September, 2010

• 6 September

  Serbian FM: Kosovo resolution won’t be withdrawn

  Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić stated that Serbia does not plan to withdraw its resolution on Kosovo it has submitted to the United Nations General Assembly. He said that Serbia is not negotiating its withdrawal but its text.

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• 6 September

  Delegation of world leaders is visiting Georgia

  A delegation of 131 former world leaders arrived in Georgia today. Half of the delegation will stay in Batumi for several days, while the other half travels to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. The visit is part of a

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• 6 September

  Polonian FM in visit to Romania

  Polonian foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski is visiting Romania for meetings with Romanian foreign minister Teodor Baconschi for talks on bilateral issues and European Union issues. “Talks will centre on regional

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• 6 September

  Romanian president says new IMF deal should be discussed in October

  Romanian president Traian Basescu said today the country should reconsider its loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund in October. During a meeting with IMF mission

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• 6 September

  Moldova referendum fails due to low turnout: results

  The constitutional referendum held Sunday on directly electing the Moldovan president was declared invalid after turnout fell short of the 33 percent minimum required, official results showed. “The provisional turnout figure of 29.67 percent is representative of the results and is considered quasi-final,” the head of the Central Election Commission …

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• 6 September

  Moldovan ruling coalition confident of referendum’s success

  Moldova’s Acting President Mihai Ghimpu said on Sunday he was convinced Moldovans would go to the polls and end the country’s political deadlock. Moldova held the first-ever referendum Sunday to decide whether the country would transfer the power of electing a president from parliament consent to popular votes.

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• 6 September

  UN war crimes judges: Karadzic trial could stretch into 2014

  The trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic could take more than four years, judges at the UN war crimes tribunal warned on Friday (September 3rd). The trial opened in October 2009 and was

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• 6 September

  Albanian President urges UN to reject Serbia’s resolution on Kosovo

  Albanian President Bamir Topi urged the UN General Assembly on Friday (September 3rd) not to back Serbia’s draft resolution on Kosovo at the upcoming session in New York and to instead recognise Pristina’s

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• 3 September

  Serbian President to visit Slovenia

  Serbian President Boris Tadić will visit Slovenia today, where he will meet with Slovenian PM Borut Pahor. Serbia’s draft Kosovo resolution, submitted to the UN General Assembly, is expected to be discussed. Tadić will attend a private dinner with Pahor, it has been announced.

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• 3 September

  New EULEX deputy head appointed

  British diplomat Andy Sparkes has been appointed new deputy head of the European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) in Kosovo. Sarkes currently serves as

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