March, 2011

• 1 March

  KFOR halved its number of troops

  The NATO-led force in Kosovo, KFOR, has reduced the number of its troops to 5,500 from 10,000. This was confirmed for VOA by the force’s commander, German General Erhard Buehler. He said it was proof that the mission was successfully carried out.

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• 1 March

  Macedonia wants to hold referendum about new name

  Macedonia said it was ready to agree to a proposal by the UN’s special envoy to change its name and thus resolve a long-standing dispute with Greece, but that the decision would have to be approved in a nationwide referendum.

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• 1 March

  Montenegrin President visits Turkey

  Montenegro’s President Filip Vujanovic will arrive in Turkey on Tuesday on a formal visit. Vujanovic will visit the country as the guest of Turkish President Abdullah Gul, the Turkish Presidency’s press center announced on Monday. This will be the first formal presidential level visit of a Montenegrin leader to Turkey …

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• 1 March

  Cypriot leaders held talks on reunification

  Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on Monday held the first of two top-level meetings scheduled for this week, under United Nations sponsorship, as they intensified their efforts to reunify the Mediterranean island which has been split for almost 50 years. “The leaders had a good and long discussion on …

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• 1 March

  EP’s Lunacek says voters should elect Kosovo president

  European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek says the president should be elected directly by citizens, in order to avoid any kind of pressure in parliament, Radio Free Europe reported on Sunday

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February, 2011

• 28 February

  Second EC expert mission to analyze Serbia’s answers to the EC questionnaire

  The second mission of the European Commission (EC) will start its work in Belgrade on Monday. Its members will analyze Serbia’s answers to the EC questionnaire delivered to Brussels on January 31. 

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• 28 February

  Georgia-EU facilitated visa regime starts on March 1

  Starting March 1, facilitated visa regime between Georgia and EU will take effect, according to Nino Kalandadze, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia. As he stated, Georgia welcomes the fact, considering it as a political statement on EU’s staying true to its principles with regards to Georgia.

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• 28 February

  Macedonia şi-ar putea schimba numele

  Guvernul macedonean a venit cu o propunere menită să pună capăt disputei cu Grecia pe tema numelui ţării. Ministrul afacerilor externe Antonio Miloşoski i-a trimis o scrisoare secretarului general al Organizaţiei Naţiunilor Unite, Ban Ki-moon, prin care îl informează că este de acord ca noul nume al ţării să fie …

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• 28 February

  Macedonia: Early elections to be called despite opposition’s boycott

  Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said he does not exclude the possibility for the country to hold early elections despite the boycott of the opposition. Gruevski remarked that the resignation of the chairperson of the State Elections Commission, Alexandar Novakovski, has given a 10-day bonus to the opposition but it …

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• 28 February

  Turkey conditions readmission agreement with EU on visa liberalisation

  Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday (February 26th) that Turkey will not sign a readmission agreement approved by EU interior ministers Thursday unless talks begin that

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