Eurasia

Nabucco Pipeline ‘Likely Operational in 2018’

The European Union-backed gas pipeline Nabucco is likely to begin operations in 2018, European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said, a statement which was later denied by the consortium behind the project. “I hope we will make the final decision in 2010 to build the pipeline,” he said. The odds of …

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EC to publish April report on visas for Albania

The European Commission (EC) will publish a report on April 15th regarding Albania’s progress in meeting criteria for EU visa liberalisation. A similar evaluation will be made for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH); a high-ranking EC official was quoted as saying on Wednesday (March 24th). Brussels has reportedly urged officials in …

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Georgia pushes for rapid NATO accession

Georgia is pushing for rapid entry into NATO with plans to meet membership requirements within the next three years, the Georgian state minister for Euro-Atlantic integration, Giorgi Baramidze said. Several European states, including Germany, are reluctant to let the Caucasian nation join NATO. Experts say that unresolved territorial issues in …

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Dutch FM Maxime Verhagen: Serbia’s progress in EU integration will not be on the agenda before Serge Brammertz submits his next report

Dutch FM Maxime Verhagen says Serbia’s progress in EU integration will not be on the agenda before Serge Brammertz submits his next report. The chief Hague prosecutor’s new report is due in June. “The position of the Netherlands remains unchanged in principle. Last December we responded to Brammertz’s positive report …

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SAD i Španija spremaju deklaraciju za BiH

MADRID, SARAJEVO, BANJALUKA Predstavnici američke administracije i španskog predsjedništva EU ovih dana vode razgovore sa liderima bh. političkih stranaka o tekstu nove deklaracije o opredijeljenosti BiH za evroatlantske integracije, potvrdio je za “Nezavisne” Dragan Čović, predsjednik HDZ BiH. On je u srijedu u Madridu razgovarao sa Miguelom Angelom Moratinosom, španskim …

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Putin ramane pe locul I in opinia publica rusa

Premierul rus Vladimir Putin este in continuare mai apreciat de populatia rusa decat presedintele Dmitri Medvedev, chiar daca opinia publica este din ce in ce mai aprobatoare fata de actiunile actualului presedinte. Dupa doi ani de cand se afla in fruntea statului rus, Medvedev este apreciat de 51% dintre rusi, …

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