March, 2011

• 4 March

  Macedonian PM says early elections will be held with or without opposition

  Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has called on the opposition to return to the parliament so that the necessary laws on organizing early elections could be put to the vote. “If they do not return to the parliament, we will call elections, no matter if they would boycott them,” said …

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• 4 March

  Turkey says foreign intervention in Libya may not be beneficial

  A possible NATO operation in Libya could be counterproductive as it could undermine the Libyan people’s support for a revolt against the Northern African country’s long-time leader, Muammar Gaddafi, a senior Turkish official has said. “We need to be extra cautious on this,” Selim Yenel, deputy undersecretary of the Foreign …

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• 4 March

  Catherine Ashton assured Moldova of EU support

  EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton was on a visit to Moldova to assure the Chisinau authorities once again that the EU would continue to fully support Moldova on its path toward modernization and European integration.

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• 4 March

  Croatia welcomes Serbia’s decision to drop charges against Purda

  Croatian President Ivo Josipović and several Croat MPs welcomed Belgrade’s decision to drop charges against Tihomir Purda and two others. Josipović stressed that cooperation between countries had been seen to be the best way to prevent injustices such as the one suffered by Purda from being made. 

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• 4 March

  Belgrade-Priština negotiations will begin next week

  Belgrade-Priština negotiations will begin next week, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton’s Spokeswoman Maja Kocijančić announced. Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Slobodan Petrović thinks that a priority should be the missing persons issue and other issues that concern every day life in Kosovo, such as license plates and personal …

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• 4 March

  Montenegrin PM: the country is ready to become a full member of NATO

  Montenegrin Prime Minister Igor Luksic said that his country is ready to become a full member of NATO. His remarks came after meeting with the alliance’s leader in Brussels on Thursday. “We have shown in our past efforts…that Montenegro is ready, mature and responsible for complying with all the necessary tasks …

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• 4 March

  Montenegro’s PM to visit Brussels for EU and NATO talks

  Montenegro’s Prime Minister Igor Luksic kicks off on Thursday (March 3rd) a two-day visit to Brussels where he will meet with senior EU and NATO officials as well as representatives of the Belgian government. The visit will be an opportunity to discuss Montenegro’s European and Euro-Atlantic bids and the priorities …

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• 4 March

  Kosovo parliament to have its say on talks with Serbia

  Kosovo Parliament will decide on the future talks with Serbia, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said on Wednesday (March 2nd). “I have full trust that we will have a co-operative approach, as we had earlier, in all important

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• 3 March

  Serbia gave up prosecution against Purda

  Serbian War Crimes Prosecution has decided to give up on the criminal prosecution of Tihomir Purda, Danko Maslov and Petar Janjić due to a lack of evidence. The War Crimes Prosecution stated in a release that the

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• 3 March

  War criminal suspect arrested in Montenegro

  Montenegrin police on Wednesday night arrested Ivo Menzalin, who faces charges of war crimes committed at the Morinj detention camp near Kotor. Menzalin was arrested at the airport in Podgorica as he returned from Belgrade, on an Interpol warrant issued by an order of the High Court in Podgorica.

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