July, 2010

• 7 July

  Karadzic witness: no ethnic cleansing by Bosnian Serb govt

  Momcilo Mandic testified at the trial of Radovan Karadzic that some individuals carried out ethnic cleansing of the non-Serbian population in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the war, but that they did not do it

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• 7 July

  Van Rompuy pushes fight against corruption in Kosovo

  The president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, has said that the fight against corruption and organised crime is one of the main priorities for Kosovo’s development.

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• 7 July

  Greece says deficit cut by 42%

  Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said on Monday (July 5th) that Greece has managed to slash its budget deficit by 42% since the beginning of the year. According to the Central Bank, the deficit is now 4.9% of GDP, or 11.45 billion euros, compared to 19.685 billion euros a year …

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• 7 July

  Hague tribunal weighs Haradinaj’s appeal

  According to an announcement Monday, an appeals chamber of the UN war crimes tribunal plans to rule July 21st on the verdict handed down to former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj and two other former

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• 6 July

  Putin sets out new strategy for N. Caucasus

  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has outlined new initiatives to boost economic development in the restive North Caucasus. Russia is fighting a growing Islamist insurgency in the region fueled by poverty, unemployment and corruption. Speaking in Kislovodsk, in Russia’s southern Stavropol region, Putin called on

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• 6 July

  Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister: Serbia appreciates Romania’s support

  Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić says Serbia highly appreciates Romania’s backing to the country’s territorial integrity and EU integration. Dačić, who is visiting Bucharest today, stressed the significance of the support for Serbia since Romania is one of the EU member states which have not recognized the …

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• 6 July

  Man indicted over Srebrenica

  The Bosnia-Herzegovina Prosecutor’s Office issued an indictment against former member of the Republic of Srpska Army (VRS) Marko Boškić. Boškić, who is citizen of both Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, was arrested at the international airport in Sarajevo on April 28 last year, after he was deported from the United States.

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• 6 July

  SIPA uhapsila Arape zbog praćenja Dodika

  BANJALUKA, SARAJEVO Pripadnici Državne agencije za istrage i zaštitu (SIPA) uhapsili su dvojicu državljana Saudijske Arabije, koji su u Lukavici špijunirali kretanje najviših funkcionera iz Republike Srpske. Kako saznaju “Nezavisne”, 28. juna privedeni su Saudijci Alguasem Ahmed Ibrahim i Aldaood Ibrahim Abdulaziz, koji su tokom saslušanja izjavili da su pripadnici …

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• 6 July

  Ex-Bosnia leader challenges extradition to Serbia

  LONDON The extradition hearing of former Bosnian president Ejup Ganic got under way in London on Monday, with lawyers acting for Serbia stating he was guilty of a “clear war crime” and must face justice. Prosecutor James Lewis detailed Serbia’s claims that in 1992, Ganic helped mastermind attacks on a …

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• 6 July

  IMF mission due in Romania end of July

  A mission of the International Monetary Fund will visit Romania starting July 26 to review reforms and discuss the 2011 budget, the IMF representative in Bucharest Tonny Lybeck said Monday. “The IMF review mission will evaluate Romania’s recent economic performance and discuss with the authorities the economic objectives for the

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