June, 2009

• 18 June

  EU, Croatia and Slovenia launch new round of talks on border dispute

  BRUSSELS, Belgium A new round of talks including Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic, his Slovenian counterpart Samuel Zbogar and EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn will be held on Wednesday (June 17th) in Brussels in a last-ditch effort to find a solution to the border dispute that is blocking Croatia’s EU …

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• 18 June

  Serbia denies negotiations on Mladic arrest

  BELGRADE, Serbia Rasim Ljajic, head of Serbia’s National Council for Co-operation with The Hague war crimes tribunal (ICTY), rejected Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) media reports Tuesday (June 16th) that alleged it has been holding negotiations on the arrest of war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic.

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• 18 June

  Turkey wants to press for full EU membership

  BERLIN, Germany Turkey is not ready to make any concessions in its EU membership negotiations, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday (June 16th), after talks with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin.

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• 18 June

  Cyprus protests Turkish military exercise

  NICOSIA, Cyprus The Cypriot government has asked the UN and EU to halt a military exercise in the northeastern, Turkish part of the island, government spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said Tuesday (June 16th).

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• 18 June

  Summit of Central and East European Leaders in Novi Sad

  The 16th Summit of Central and East European Heads of State, featuring 14 presidents, is getting under way in Novi Sad today. Three-day summit will cover issues related to overcoming of 3 E challenges – economy, energy and European integration. Last year’s summitt was held in Ohrid, Macedonia.

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• 17 June

  BiH napreduje ka ukidanju viza

  Author: Mirza Čubro LUKSEMBURG, SARAJEVO – Vijeće EU na jučerašnjem zasjedanju u Luksemburgu ocijenilo je da sve zemlje regiona, uključujući i BiH, ostvaruju napredak u ispunjenju uslova za ukidanje viza. “Vijeće pozdravlja usvojeni i osvježeni izvještaj Evropske komisije o dijalogu sa zemljama zapadnog Balkana o liberalizaciji viznog režima. Izvještaj pokazuje …

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• 17 June

  EU foreign ministers green-light visa liberalisation for Western Balkans

  LUXEMBOURG EU foreign ministers gave Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro the green light for visa liberalisation on Monday (June 15th). “The ministers encouraged the European Commission [EC] to launch a procedure to scrap visa requirements for compliant countries with a view of achieving a visa-free regime, ideally by the end of …

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• 17 June

  Cypriot leaders discuss territory issue

  NICOSIA, Cyprus Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat discussed the territory issue and the opening of a new crossing point in Limnitis on Monday (June 15th). Another meeting is scheduled for June 26th.

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• 17 June

  Ahtisaari visits Kosovo, hails independence

  PRISTINA, Kosovo The former UN envoy for Kosovo status talks, Martti Ahtisaari, received a warm welcome in Pristina on Monday (June 15th), the first anniversary of Kosovo’s constitution.”Kosovo’s independence is irreversible and this is evident from all the recognitions which continue to come from all around the world,” Ahtisaari said. 

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• 17 June

  Artur Baghdasaryan welcomes cooperation with Georgia and Azerbaijan

  Secretary of the National Security Council Artur Baghdasaryan received a delegation headed by the Regional coordinator of the South Caucasus Anti-Drug (SCAD) Programme Gregory Connor. Presenting the program, Gregory Connor pointed that the purpose of the program is to establish cooperation between the three countries of the region – Armenia, …

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