January 7, 2010 Eurasia News, Romania News
A Romanian diplomat suspected of being involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Singapore last month has been recalled by his country’s Foreign Ministry. The ministry also handed over its findings regarding the accident to Romanian prosecutors and was to conduct an internal investigation into whether Silviu Ionescu, 52, had …
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January 7, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
The new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, SPC, is scheduled to be elected at a church election assembly, which begins 22 January. The Bishop of Dalmatia Fotije confirmed the information. “All 45 bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church will be invited and will attend the election assembly. If an …
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January 7, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Turkey
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has publicly scolded his minister without portfolio in charge of the government agnecy for Bulgarians living abroad for his comments on Turkey’s bid to join the EU.
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January 7, 2010 Balkan News, Macedonia, Serbia
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski during an official visit to Israel welcomed Serbian President Boris Tadic’s offer to mediate in his country’s name row with Greece. “Tadic’s offer is well-intentioned. He is neither the first nor the ast politician who wishes to help. Many have tried and others just expressed …
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January 5, 2010 Balkan Press, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia Press, Special Reporters
Ministarstvo vanjske trgovine i ekonomskih odnosa BiH u 2008. godini izdalo je dozvole za izvoz naoružanja i vojne opreme u vrijednosti od oko 116 miliona KM (58 miliona eura), a Uprava za indirektno oporezivanje BiH u istoj godini evidentirala je izvoz municije i naoružanja u vrijednosti od oko 42 miliona …
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January 5, 2010 Eurasia News, Turkey
Turkish President Abdullah Gül said Monday that Turkey was proceeding toward the European Union in a determined way. “We can be more hopeful in 2010,” Gül said. He added that whether Turkey became a full member was a different issue. On the Cyprus issue, Gül said that the EU was …
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January 5, 2010 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News, Serbia
A memorial service in the village of Kravica, near Bratunac, in eastern Bosnia, today marked the 17th anniversary of the 1993 massacre of 49 Serb villagers. The Bosnian Muslim forces from Srebrenica, led by Naser Orić, attacked the village in January 1993, to kill the villagers and burn their homes.
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January 5, 2010 Albania, Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
The Kosovo Albanian government in Priština has “considered Serbian President Boris Tadić’s request to visit Kosovo”, said one of its officials. Deputy PM Ram Manaj said today that they also “decided to allow” for the visit to take place.
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January 5, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Spanish Ambassador to Belgrade Inigo Espana has announced official Madrid’s strong support to Serbia’s EU candidacy. As the country which assumed the six-month EU presidency on January 1, Spain thinks that Serbia’s candidacy should be discussed as soon as possible.
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January 5, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia, Serbia
Vuk Jeremić opened the two-day Ambassadors’ Conference in the Palace of Serbia on Monday. The guest of honor at the conference was Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, who also addressed the gathering. Jeremić said that the priority of Serbia’s foreign policies in the coming year will be the continuation of …
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