December 10, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
Differences between two European countries should be settled through mutual understanding and respect, Macedonia’s deputy premier Vasko Naumovski said Wednesday, referring to his country’s row with Greece. While this week’s EU Council meeting did not give Macedonia a desired start date for accession negotiations, the meeting clearly demonstrated that Macedonia …
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December 10, 2009 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News
Despite its huge potentials, Bosnia remains one of the World’s least competitive countries because its politicians hold up the key reforms, perpetuating a political crisis for their own interests, a top international diplomat in the country said.
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December 10, 2009 Balkan Press, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia Press, Special Reporters
Osobe s invaliditetom u BiH moraju imati najveći mogući stepen zaštite i osigurana jednaka prava kao i svi ostali građani. UN-ova konvencija o pravima osoba s invaliditetom trebala bi pomoći u uspostavljanju sistema koji će olakšati život pripadnicima ove populacije i zato je njena ratifikacija poželjan i ohrabrujući potez.
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December 9, 2009 Eurasia News, Kavkaz News
A German delegation is holding official consultations in Georgia. According to the German Embassy to Tbilisi, the reform from the German Economic Cooperation and Development Ministry is visiting to Georgia to holds consultations with the government.
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December 9, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Azem Vllasi will be the first Kosovo ambassador to Montenengro, media report, once Podgorica establishes diplomatic relations with the country. The Tanjug news agency said Vllasi could not specify when he will be officially nominated, adding that it is not diplomatic practice to speak about such details until he gets …
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December 9, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News
The construction of the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline in Bulgaria will not start within the next 18 months, until Bulgaria’s Environment Ministry has prepared an environmental impact assessment on the project. The pipeline is planned to transport Russian and Caspian oil from the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Burgas to the …
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December 8, 2009 Eurasia News
The upset presidential election will not spoil Moldova’s relations with the European Union or the International Monetary Fund, Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat stated to the press on Monday night. Filat explained he had reached an agreement with the EU, and election or non-election of president in Moldova would not …
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December 8, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
The time has come for Belgrade to apply for EU membership, and the application should be submitted “before Christmas”, Italy’s FM Franco Frattini says. Frattini told the press that Serbia was on a path towards EU accession, adding that he hoped it would happen within a reasonable amount of time. …
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December 8, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband showed support for the progress Belgrade has made in cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, said reports. “I stressed that Britain supports Serbia’s progress towards EU membership and the completion of the necessary conditions. Great Britain and Serbia share a vision of EU member for the …
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December 8, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Serbian President Boris Tadić said that a decision will be made soon on when Serbia will apply for candidate status for becoming an EU member. He said that the unfreezing of the Interim Trade Agreement makes Serbia look like a safe destination to investors and opens new room for Serbia …
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