November, 2011

• 11 November

  Ceremony for new Greek cabinet has been delayed

  The swearing-in ceremony for Greece’s new prime minister and cabinet has been delayed. The ceremony was delayed by two hours to 4 pm (1400 GMT), the office of President Karolos Papoulias said, without providing a reason.

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• 9 November

  Greek PM Papandreou resigns, wishes well to successor

  Greece’s two main parties reached an agreement to form an interim coalition government to secure a new €130 billion ($177 billion) debt deal and keep the country in the euro, the outgoing prime minister said Wednesday.

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• 9 November

  NATO says Georgia must implement reforms before joining the Alliance

  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday urged Georgia to intensify its political and military reforms to bring the ex-Soviet state closer to membership of the Western alliance. “Further reforms will be a ticket to membership,” Rasmussen told reporters in Tbilisi at the start of his two-day visit to …

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• 9 November

  US prosecutor to visit Albania for organ trafficking investigation

  The US prosecutor heading the investigation into allegations of Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, organ trafficking will visit Tirana on November 10. John Clint Williamson, who leads the seven member Special Investigative Task Force of the EU mission, EULEX, will meet with

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• 9 November

  Skopje Government to lobby for EU accession talks date

  Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the European integration, Teuta Arifi, said that this month the Macedonian government would start lobbying ahead of the EU summit in December. “The picture in the region has changed this year in terms of the European integration and it is important for Macedonia …

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• 9 November

  Turkey urges EU to help fight against PKK

  EU Minister Egemen Bağış has urged European countries to work with Turkey to eliminate the PKK, which allegedly controls the largest drug network in Europe. “European countries should now be aware of their own interests and cooperate with Turkey to destroy the PKK,” Bağış said, adding

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• 9 November

  Chief Hague Prosecutor to meet Serbian President

  Serbian President Boris Tadić will confer with Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz on Wednesday, the second day of his visit to Belgrade. Brammertz is visiting Serbia as part of his regular activities as Hague Tribunal chief prosecutor, prior to

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• 9 November

  Serbia’s EU candidate status decision could be delayed

  Certain EU member states want the decision on Serbia’s EU candidate status to be delayed until further notice. EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule has been lobbying in order to ensure that the Council of Ministers will vote on it on December 9.

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• 9 November

  Russia and Georgia signed agreement on Russia’s accession to WTO

  Russia and Georgia signed an agreement on Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva on Wednesday. Earlier, Russia and Georgia agreed on a compromise version of the agreement developed under the mediation of Switzerland. The document, particularly, provides placement of international observers, who will maintain control over …

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• 9 November

  Greek political parties continue discussions on new PM

  Rival political parties in Greece again pledged Wednesday to conclude power-sharing talks, which have dragged into a third day despite rising pressure from the country’s European partners for a swift resolution to the political crisis. Greece’s big two political parties, the Socialists and the conservative New Democracy, are renowned for …

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