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Thaci vows to step up rebuilding work

KOSOVO Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci says that the provincial government will continue to allocate funds for all those wishing to return to their homes in northern KM. Kosovo media report that Thaci said that the government would cooperate with “all the relevant factors“ so that reconstruction of houses in that …

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Serbia, IMF set to close agreement

SERBIA IMF representatives are set to end talks with Serbian officials on Tuesday on the second revision of the standby arrangement of €2.9 billion. The two sides are to hold a press conference today to announce the results of the agreement on Serbia’s economic policy for 2009 and 2010. So …

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Berisha: Opposition boycott to hurt visa liberalization

ALBANIA Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha slammed opposition’s decision to boycott parliament, saying it aims to hurt visa liberalization for Albania. The statement came after the opposition Socialist Party decided to boycott the constitutive session of parliament, blaming the government of election fraud. Berisha said the main objective of Socialists’ …

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Lustration officially launched in Macedonia

MACEDONIA Lustration for all public officials in Macedonia begins Tuesday, with incumbent dignitaries to be the first to submit statements over not being involved with former secret police service. Public office holders in Macedonia are to submit within September 1-30 deadline a statement to the Commission for Verification of Facts …

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Georgian FM protests against Russia’s decision on protection ships in Abkhazian territorial waters

GEORGIA The Georgian Foreign Ministry has stated its protest against Russia’s decision on protection of ships from detention by the Georgian authorities in the “Abkhazian territorial waters”. Russia decided that the Coast Guard Service of Russia together with the Abkhazian border guards will ensure the safety of those vessels that …

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Romania to lobby for agriculture commissioner

ROMANIA Despite uncertainty over the number of commissioners in the next EU executive, which stems from the as yet unfinished ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, Romania has announced that it will propose a former agriculture minister as its next commissioner. Dacian Cioloş (pronounced Dachian Chiolosh) is Romania’s candidate for the …

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Romania Sets Presidential Election Date

ROMANIA On Monday, Romania’s ruling coalition set November 22 as the date for the country’s presidential elections and established new rules to improve the voting process. The ruling centre-right Democratic Liberal Party, PD-L, and leftist Social Democratic Party, PSD, decided not to make any changes to the current election law, …

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