May, 2007

• 30 May

  Revolutionarea muzicii arabe

  Muhammad ‘Abdel-Wahhab s-a născut la începutul secolului 20, – la  o dată asupra căreia specialiştii nu au căzut încă în unanimitate de acord –, fiind al patrulea copil al lui ‘Abdel-Wahhab Muhammad, şeicul moscheei Aş-Şi’rani din Cairo.

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• 30 May

  Romanian president begins consulting with parties on political issues

  BUCHAREST, Romania — President Traian Basescu opened talks Monday (May 28th) with all the parties in Parliament, except for the nationalist Greater Romania Party. The main focus is on changing electoral legislation, introducing a majority voting system and forming a stable majority in government. Basescu returned to the presidency last …

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• 30 May

  VMRO-DPMNE, DPA leaders meet to discuss Macedonia’s ruling coalition

  SKOPJE, Macedonia — Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski met with Menduh Thaci, deputy leader of the Democratic Party of Albanians (DPA), on Monday (May 28th) in an attempt to resolve differences and keep the cabinet intact.

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• 30 May

  New French defence minister visits Kosovo, calls for solution ensuring peaceful future

  MITROVICA, Kosovo, Serbia — France’s new defence minister, Herve Morin, was in Kosovo on Monday (May 28th), visiting the 2,800 French troops deployed in Mitrovica as part of KFOR. Saying the status quo is not sustainable, Morin called for a solution that offers a peaceful future to its public. Later …

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• 30 May

  BiH politicians reject possibility of removing Dodik from office

  SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) — Several BiH politicians rejected the possibility Monday (May 28th) of removing Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik from office for blocking key constitutional and police reforms. The Stratfor intelligence agency says Dodik alienated US officials, including Ambassador to BiH Douglas McElhaney, during talks …

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• 30 May

  Turkish Parliament again passes constitutional amendments

  ANKARA, Turkey — Following a veto by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, the constitutional amendment to hold direct presidential elections was approved by Parliament again Monday (May 28th), after hours of debate. As required, a second round of voting will be held on Thursday. If adopted, Sezer must either approve the …

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• 30 May

  Trial of “road mafia” group opens at Belgrade special court

  BELGRADE, Serbia — The trial of a group dubbed “the road mafia gang” opened at the Belgrade special court for organised crime on Monday (May 28th). The case involves 53 former officials, including top management of the state company Serbia Roads, who allegedly electronically diverted road tolls. Damages are estimated …

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• 30 May

  Romanian justice minister to propose changes to new anti-corruption law

  BUCHAREST, Romania — Justice Minister Tudor Chiuariu said on Monday (May 28th) that he would submit to the government draft changes to the recently adopted law establishing the National Integrity Agency (ANI), aimed at bringing more cases under ANI’s supervision. The law, passed by Parliament earlier this month, envisions ANI …

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• 30 May

  Croatian newspaper says Russia, West close to compromise on Kosovo

  Russia, the EU and the United States have reached a compromise that could help remove a key obstacle to determining Kosovo’s final status, according to a report in a major Croatian daily on Monday (May 28th).

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• 30 May

  Turkey determined on its EU bid, despite French opposition

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy sent an envoy to Ankara at the weekend to try to calm tensions over his opposition to Turkish membership in the EU, the newspaper Le Figaro reported on Tuesday (May 29th). The paper also said Sarkozy would not prevent the EU from opening three new policy …

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