June, 2006

• 22 June

  Ethnic Hungarian partner presses for Romanian government shuffle

  BUCHAREST, Romania — The Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) is seeking a government shuffle, according to a statement from UDMR leader Marko Bela on Tuesday (20 June). He said that his party would back the initiative if it was initiated

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• 22 June

  High representative, BiH political leaders discuss constitutional reform

  SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) — BiH constitutional reforms were the focus of an informal meeting between High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling and the leaders of the six main political parties on Monday (19 June).

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• 22 June

  Main Albanian parties exchange nominations for CEC vacant seat

  TIRANA, Albania — The ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the opposition Socialist Party (SP) exchanged their nominations to fill the vacant seat in the Central Election Commission (CEC), DP headquarters said on Tuesday (20 June). Each party presented four names — two of which are to be endorsed by the …

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• 22 June

  Croatia adopts bill tightening control over arms possession

  ZAGREB, Croatia — The Croatian government adopted a bill on Tuesday (20 June) that would establish tighter control and a more thorough licensing process for arms possession. The move aims to reduce illegal possession of weapons.

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• 22 June

  EU, US envoys to Macedonia warn against election incidents

  SKOPJE, Macedonia — EU and US envoys to Macedonia warned Tuesday (20 June) that recent incidents during the 5 July election campaign could affect the country’s EU and NATO membership aspirations. EU member state ambassadors told Prime Minister Vlado

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• 22 June

  REŢEA A PARTIDULUI BAAS, ÎN ROMÂNIA

  Un diplomat irakian, fost angajat al Ambasadei Bagdadului în România, a intrat în Å£ară deÅŸi a fost expulzat acum 3 ani ÅŸi fusese declarat personna non grata pentru o perioadă de 5 ani. Muhammad Åžaker, fost diplomat al regimului Saddam Hussein, a fost prins în Bacău ÅŸi a fost adus …

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• 22 June

  RETRAGEREA ROMÂNEASCĂ DIN IRAK, ÎN AŞTEPTARE

  Aflat într-o vizită la Roma, ministrul român de Externe Mihai Ungureanu a declarat că autorităţile române nu au luat nici o decizie referitoare la retragerea efectivelor militare din Irak ÅŸi nu au această intenÅ£ie în perspectivă. Mai mult decât atât, el a precizat că România nu intenÅ£ionează să suplimenteze numărul …

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• 22 June

  Rehn urges Turkey to meet commitments

  BRUSSELS, Belgium — EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn on Tuesday (20 June) again urged Turkey to observe its commitments in the EU accession process. He said domestic authorities must take immediate measures to overcome the delays

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• 22 June

  EU auditors claim Bulgaria, Romania mishandling PHARE funds

  BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Court of Auditors released a report on Tuesday (20 June) criticising the European Commission (EC) for not monitoring the way Bulgaria and Romania are handling aid under the PHARE programme. The audit covers projects initiated in 2000-2004, involving

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• 22 June

  Jewish groups pushing for Darfur peacekeepers — Bashir

  KHARTOUM (AP) — President Omar Bashir has escalated his rejection of the United Nations deploying peacekeepers in Darfur, saying they would be neocolonialists and accusing “Jewish organisations” of pushing for their deployment.

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