May, 2009

• 15 May

  Refused: Dalmatia And Istria In EU, Croatia Not

  Slovene government has officially turned down the proposal of nationalist leader Zmago Jelincic to advocate the entry of Croatian regions Istria and Dalmatia to the European Union. The Slovene cabinet stated that these were “counties, not countries in question” and that the EU does not allow association of regions based …

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• 15 May

  Slovenian Government Adopts Amendments to Proposal

  Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor said on Thursday that the Slovenian government adopted amendments to EU’s enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn’s last proposal on solving the border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia through arbitration. – As expected, today we formulated and adopted amendments to commissioner Rehn’s proposal and we will send …

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• 15 May

  EC awaits Slovenian response to Rehn’s proposal

  LJUBLJANA, Slovenia The European Commission (EC) has declined to comment on the agreement among Slovenian political leaders concerning EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn’s proposal for resolving the border dispute with Croatia.

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• 15 May

  Serbs start repairing homes in Mitrovica

  PRISTINA, Kosovo Serbs in a northern Mitrovica neighbourhood started rebuilding five houses Wednesday (May 13th), closely monitored by EULEX officials. The situation seems to be calm, in contrast to periods over the past two weeks, when Serbs had protested repairs to homes owned by ethnic Albanians situated in the Serb …

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• 15 May

  EC launches deficit procedure against Romania

  BRUSSELS, Belgium The European Commission (EC) decided on Wednesday (May 13th) to initiate a procedure against Romania for running up an excessive deficit, though the government blames the 2008 budget gap of 5.4% of GDP on expenses related to public employees’ salaries in the context of the global financial crisis.

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• 15 May

  Romanian government survives first no-confidence vote

  BUCHAREST, Romania By a wide margin Wednesday (May 13th), parliament rejected the first no-confidence vote filed against Prime Minister Emil Boc’s cabinet, which its foes accused of implementing policies that only aggravate the economic crisis.

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• 15 May

  Hague rejects Karadzic’s request to drop charges

  THE HAGUE, The Netherlands The UN war crimes tribunal rejected a request by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to drop the charges against him Wednesday (May 13th). Karadzic insists the tribunal is hindering the process and his defence preparations by constantly raiding the homes of his relatives.

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• 15 May

  Biden encourages Saakashvilli to reach out to opposition

  WASHINGTON US Vice President Joe Biden encouraged Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvilli to continue outreach to opposition protesters and efforts at dialogue with the non-parliamentary opposition.

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• 15 May

  Bulgaria Economy Minister Hopes for Europe Crisis Recovery

  Petar Dimitrov, Bulgaria’s Minister of Economy and Energy, has stated that Bulgaria’s economy will not improve until the rest of Europe shows signs of recovery. “More than 60% of Bulgaria’s GDP depends on the European market. And if the crisis in the EU is not over, it would be an …

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• 15 May

  Bulgaria Battered Right-Wingers Complain to EU Envoys

  The recently elected leader of the biggest opposition right-wing party in Bulgaria, whose running in the upcoming European election was allegedly undermined by people close to the ruling parties, conferred with EU ambassadors on Thursday. Martin Dimitrov was accompanied by the leader of the so-called Blue coalition ballot for the …

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