June 20, 2011 Albania, Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Creation of a “Greater Albania” would harm not only Serbs but also other neighboring nations, Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović has said. He added that this would also destabilize the entire region and that the Serbian government opposed forming any unreal countries.
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June 20, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga has stated that partition of Kosovo and exchange of territory are not good solutions. She said that Kosovo would not discuss its internal issues with anyone. Jahjaga stressed that she could not say whether Belgrade would request partition “although the parties in the dialogue do not …
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June 20, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Western Balkan countries’ foreign ministers will meet with their counterparts from the EU member states in Luxembourg on Monday. They will discuss cooperation as a part of the stabilization and association process. This is a regular ministerial meeting as a part of the EU-Western Balkans Forum.
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June 20, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Sunday called for a referendum on constitutional reform in the fall. Speaking in parliament, Papandreou said the referendum should discuss “changes to the political system” but
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June 17, 2011 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News
Top international envoy to Bosnia Valentin Inzko urged Bosnia’s ethnically divided politicians on Thursday to quickly form a government after the nomination of Bosnian Croat Slavo Kukic as prime minister. “The political elite of Bosnia-Hercegovina must agree as quickly as possible on the formation of a new government. Eight and …
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June 17, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Vincent Degert, head of the European Union’s delegation to Serbia, announced on Thursday the formation of a joint regional body to resolve the refugee problems resulting from the breakup of Yugoslavia.
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June 17, 2011 Eurasia News, Romania News
A certain part of Moldovan historians are demanding from the Moldovan Government to bring “The History of the Romanians” course back to Moldovan educational institutions, instead of “The History of Moldova” taught presently.
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June 17, 2011 Eurasia News, Romania News
The Council of Europe will be providing its further support for democratic reforms in Moldova, CoE Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland stated in Strasbourg during his meeting with Moldovan Minister of the Interior Brig. The Minister briefed the CoE Secretary General on the ongoing reform of law enforcement agencies, and assured …
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June 17, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
Freshly elected MPs in the Social-Democrat-led opposition bloc have announced they are forming their own caucus – but deny plans to join the rightist government. Two prominent opposition MPs, Tito Petkovski and Fijat Canovski, announced
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June 17, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule said that there were no new conditions for Serbia’s on its path toward the EU. He repeated that it was necessary for Serbia to fulfill the Action plan which had been adopted earlier by the Serbian government in order to get the EU candidate status.
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