February 13, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News
The European Union is considering “re-formatting” of EULEX ahead of a decision on a new budget for the rule-of-lawmission. Cuts in staffing numbers and a hand-over
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February 13, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
For the first time in its history, Serbia will hold the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, it was decided at OSCE headquarters in Vienna on Friday.
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February 9, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Greece’s two major unions called on Thursday for a 48-hour walkout over a new package of austerity measures, agreed by Greek political leaders in exchange for a new European Union (EU)/International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout, a union official said. According to the program some 15,000 civil servants are to be …
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February 9, 2012 Eurasia News, Romania News
Romania’s new centre-right government on Thursday won a vote of confidence in parliament boycotted by the opposition, after pledging to push for eurozone entry in 2015 and fight corruption.
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February 9, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News
The United Nations mediator in the “name” dispute between Macedonia and Greece, Matthew Nimetz, is to visit both countries this month to examine their commitment to solving the long-standing issue. Nimetz will visit Skopje on February 20-21 to
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February 9, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Serb leaders in northern Kosovo say their preparations for a referendum later this month on the territory’s Albanian-dominated institutions are advancing despite heavy snow and freezing temperatures. Residents of the Serb-dominated north oppose Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence
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February 9, 2012 Eurasia News, Kavkaz News
Batumi will host a two-day meeting of Georgian Central Election Commission’s (CEC) leadership with delegations of representatives of Eastern Europe and Central Asian countries’ election administrations on Feb.9.
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February 9, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
The Serbian government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will wrap up talks on the first review of the current precautionary arrangement on Thursday. The meeting will not be followed by a press conference, but
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February 9, 2012 Eurasia News, Romania News
Romania’s Parliament is to vote to approve the country’s new government, which the ruling coalition hopes will
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February 9, 2012 Eurasia News, Romania News
After the release in Brussels of a European Commission report containing mixed messages for Bucharest on justice and corruption, Romania insists it will do whatever is required. Romanian officials pledged to continue the fight against corruption and
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