June 22, 2006 Balkan News, Balkans
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) — BiH constitutional reforms were the focus of an informal meeting between High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling and the leaders of the six main political parties on Monday (19 June).
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June 22, 2006 Balkan News, Balkans
TIRANA, Albania — The ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the opposition Socialist Party (SP) exchanged their nominations to fill the vacant seat in the Central Election Commission (CEC), DP headquarters said on Tuesday (20 June). Each party presented four names — two of which are to be endorsed by the …
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June 22, 2006 Balkan News, Balkans
ZAGREB, Croatia — The Croatian government adopted a bill on Tuesday (20 June) that would establish tighter control and a more thorough licensing process for arms possession. The move aims to reduce illegal possession of weapons.
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June 22, 2006 Balkan News, Balkans
SKOPJE, Macedonia — EU and US envoys to Macedonia warned Tuesday (20 June) that recent incidents during the 5 July election campaign could affect the country’s EU and NATO membership aspirations. EU member state ambassadors told Prime Minister Vlado
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June 22, 2006 Romania, Romania News
Un diplomat irakian, fost angajat al Ambasadei Bagdadului în România, a intrat în Å£ară deÅŸi a fost expulzat acum 3 ani ÅŸi fusese declarat personna non grata pentru o perioadă de 5 ani. Muhammad Åžaker, fost diplomat al regimului Saddam Hussein, a fost prins în Bacău ÅŸi a fost adus …
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June 22, 2006 Romania, Romania News
Aflat într-o vizită la Roma, ministrul român de Externe Mihai Ungureanu a declarat că autorităţile române nu au luat nici o decizie referitoare la retragerea efectivelor militare din Irak ÅŸi nu au această intenÅ£ie în perspectivă. Mai mult decât atât, el a precizat că România nu intenÅ£ionează să suplimenteze numărul …
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June 22, 2006 Balkan News, Balkans, Iran
BRUSSELS, Belgium — EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn on Tuesday (20 June) again urged Turkey to observe its commitments in the EU accession process. He said domestic authorities must take immediate measures to overcome the delays
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June 22, 2006 Balkan News, Balkans, Iran
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Court of Auditors released a report on Tuesday (20 June) criticising the European Commission (EC) for not monitoring the way Bulgaria and Romania are handling aid under the PHARE programme. The audit covers projects initiated in 2000-2004, involving
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June 22, 2006 Palestina, Palestina News
KHARTOUM (AP) — President Omar Bashir has escalated his rejection of the United Nations deploying peacekeepers in Darfur, saying they would be neocolonialists and accusing “Jewish organisations†of pushing for their deployment.
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June 22, 2006 Palestina, Palestina News
GENEVA (AFP) — An international conference was mired Wednesday, as efforts continued to break a deadlock after a Muslim challenge to moves to facilitate Israeli membership of the global Red Cross movement.
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