April 10, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans
A Serbian newspaper seen as close to the ruling Progessive Party has launched a blistering attack on a new cross-border TV station, N1, accusing it of working for the Americans. The Serbian tabloid Informer on Monday accused the US of trying to subvert Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s likely future Prime Minister, by setting …
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April 10, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans
Two key parties in Mostar, the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action, SDA, and the Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, discussed development of the troubled Herzegovinian city, adding that they had come up with a strategic document to aid the economic situation. In a meeting on April 8, the two parties discussed …
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April 10, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans
US Vice-President Joseph Biden praised Montenegro’s progress towards joining NATO and said Washington supports Montenegro’s aspirations to closen ties with Europe. “Montenegro has achieved progress in pursuing reforms and standards within the integration processes, particularly in the field of security, rule of law and strengthening of the public support for …
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April 10, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans
While many in Kosovo resent the idea of yet another tribunal charged with probing war crimes committed in the late 1990s, pressure to agree to the court is proving irresistible. The European Union has asked the Dutch government to assist the EU’s special task force in possible criminal proceedings once …
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March 31, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Serbia
Ivica Dacic and Hashim Thaci, will meet today with the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on a new round of dialogue. Besides Dacic, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister will attend the meeting Aleksandar Vucic.
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March 31, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that Russia must pull back its troops from the Ukrainian border to deescalate the tension following Crimea’s takeover by Moscow.
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March 31, 2014 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Victoria Nuland, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, will visit Bulgaria on Monday. The talks were scheduled between Nuland and government representatives from Bulgaria, where bilateral cooperation
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March 31, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry began one-on-one discussions Sunday night with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an effort to find a solution to the crisis in Ukraine, which has ratcheted up tensions between Moscow
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March 31, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News
Russian parliament approved on Monday a bill ending a series of agreements with Ukraine on the Black Sea fleet.
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March 31, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Pakistan, South East Asia
For the first time , a former Chief of Army Staff and President of Pakistan has been indicted by a special court for high treason on Monday to impose emergency and undermining the Constitution. General Pervez Musharraf has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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