August, 2010

• 11 August

  New British ambassador to Macedonia takes office

  Britain’s new ambassador to Macedonia has taken office in Skopje, pledging support for the country’s reforms as it seeks to join the EU and NATO. “UK will continue financing various

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• 11 August

  Kosovo works to secure support

  Kosovo government is working with its international partners to get more countries to recognise its independence, as well as to drum up political support in the UN General Assembly. This support would derail adoption of a

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• 11 August

  BiH Constitutional Court says it can’t rule on electoral reform

  BiH — The Constitutional Court said on Monday (August 9th) it cannot rule on a lawsuit filed by representatives of the national minorities who want the October 3rd general elections postponed until parliament amends

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• 10 August

  Za ministre i direktore kazne do 3.000 KM

  SARAJEVO Ministri sigurnosti i odbrane, te direktori obavještajne i sigurnosnih agencija za uskraćivanje informacija bh. parlamentu plaćat će kazne od 500 do 3.000 KM, ukoliko parlamentarci podrže zakon o parlamentarnom nadzoru nad odbrambenim, sigurnosnim i obavještajnim sektorom. Kako je predviđeno prijedlogom zakona, uposlenici u ovim institucijama za neodazivanje pozivu za …

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• 10 August

  Italian ambassador to Kosovo urges dialogue between Kosovo, Serbia

  Kosovo and Serbia should talk without setting any agenda, in a spirit of regional co-operation and respecting each others’ red lines, Italian Ambassador to Kosovo Michael Giffoni said in an interview published in Monday’s

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• 9 August

  Albania sees ties with Serbia, Cyprus

  Albania’s foreign minister says his country’s recognition of Kosovo won’t impede improving ties with Serbia and Cyprus which do not. Ilir Meta says Albania backs Kosovo’s entry into the European Union to bring about regional stability. He says despite some EU states’ refusal to

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• 9 August

  Georgia condemns Russian president’s recent visit to Abkhazia

  Tbilisi expressed an official protest over the Russian president’s recent visit to the former Georgian republic of Abkhazia, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said. Russian President Dmitry

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• 9 August

  Serbin FM: Serbia open to all Kosovo solutions

  Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić told CNN that the Kosovo question divides the UN, EU and NATO, adding that a solution of compromise is needed to bridge the gap. Jeremić said that Belgrade is ready for open dialogue with the Priština institutions and that Belgrade would not say “no” beforehand …

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• 9 August

  World Bank president to visit Bulgaria and Moldova

  World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick will visit Bulgaria, Moldova, and Latvia between today and Friday to meet with government leaders, business people, think tanks, civil society, and visit projects to discuss development issues and the impact of the global economic crisis.

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• 9 August

  Medvedev reaffirms Russian support during visit to Abkhazia

  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev paid a surprise visit to the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia, where he pledged further support for Abkhazia and South Ossetia as the two regions commemorated the 2008 five-day war.

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