Archive for the ‘Balkan Politics’ Category
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Turkish Press | 8/30/2010
SARAJEVO - Haris Silajdzic, chairman of Bosnia-Herzegovina's tripartite presidency, said that the policy which Turkey pursued in Balkans was very positive. Speaking to A.A on Friday, Silajdzic said that he knew that many people in Europe also had positive thoughts about Turkey's new role in Balkans and ...
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Serbia says it is open to international dialog on its UN draft resolution against Kosovo, which declared independence in 2008. Serbian leader Boris Tadic reiterated, however, it would never recognize the breakaway state.
The resolution, which is due to be debated next month at the UN General Assembly, calls for talks ...
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Balkan Business News Correspondent - 03.08.2010
Eurocontrol, the agency responsible for air traffic control in Europe, has begun implementing its “Single European Sky” initiative which began back in 1999. The key objectives of this initiative are to restructure European airspace as a function of air traffic flows, to create additional capacity ...
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Brussels: Greece, maintains its decision not to recognize Kosovo, said alternate MFA, D. Droutsas to the General Affairs Council of EU
The Turkish activities in recent months in the Aegean, the developments in Kosovo, the results of the recent visit of Prime Minister George Papandreou in the Middle East and the ...
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Saturday, July 24th, 2010
By DANIEL McLAUGHLIN
Allies of Kosovo hailed the ruling but insisted it did not set a legal precedent that would embolden separatist groups worldwide, while Serbia vowed to never accept the independence of its former southern province, which formally proclaimed sovereignty in 2008 after nine years under UN control.SUPPORTERS AND opponents ...
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
By NEBI QENA (AP) – July 23, 2010
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Police in Kosovo arrested the head of the country's central bank and raided his home and office Friday, the latest in a series of investigations targeting alleged corruption in the Balkan nation.
Hashim Rexhepi was led out of his office in ...
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Germany's foreign minister said Friday that a UN court ruling affirming Kosovo's declaration of independence as legal from Serbia does not apply to the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus or any other country.
Guido Westerwelle said the ruling by the International Court of Justice on Thursday "has nothing to do with ...
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Monday, July 5th, 2010
(AFP) – 5 July 2010
LONDON — The extradition hearing of former Bosnian president Ejup Ganic got under way in London on Monday, with lawyers acting for Serbia stating he was guilty of a "clear war crime" and must face justice.
Prosecutor James Lewis detailed Serbia's claims that in 1992, Ganic helped ...
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
World Bulletin (Turkey), 22 June 2010 16:16
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that they decided to establish a technical working group for projects in Bosnian city of Mostar and in adjacent areas.
Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia came together at a tripartite meeting on Tuesday on the sidelines of ...
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Thursday, June 10th, 2010
By ZELJKO PANTELIC AND AUGUSTIN PALOKAJ
EU Observer | 09.06.2010
Several Nato countries are considering faster cuts in their engagement in KFOR, the Alliance's mission in Kosovo, and financial concerns are becoming a compelling argument to withdraw troops sooner than military authorities might advise.
The local population would like the Alliance to keep ...
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