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Kosovo has fulfilled all criteria for visa liberalisation, Deputy PM
Author(s): Stanislava GaydazhievaKosovo has fulfilled all criteria for visa liberalisation, according to Deputy Prime Minister Edita Tahiri. Tahiri spoke at a policy briefing on Kosovo as a...
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Serbia-Kosovo close to agreement
Author(s): Elena Ralli Serbia and Kosovo met yesterday in order to discuss their issues and according to announcements, they have made significant progress in solving their differences. An agreement on...
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UK MPs say Armenia elections 'free and fair'
Author(s): Martin Banks In a new report on the presidential election in Armenia, a British-led team of parliamentary experts confirm their initial findings that voting was ‘free, fair and transparent.’...
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EBRD to finance projects
A delegation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Board of Directors recently paid a working visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bank’s envoys met with...
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UBS reports heavy bonuses despite losses
UBS is coming under fire after significant payouts and bonuses for top brass were divulged for 2012 despite the bank’s 2.5-billion Swiss Franks loss, The Local reported on 15 March. In a compensation...
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MAZ and KamAZ to form Rosbelavto by 15 April
Following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko agreed on setting up Rosbelavto holding company. The merger of MAZ and KamAZ to form Rosbelavto...
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The flour market deconstructed
A recent revised prognosis of the International Grains Council (IGC) states that in 2012-2013 world trade overall in wheat flour will decline by 11% from the record level of the prior year. IGC’s...
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Volia to provide Hybrid TV services
Author(s): Elena Ralli The leading Ukrainian cable operator Volia has selected the global Entone platform for providing Hybrid TV services. Technology consulting firm Azdio will handle the...
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EU welcomes Georgia’s constitutional amendment
Author(s): Elena Ralli Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission,and Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and...
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EU supports regional cooperation in Western Balkans
Author(s): Karafillis Giannoulis Regional cooperation in Western Balkans is a primary goal of the European Neighbourhood policy. Therefore, on 27 March, the European Commission announced that it has...
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Witness in Karadžić trial charged with contempt of court
Author(s): Stanislava GaydazhievaRadislav Krstić, former commander of the Drina Corps of the Bosnian Serb Army (VRS), was charged by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)...
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“Monster of Grbavica” gets 45-year sentence
Author(s): Karafillis Giannoulis On 29 March, the Bosnian court announced that Veselin Vlahovic, also known as the “Monster of Grbavica,” will be jailed for 45 years. Judge Zoran Bozic said that...
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Tajikistan blocks YouTube
Author(s): Stanislava GaydazhievaTajik internet providers have blocked access to YouTube, Asia-Plus reported. According to Asomuddin Atoyev, Chairman of the Association of Internet providers in...
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EU-US call Serbia and Kosovo to reach agreement
Author(s): Elena Ralli Prior to today’s meeting between the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo, the EU and the US have called on both countries to reach an agreement for the benefit of their citizens. Final...
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Ukrainian opposition protest against the government
Author(s): Karafillis Giannoulis On 2 April, thousands of supporters of the Ukrainian opposition marched in favour of Yulia Tymoshenko and against the government of Victor Yanukovich. The demonstrators...
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Negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo fail again
Author(s): Ivan Angelov After more than 12 hours of talks the 8th circle of the dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo ended this morning. Despite the positive expectations and the long talk in Brussels a...
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EU worries about Lutsenko case
Author(s): Karafillis Giannoulis On 4 April, EU High Representative Catherine Ashton and European Commissioner for Neighbourhood policy Štefan Füle issued a joint statement expressing their concern...
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OSCE to observe Albanian elections
Author(s): Elena Ralli Following an invitation from the Albanian authorities, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is planning to send hundreds of monitors to observe the...
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Imports from Europe more than double
Ukraine has increased its gas import from Europe through Poland to five million cubic metres per day starting 1 April, Ukrainian gas transit state monopoly Ukrtransgas said. This is 2.5 times the...
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Ukrainian president pardons two jailed former ministers {update}
Author(s): NEOnline Ukrainian president, Victor Yanukovych, signed a decree pardoning former Interior Minister and former Prime Minister’s Yulia Tymoshenko ally, Yuri Lutsenko. A presidential statement...
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