December 23, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News
The latest provocation stemming from Bulgaria’s ethnic model is taking place in the country, the nationalist VMRO party warns. In a letter sent to the media Wednesday, VMRO informs that a new party “Union for Peace, Authenticity and Culture” (POMAK) has been founded in the town of Trigrad, in a …
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December 23, 2009 Eurasia News, Romania News
Romanian Parliament on Wednesday approved Emil Boc’s centrist coalition government, with 276 votes in favour and 135 against. “We have started reforms other politicians didn’t dare to start. And we will continue this necessary process”, Emil Boc said in a speech in front of the Parliament. In October, Boc lost …
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December 23, 2009 Eurasia News, Kavkaz News
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be resolved with respect for state sovereignty of Azerbaijan, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said. “There is only one way for solving all problems. These are the direct negotiations of these countries and taking into account the international law, including the right of people to return to …
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December 23, 2009 Eurasia News, Romania News
The opposition Moldovan Communist Party (MCP) has accused the Ministry of Justice of backing and promoting extremist xenophobic organizations. Such a sharp charge was the Communists’ reaction to the recent registration of the National Christian Movement (NCM) by the MoJ. On Tuesday, Communist MP Grigore Petrenco stated at a news …
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December 23, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
The New U.S. ambassador in Serbia is expected in mid-January, that country’s embassy press attaché Brian Stimmler said on Tuesday. Mary Warlick’s appointment must first be approved by the U.S. Senate, which has not yet voted on the issue. U.S. President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint Warlick to …
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December 23, 2009 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News
Bosnia’s constitution discriminates against Jews and Roma by barring them from running for parliament and presidency based on their ethnic identity, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday. The Strasbourg-based court issued its binding decision in response to a complaint filed by Dervo Sejdic, an official of an …
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December 23, 2009 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Croatia, Eurasia News, Serbia
The Coordinator of Serbia’s Action Team for locating and arresting Hague indictees, Rasim Ljajic, has repeated earlier warnings that he will resign if the number-one war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic is not arrested by the end of this year. Ljajic said he must bear responsibility for having said that the …
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December 23, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
President Boris Tadić said in Stockholm on Tuesday that he expects Serbia to become a candidate for European Union membership next year. At a reception organized in his honor by Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, Tadić said that Serbia will be a positive surprise to Europe in the coming year, …
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December 23, 2009 Albania, Balkan News, Eurasia News
A delegation of Serbian representatives of Kosovo institutions has embarked on a historic trip to Albania upon an invitation of the government in Tirana. Kosovo Serb delegation, led by Slobodan Petrovic, Member of Kosovo Assembly Presidency, met with Albanian Foreign Minister Ilir Meta on Tuesday.
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December 23, 2009 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News
Ured visokog predstavnika međunarodne zajednice završio je popis državne imovine, a politički dogovor o njenoj raspodjeli i vlasništvu odgovornost je domaćih političkih lidera, izjavio je Valentin Incko, visoki predstavnik, prilikom jučerašnje prezentacije baze podataka o državnoj imovini. “Naš tim napravio je popis imovine koju je BiH dobila sukcesijom SFRJ i …
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