday (April 26th) it will submit the country’s application for EU candidate status on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sali Berisha will deliver the application to the Czech EU presidency in Prague.

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• 28 April

  President asks Kosovo Serbs to return to their homes

  PRISTINA, Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu on Sunday (April 26th) appealed to Kosovo Serbs to return to their homes and to contribute to the overall development of society. “They [Serbs] will have the support of both Kosovo and international institutions.

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• 28 April

  EU envoy says Montenegro has achieved “impressive” results

  PODGORICA, Montenegro The country has achieved “quite impressive” results on its road to EU membership, Leopold Maurer, the head of the European Commission delegation to Podgorica, said on Sunday (April 26th). He added that while progress in the visa liberalisation process is obvious, more remains to be done.

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• 28 April

  Greece steps up measures against street rioters

  ATHENS, Greece The justice ministry tabled a draft law in parliament Friday (April 24th) imposing stricter sanctions on demonstrators wearing hoods or masks. The new measure is part of government efforts to fight a recent wave of street violence that has plagued the country since December 2008, when a police …

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• 28 April

  Greek Cypriots protest controversial acquittals of police officers

  NICOSIA, Cyprus Hundreds of Greek Cypriots gathered in Nicosia’s central Eleftheria Square on Saturday (April 25th) to protest the recent acquittals of ten police officers accused of brutally beating two students in December 2005. The citizen movement Alert, which vowed to continue protesting until authorities punish the officers, organised the …

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• 28 April

  Chechens living in Georgia request refugee status to return home

  GROZNY About 90 Chechens living in Georgia have requested refugee status since January to allow them to return to Chechnya, the head of the Russian republic’s migration department said Tuesday. “Our department has received about 90 applications from Georgian residents requesting visas and other documentation to return to Russia. These …

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• 28 April

  Romania takes all measures to ward off swine flu

  BUCHAREST All measures suggested by the health ministry have been taken to prevent a possible outbreak of swine flu in Romania, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Dan Nica said on Monday after a meeting of the National Emergency Committee. He told prefects at a videoconference that the institutions with …

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