February, 2009

• 11 February

  Ahmadinejad: Feb 10 rally in Iran another “birth” for the naiton

  Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appreciated Iranian nation’s massive turnout in the rallies on February 10 to mark the 30th victory anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in the country.

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• 10 February

  EU Peacekeepers, NATO Hunt Mladic in Bosnia

  Bosnia’s EU peacekeeping force, supported by NATO and local police, carried out two raids on Tuesday morning on homes belonging to relatives of Bosnian Serb wartime commander Ratko Mladic, the most high-profile war crimes suspect from the 1992-95 war still on the run. The operation was carried out in the …

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• 10 February

  Serbia, Kosovo Ignore UNMIK Talk Invite

  Both Serbia and Kosovo ignored an invitation by the United Nations mission in Kosovo to hold talks on the ‘technical issue’ of cultural heritage, with negotiations supposed to be held today in Pristina. Rasel Giki, UNMIK spokesperson confirmed that the UN mission invited both Belgrade and Pristina to the round …

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• 10 February

  Slovenia Ratifies Albania, Croatia NATO accords

  Slovenia’s parliament ratified the NATO accession of Albania and Croatia on Monday, paving the way for the alliance’s enlargement in the Balkans. NATO issued invitations to Albania and Croatia last year in its Bucharest summit. All member states have to ratify the protocol before those two countries can be considered …

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• 10 February

  EU Tells Serbia Not To Rush Into Candidacy

  The European Commission would not like to see Serbia apply for EU candidate status before the key Stabilisation and Association Agreement is unblocked and put forward for ratification. Several Serbian politicians have said Belgrade might put forward the application for EU candidate status during the first half of this year. …

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• 10 February

  Macedonia PM Slams Greece Over Blockade

  By blocking Macedonia’s Euro Atlantic integration Greece has broken its own promise, made at the Thessaloniki summit in 2003, to help neighbors on their EU path, Macedonia’s PM Nikola Gruevski said Sunday. Speaking at the 45th Munich Security Conference, Gruevski said that Athens’ good will to settle the dispute was …

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• 10 February

  Albania High Court Judge Shot Outside Home

  Albania Supreme Court Judge Ardian Nuni was shot on Sunday night outside his home, in what his colleagues said was an attack against the justice system as a whole. Nuni had been operated in Tirana’s Military Hospital, and was out of danger and in stable condition. According to police sources …

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• 10 February

  Macedonia Introduces ‘E-Parliament’ Novelty

  Macedonia’s parliament speaker Trajko Veljanovski on Monday presented the assembly’s new software system, simply called E-Parliament, aimed at speeding up legislative work and ensuring more transparency. The system enables legislators to stay in touch and participate in the work of the assembly by submitting amendments even when they are travelling, …

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• 10 February

  Greece To Monitor Albania Lustration Law

  Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis said Monday in Tirana that her country, which hold the presidency of the OSCE, will monitor Albania’s newly enacted “clean hands” lustration law targeting former officials of the communist regime, which critics say could be used for political revenge attacks by the government. “We have …

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• 10 February

  EU Starts Deliberations On New Bosnia Envoy

  European Union officials on Monday started discussing the appointment of a new peace overseer for Bosnia in the dual post of the Office of the High Representative, OHR and Special EU Representative, to replace outgoing envoy Miroslav Lajcak. Lajcak, announced his departure two weeks ago to take up the post …

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