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Albania-Kosovo Highway Marks Milestone

Crews working on the tunnel of the new highway connecting Albania and Kosovo completed work on Sunday, inaugurating the breakthrough with a celebration ceremony attended by Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha. The 5.6-kilometre tunnel is part of the Rreshen-Kalimash road – one of the …

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Macedonian PM Vows Name Referendum

Any compromise between Skopje and Athens on the “name” issue will have to be approved by the people of Macedonia via a referendum, Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski reiterated on Sunday. Gruevski, who is also head of the largest ruling party, the centre-right VMRO DPMNE, made his statement during a …

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Germany Extends Kosovo Troop Presence

Germany’s lower house of parliament approved a plan yesterday to extend the presence of troops in Kosovo for an additional 12 months. Deputies arguing in favour of the Kosovo troop extension said that although the situation in Kosovo had stabilized, it remained fragile. Many Western countries have begun to cut …

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Incko: Neću dozvoliti osporavanja institucija BiH

Author: Mirza Čubro SARAJEVO – Visoki predstavnik međunarodne zajednice za BiH Valentin Incko izjavio je jučer u Vijeću sigurnosti UN-a da neće dopustiti da suverenitet države i nadležnosti njenih institucija budu osporene. “Neki od visokih političkih funkcionera iz Republike Srpske napadaju legitimitet institucija – sudskih, tužilačkih, policijskih, ekonomskih, obavještajnih i …

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1-in-3 Muslims in Europe Feel Discrimination

About 31 percent of Muslims in the European Union feel they were discriminated against in 2008, according to an EU survey of 23,500 members of ethnic minorities and migrant communities published on Thursday. Ten percent of Muslims who experienced prejudice believed this was solely due to their religious beliefs, while …

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End Georgia Deadlock by Vote or Talks Says Church

Georgia’s influential Orthodox church called on Thursday for snap elections or immediate dialogue to end an “explosive” stalemate between the opposition and President Mikheil Saakashvili. The statement’s recognition of elections as a potential way out will give the opposition new heart after seven weeks of street protests demanding Saakashvili resign …

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Moldovan Assembly Puts Off Presidential Vote

Moldova’s parliament postponed from Thursday a final ballot to elect a president, a vote outgoing Communist President Vladimir Voronin hopes will enable him to hold on to the reins of power. Voronin, who intends to wield authority in his new job as speaker of parliament, proposed the postponement to June …

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