November 25, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Reaffirming its commitment to enlargement, the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has called for the immediate implementation of an interim trade agreement between Serbia and the EU. “The (EU) Council should ratify the Interim Agreement without delay,” says a draft resolution of the Foreign Affairs Committee, citing the fact that …
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November 24, 2009 Eurasia News, Romania News
The Socialists and the Liberals, who finished behind ruling President Traian Basescu after the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, agreed to form a coalition yesterday (23 November) with the aim of outperforming the incumbent in the 6 December run-off. Crin Antonescu, leader of the liberal PNL party which …
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November 24, 2009 Balkan Press, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia Press, Special Reporters
Uporne opstrukcije koje dolaze od nekih političara iz reda srpskog naroda doprinijele su odgađanju provedbe ključnih reformi, naveo je Valentin Incko, visoki predstavnik, u izvještaju o stanju u BiH koji je jučer podnio Vijeću sigurnosti UN-a. Predsjedavajući Vijeća ministara BiH Nikola Špirić u svom obraćanju kazao je kako RS može …
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November 24, 2009 Eurasia News
At this week’s sittings, on Thursday or on Friday, the Parliament will set the date of the rerun presidential elections. “Most probably, the second round of voting will be held between December 7 and 10,” Marian Lupu, the leader of the Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM), who is the Alliance …
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November 24, 2009 Eurasia News
The participants in a conference dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Gagauzia autonomy called upon the Parliament of Moldova to change the autonomy’s current name “Gagauz Yeri administrative-territorial unit” into a new name – “Republic of Gagauz Yeri”.
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November 24, 2009 Eurasia News, Turkey
The status quo on the war-divided island of Cyprus will not continue and a solution should be found soon, the British minister of state for Europe has said. Speaking to journalists after his meeting with Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat, British minister Chris Bryant said the ongoing reunifying talks …
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November 24, 2009 Albania, Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
The Kosovo assembly will hold a ceremonial session today to welcome former deputy UN special envoy in the Kosovo status talks Albert Rohan. According to the announcements, Rohan will also address the assembly.
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November 24, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
“There cannot be a start of EU accession negotiations without a prior resolution of the name issue,” Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas said. Droutsas’ remarks appear on the Greek foreign ministry’s website. “It is in the hands of the FYROM government and Mr. Gruevski himself to abandon their intransigent …
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November 24, 2009 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
Slovenian Interior Minister Katarina Kresal said on Tuesday that Slovenia wants Macedonia to join the European Union as soon as possible and her country will support Macedonia’s EU entry bid. Visiting Slovenian Minister Kristina Kresal and Macedonian Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska signed a grant agreement on behalf of their countries. …
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November 24, 2009 Albania, Balkan News, Eurasia News
Albanian President Bamir Topi expressed willingness to help his country overcome the political crisis. Commenting the protest rallies staged by opposition Socialist Party, President Topi said he was ready to broker the talks between the opposition and the government in order to bridge the impasse, but he stressed that consent …
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