July 15, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Kosovo Parliament rejected the proposal by the opposition for termination of the talks with Serbia and for repeal of the already reached agreements. 46 lawmakers have voted against the proposal, 37 voted in favor. The initiative was moved by three opposition parties.
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July 15, 2011 Eurasia News, Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on Thursday met with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Istanbul. During the meeting, the two held talks about the road map that Turkey had proposed in the hopes of finding a settlement to the Libyan crisis. Davutoğlu also briefed the NATO chief about his …
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July 15, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Vojislav Šešelj has filed a request for termination of proceedings against him at the Hague Tribunal. Šešelj said he based the request on to flagrant violation of his right to a trial within a reasonable period of time.
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July 15, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
Paul Wohlers told the US Senate on Thursday that he would did his best to help the country proceed on the path to full Euro-Atlantic integration. The new ambassador is expected to come in Skopje
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July 14, 2011 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s parliament on Thursday rejected the appointment of Prime Minister Slavo Kukic over the resistance of the Serbian MPs. The results of the vote have been announced by the parliament chairperson, who said that the appointment of Bosnian Croat Slavo Kukic for prime minister of the country has …
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July 14, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday is to arrive on a visit to Belgrade. A joint sitting of the governments of the two countries has been initially scheduled to be held
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July 14, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
The leaders of Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo called on Tuesday for a dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade that would step up the region’s integration into the EU and NATO.
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July 14, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Romania News
French Ambassador to Romania Henri Paul has said that Bulgaria and Romania could join Schengen in end-2012. The Ambassador has also confirmed that the air borders of Romania and Bulgaria are very likely
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July 14, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Turkey
Turkish Cypriot President Derviş Eroğlu met with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss recently intensified peace talks between the island’s two communities to reunify the long-divided island. Barroso and Eroğlu discussed ways to push Greek Cyprus for a settlement on the island and end …
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July 14, 2011 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Head of the Serbian government’s team for negotiations with Priština Borislav Stefanović met in Belgrade on Wednesday with EU envoy Robert Cooper. Stefanović said that they discussed the issues that should be resolved in the next round of negotiations, including university diplomas, the cadaster, electricity and telecommunication. He added that …
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