July 28, 2010 Albania, Balkan News, Eurasia News
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci called on all EU member-states to recognize his nation after the International Court of Justice ruled the Kosovo’s 2008 independence declaration did not violate international law.
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July 28, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Albania Ilir Meta will pay official visit to Macedonia on Wednesday, Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
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July 28, 2010 Eurasia News, Kavkaz News
Russia and Georgia concluded on Tuesday their 12th round of internationally-mediated talks, failing to reach any concrete agreement on resolving major security and humanitarian issues left over by their brief war in 2008.
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July 28, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Bulgaria and neighbor Greece have failed to resolve a dispute over a $1.3 billion pipeline deal to transport Russian oil. The stalled venture was discussed at a joint cabinet meeting held for the first time by the two
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July 28, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Bulgaria and Greece will be opening a new crossing point on their joint border, announced the state leaders of the two nations. After the first ever joint sitting of the governments of Bulgaria and Greece took place earlier on Tuesday, the Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov received Greek Prime Minister George …
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July 28, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Montenegro
After six days of searching, Montenegrin investigators and forensic experts from the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo (EULEX) say they have not found evidence of mass graves in the area around Andrijevica, near the border with Kosovo.
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July 28, 2010 Balkan News, Croatia, Eurasia News
The European Commission has provisionally closed two more chapters in Croatia’s EU accession talks, moving the country further along the path to EU membership.
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July 28, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
The EU rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, has announced that Xavier Bout de Marnhac, a retired French army general, has been appointed as the new head of mission. Bout de Marnhac, who will succeed Yves de Kermabon, will take up his duties on October 15. His appointment is renewable for …
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July 28, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
The Spanish government has decided to extradite war crimes suspect Veselin Vlahovic, known as the “Monster of Grbavica”, to BiH. Vlahovic was arrested in Spain in early March on suspicion of war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict. He is accused of the murder, rape, and torture of non-Serbs …
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July 27, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Republic of Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik said on Tuesday that Banja Luka supports the Serbian parliament’s new resolution on Kosovo. After his meeting with the leaders of RS political parties, Dodik told reporters that the Bosnian Serb entity will continue to back Serbia in its policy on Kosovo.
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