June 15, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
EU foreign ministers are gathering on Monday (June 14th) to discuss a range of topics, including the situation in the Western Balkans. The meeting will be attended by Hague war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz, who will brief the diplomats on co-operation of countries in the region. Belgrade expects …
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June 15, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Turkey
A two-day European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments wrapped up in Limassol on Saturday (June 12th) with participants calling for a lasting solution that guarantees the rights of both communities in divided Cyprus. The conference brought together 50 speakers, deputy speakers and other senior parliamentary officials of countries that are …
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June 15, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
EULEX officials want Belgrade to take the next step in collecting information regarding the Raska mass grave, believed to contain the bodies of 250 Albanians. “This case is important, and we encourage Belgrade authorities to move forward as soon as possible in order to shed light on the truth,” EULEX …
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June 14, 2010 Balkan News, Croatia, Eurasia News, Serbia
A delegation of the Croatian Assembly, led by Deputy Speaker Neven Mimica, is visiting Belgrade this Monday. The visit comes after a delegation of the Serbia-Croatia Parliamentary Friendship Group visited the Croatian Assembly on February 22 and 23.
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June 14, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
A new report from the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) on Kosovo is negative, according to media reports. The document was filed by Chairman of the PACE Political Affairs Committee Bjorn von Sydow, who stressed that the situation in the province was “very bad concerning the rule of law”.
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June 14, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Montenegrin Interior Minister Ivan Brajovic said he didn’t receive any letter from Kosovo Interior Minister Bajram Rexhepi seeking a demarcation of the border between two two countries, RTCG said.
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June 14, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
The time for setting date for start of accession talks with Macedonia has come, Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar said ahead of the EU foreign ministers meeting.
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June 14, 2010 Eurasia News, Kavkaz News
A NATO week started in Armenia, the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday. “The NATO week is one of the most important events held in Armenia this year. It is aimed at familiarizing Armenian society with the key activities of the North Atlantic alliance,” the ministry said.
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June 14, 2010 Balkan News, Croatia, Eurasia News
Croatia could end its pre-accession talks with EU before the end of the year, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandroković announced. Jandroković also pointed that he expected the report of Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, to allow Croatia to open 23rd pre-accession chapter for …
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June 14, 2010 Balkan Press, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia Press, Special Reporters
SARAJEVO Ministar sigurnosti BiH suspendirao je jučer svog pomoćnika za borbu protiv organiziranog kriminala, terorizma i trgovine narkoticima Vjekoslava Vukovića, jer ga je Županijski sud u Rijeci osudio na devet mjeseci zatvora. Vuković je suspendiran do okončanja sudskog procesa koji se protiv njega vodi u Hrvatskoj zbog nabavke eksploziva za …
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