January 26, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
Skopje will give up on the so called double name formula if Athens stops disputing the existence of a Macedonian identity, unnamed Macedonian diplomats told local media. This will be the message that Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki will convey to his Greek counterpart Dimitris Droutsas at their meeting on …
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January 26, 2010 Albania, Balkan News, Eurasia News
Albania’s Foreign Minister Ilir Meta has announced that the country will soon open an embassy in Sarajevo, the latest sign that Tirana aims to take a larger regional role, following its entry into NATO. “Taking into account Albania’s increasing role in the Western Balkans, our government has decided to soon …
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January 25, 2010 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News, Serbia
The meeting will be used to focus on the priorities of the Spanish presidency, with special attention put on economic recovery in the EU, strengthening foreign policies and implementing the Lisbon Agreement.
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January 25, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Greece’s Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitriis Droutsas has invited the UN special envoy on the name issue Matthew Nimetz to visit Athens. The brief statement released by Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says Droutsas invited the UN mediator in telephone conversation. No further details on the conversation have been disclosed thus …
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January 25, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki kicked off his two-day visit to Slovenia. FM Milososki is scheduled to open the offices for the new Macedonian embassy in Ljubljana late today. On Tuesday he is scheduled to meet his Slovenian counterpart Samuel Zbogar. FM Milososki’s visit follows, ten days after the visit …
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January 25, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
Macedonia will have to return some of the money it has received from the EU for education and culture projects if allegations of fraud committed by government officials prove to be true. Brussels has already frozen funds allocated for this sector and is currently conducting an investigation that should determine …
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January 25, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
I am concerned when we talk about Bulgaria, to talk about Bulgaria. German government can ensure a fair chance, not to speak about an entire region but for each country individually and for its efforts. The assessment is currently being given by the European Commission and European Central Bank – …
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January 25, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Romania News
The First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government, Igor Shuvalov, will pay a visit to Moldova in the first half of February, not next week as was initially agreed upon. His visit has been postponed because the next week is going to be too busy for the official Chisinau, who …
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January 25, 2010 Albania, Balkan News, Eurasia News, Kavkaz News, Romania News
The Swedish government announced Thursday, January 21, it would open 10 new embassies, including in the Republic of Moldova, to strengthen Sweden’s presence in the countries which benefit from Swedish aid programs. Besides Moldova, Swedish embassies will open in Albania, Kosovo, Georgia and a number of African countries. At the …
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January 25, 2010 Balkan Press, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia Press, Special Reporters
SNSD ne protivi se popisu svih državljana BiH, bez obzira na to da li žive u zemlji ili su u dijaspori, rekao je juče Lazar Prodanović, zamjenik predsjedavajućeg Kluba poslanika SNSD-a u Predstavničkom domu parlamenta BiH. Poslanici su u četvrtak odbacili zakon o popisu u prvom čitanju, između ostalog, jer …
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