October, 2010

• 19 October

  EU President starts Balkan tour

  President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy has arrived on an official visit to Montenegro. After Montenegro, he will travel to Bosnia, Macedonia and Albania.  According to reports, Rompuy’s message will be that the EU is open for enlargement to the Western Balkans, but that

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• 19 October

  Hague Chief Prosecutor calls for Mladić’s arrest

  Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz called for increased efforts to apprehend war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladić and turn him over to the international court. He made the statement in Sarajevo on Monday after meeting with Valentin Inzko, high representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina, who informed him

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• 19 October

  Serbian FM to visit Armenia

  Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will pay a visit to Yerevan where he will confer with Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian. Jeremić and his Armenian counterpart will open the 6th session of the Forum for

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• 19 October

  Georgia applauds Russian troop pullout from village near South Ossetia

  Georgia on Monday hailed the Russian troop withdrawal from a Georgian village that borders with South Ossetia, marking the latest development of the Russian-Georgian dispute. According to RIA Novosti, Georgia

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• 19 October

  Cyprus reunification talks to continue

  The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on Monday met in Nicosia to continue talks on the reunification of the divided Mediterranean Island nation of Cyprus, the United Nations said. The UN-supported talks will

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• 19 October

  Kosovo CEC cannot guarantee quality of snap elections

  Kosovo Central Elections Commission (CEC) says it will respect a decision to organise and hold snap elections but will be unable to guarantee the quality of the process. CEC President Valdete Daka said on Sunday

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• 19 October

  Turkish President accuses EU of lacking vision regarding Ankara’s bid

  Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Saturday (October 16th) that European politicians and intellectuals lack vision regarding Turkey’s EU accession bid. “They should think in the perspective of 25, 50 or 100 years,” Gul

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• 19 October

  Albania’s government, opposition trade accusations about EU integration

  The government and the opposition continue to accuse each other of failing to co-operate on EU integration. Foreign Minister Edmond Haxhinasto noted on Sunday (October 17th) that Brussels is forming an opinion on the

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• 18 October

  EC President Herman Van Rompuy to visit Macedonia

  European Council President Herman Van Rompuy is set to visit Macedonia tomorrow. He is to confer with the Macedonian leaders about EC’s upcoming report on Macedonia’s progress.

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• 18 October

  Spain ends Bosnia military mission after 18 years

  Spain on Monday ended its military mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where Spanish Defence Minister Carme Chacon described Spanish troops as having ‘fulfilled’ their task, Spanish media reported. ‘Peace has been brought where it seemed impossible to have it,’ Chacon said during a visit to Sarajevo, ending 18 years of Spanish military …

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