May 19, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Chief UN war crimes prosecutor Serge Brammertz says that Serbia’s efforts to arrest war crimes indictee Ratko Mladic are insufficient. The report Brammertz submitted to the UN Security Council on Belgrade’s cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal, writes that Serbia’s existing strategy for the arrest of the two remaining …
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May 19, 2011 Eurasia News, Turkey
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has dismissed claims that Turkey would be a burden for the European Union at a time when the 27-nation bloc’s membership talks with the candidate country are in standstill. Barroso said, in contrast, Turkey would bring in a significant added value to the bloc …
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May 19, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso and EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule will visit Serbia today. They will have talks with Serbian President Boris Tadić and Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković. Most likely, the two EU officials will demand from the Serbian authorities to speed up the justice reforms and …
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May 19, 2011 Eurasia News, Kavkaz News
Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker Laszlo Kover will visit Georgia today. During the visit, Kover will meet with Georgian Parliamentary Speaker David Bakradze, Prime Minister Nika Gilauri and the Patriarch of Georgia. Kover will participate in the Democratic Community Forum in Tbilisi. On May 21, he will wrap up his visit and …
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May 19, 2011 Albania, Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
Leader of Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) Ali Ahmeti stated to his supporters that Albanian language will become official language in Macedonia. He pointed out that he doesn’t feel guilty for the postponement of the unification of the municipalities of Kichevo, Zayas and Oslomei, because due to this reason in …
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May 19, 2011 Balkan News, Croatia, Eurasia News
EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has recommended to EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele that talks with Croatia on the judiciary chapter be finalised by June.
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May 19, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Montenegro
Stefano Sannino, deputy director-general of the EU’s Directorate General for Enlargement, said two days ago that Montenegro has made significant progress in meeting the criteria for EU membership but has a lot of work to do.Sannino was attending the second meeting of the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee in …
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May 19, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj says dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia is in the interest of both countries and their citizens. Hoxhaj rejected the
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May 18, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia Ivica Dačić, says that it was unrealistic for Kosovo to remain a part of Serbia. One of the possible
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May 18, 2011 Eurasia News, Turkey
Turkey announced on Wednesday that it is seeking a new term at the UN Security Council, declaring its candidacy for a non-permanent seat in the influential body for 2015-2016. “Turkey is determined to increase
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