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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July 27, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
EU mission in Kosovo-EULEX will remain in Kosovo in the next 2 years. EULEX representatives made the remarks, following the statement given
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July 27, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Romania News
Ministrul de externe, Teodor Baconschi, a afirmat intr-o conferinta de presa sustinuta la Bruxelles, ca Romania are disponibilitatea de a folosi expertiza regionala pe care o are pentru a media dialogul intre Belgrad si Pristina de aici inainte. Baconschi a raspuns intrebarilor ziaristilor straini, foarte interesati, de asemenea, si ei …
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July 27, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
The Bulgarian and Greek executives are going to get together Tuesday in Sofia for an historic joint sitting to discuss common interests and projects between the two neigboring countries. The two cabinets will outline priorities and plans for cooperative action.
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July 27, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
A number of the EU’s foreign ministers called for a speeding-up of Serbia’s EU accession in the wake of decision by UN’s International Court of Justice that the secession of Kosovo from the Balkan country is not illegal, report EUobserver.com and Beta Press.
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