November 16, 2010 Eurasia News, Turkey
Turkish President Abdullah Gul has sent a letter to the leaders of NATO countries outlining Ankara’s position on deploying elements of the Alliance’s proposed anti-missile defence shield on Turkish territory, sources from
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November 16, 2010 Albania, Balkan News, Eurasia News
Officials in Pristina have warned that Kosovo citizens might soon start getting passports in Albania in order to be able to travel without visas across the Schengen zone. Outgoing Integrations Minister Besim Beqaj said on
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November 15, 2010 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News
A man was arrested near the town of Banja Luka, RS, on suspicion that he committed genocide in Srebrenica in 1995. The suspect was identified as Dragan Crnogorac.
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November 15, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Serbian government and competent authorities fully strengthened the cooperation with the Hague Tribunal and continuously pay the necessary efforts for detraining of the rest accused. That is what Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said during a meeting with the Chief Prosecutor of the Tribunal, which took place in Belgrade today.
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November 15, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Eight Serbian Parties will take part in the elections in Kosovo. Although the government believes there are no conditions for Serbian participation in Kosovo elections, those who had submitted election registers to the Electoral Commission think that there would be serious voter turnout among the Serbian population.
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November 15, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Greece’s finance minister held talks with officials from the European Commission, International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank on Monday, just as the European Union announced an upward revision of the country’s deficit figures to 15.4 per cent. The delegates were in Athens for a two-week inspection visit of …
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November 15, 2010 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News, Serbia
Serbian President Boris Tadić will attend the constitutive session of the RS assembly in Banja Luka on Monday. The new president of the Serb republic in Bosnia, Milorad Dodik, will be inaugurated. RS parliament speaker Igor Radojičić, who will be renominated for the post, has said that beside Tadić, a …
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November 15, 2010 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom on Friday, November 12th, congratulated Bosnian officials for their efforts that led to visa liberalisation. After talks with Malmstrom in Sarajevo, BiH Prime Minister Nikola
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November 15, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Bulgaria and Russia established a joint venture last Saturday to handle construction of the South Stream natural gas pipeline on Bulgarian territory. The agreement was signed during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Sofia. He and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov
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November 15, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
EULEX has advised two officials from the party of outgoing Prime Minister Hashim Thaci not to run in the December 12th snap elections, as they are under investigation for corruption and organised crime, media reported on Friday (November 12th). EULEX deputy head Andy Sparks said that including Fatmir Limaj and …
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