December, 2011

• 28 December

  Serbia keeps same Kosovo and EU policy

  Serbia’s Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković says that the government “will absolutely stay on the EU and Kosovo course“. He added that both the EU and Kosovo policy had not failed.

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• 28 December

  U.S. extradites war crimes suspect in 1990s

  The United States on Tuesday extradited a Muslim Bosnian woman suspected of killing six Croats in 1993 during a war that ripped the region apart, the prosecutor’s office in Sarajevo, Bosnia, said. The woman, Rasema Handanovic, 39, is suspected of taking part in the mass killings of Croatian civilians in …

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• 28 December

  Russia to claim Burgas-Alexandroupolis Pipe expenses from Bulgaria

  Russia will take all legal measures available to make Bulgaria pay indemnities over the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, said Russian Energy Minister Sergey Shmatko. Earlier in December, the Bulgarian government said it will leave the project, which

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• 22 December

  Georgian appoints new ambassadors to Greece and Romania

  The Georgian Parliament approved the candidacies of new ambassadors to Greece and Romania on Tuesday. President of Georgia introduced his nominees David Bakradze to Greece and Ilia Giorgadze to Romania to the parliament’s approval. The candidates were interviewed in the committees of the legislative body before they pass approval at …

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• 22 December

  Serbia can’t be EU member without Kosovo recognition, says foreign minister

  It will not be possible for Serbia to become a EU member state without formal recognition of Kosovo, said Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic. Jeremic remarked that four foreign ministers of EU member states have told him that. In his words, no one from the international community has considered proposing …

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• 22 December

  Turkey suspends ties with France

  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a raft of political and military sanctions after French lawmakers adopted a bill criminalising denial of Armenian genocide. Turkey will recall its ambassador from Paris and suspend mutual political visits as well as joint military projects, including joint exercises, said Erdogan.

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• 22 December

  Brussels appoints new EU envoy to Skopje

  Estonian diplomat Aivo Orav is the newly appointed Head of the European Union Delegation to Macedonia, Brussels announced. The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton appointed Orav on Wednesday.

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• 16 December

  Angela Merkel will visit Kosovo

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to visit Kosovo on December 19. Merkel’s visit was confirmed by Kosovan Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci. “Merkel is to visit Kosovo on Monday, December 19, to give support to our institutions,” said Kuci.

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• 16 December

  United States will discuss Georgia preparations for NATO summit

  The exact date of the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Georgia has not determined yet, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary on Europe and Eurasia Eric Rubin said at the briefing in Tbilisi on Friday.

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• 16 December

  Romania gives final approval for U.S. Missile Shield

  Romania has given final approval for the building of an anti-ballistic interceptor site in the country as part of a U.S. missile shield. In September, Romania and the U.S. signed an accord to install the interceptors at the Deveselu air base

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