President Barack Obama Thursday hailed a productive “lame duck” session of the US Congress and pledged to work harder for compromise as Republicans gain legislative clout in 2011. Obama touted passage by Congress in the last month of major initiatives including a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia, a compromise on extending tax cuts, an [...]
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Obama hails lame duck Congress, will seek more compromise
December 23rd, 2010 |
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NSA: Assume Attackers Will Compromise Networks
December 17th, 2010 |
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In comments at a cyber-security forum, an NSA official said the agency’s systems must be built with the assumption adversaries will get in. – The National Security Agency appears to be taking some old advice to heart assume
your organization will be compromised.
Debora Plunkett, head of the NSA’s Information Assurance Directorate, said
as much Dec. 16 at a cyber-security
forum sponsored by the Atlantic and Government
Executive media…
“Conflict to be solved through compromise”
October 30th, 2010 |
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Serbia is committed to reaching a compromise, through dialogue, for the historic conflict between Serbs and Albanians, Serbian President Boris Tadić stated.
He warned that it would be a catastrophic mistake if anyone in the EU blackmailed Serbia into recognizing Kosovo in exchange for EU membership.
Russian FM urges “compromise” in Japan-China dispute
September 27th, 2010 |
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Russian FM Sergei Lavrov has called on China and Japan to “seek compromises” as the two countries remain locked in their worst diplomatic row in years. Japan today said it will ask China to pay for damage caused when a Chinese fishing boat collided with Japanese coast-guard vessels near disputed islands earlier this month.
Minister for Kosovo on “essential compromise”
September 20th, 2010 |
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Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović has stated that Serbs entering into Kosovo institutions is not unrealistic. “However, it is necessary for the international community to offer a framework that would create prerequisites and enable such access,†he said.
Serbia, EU reach resolution compromise
September 9th, 2010 |
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The altered text of the Kosovo resolution written in cooperation with the EU would be presented on Thursday to the UN General Assembly. The new draft resolution was sent to the UN General Assembly by the Serbian Foreign Ministry.
IM: Serbia ready for compromise
September 6th, 2010 |
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Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić said that Serbia is ready to compromise on the resolution on Kosovo. However, he said that Belgrade has ruled out the possibility of using the document to verify Kosovo’s independence.
Austrian FM urges compromise on resolution
September 6th, 2010 |
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Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger urged a compromise between Serbia and the EU on the Kosovo resolution submitted to the UN General Assembly. He said that a unilateral resolution would harm Serbia’s EU outlook.
President: Compromise on resolution possible
September 4th, 2010 |
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President Boris Tadić said that he is convinced that a compromise can be reached on the text of the resolution on Kosovo. He said that a solution could be found that would satisfy both Serbia and the European Union and pave the way for starting dialogue on resolving the Kosovo issue.
LDP hopes for Serbia-EU compromise on Kosovo
September 3rd, 2010 |
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Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Čedomir Jovanović says any kind of compromise with the EU over the resolution on Kosovo would be good. He also expressed expectation that it will be reached.
IM: Serbia ready for compromise
August 31st, 2010 |
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Interior Minister Ivica DaÄić said that Serbia is ready to reach a compromise over the Kosovo question. He added that everyone is aware that the problem in Kosovo can only be solved by way of an agreement.
Compromise on draft would include changes
August 31st, 2010 |
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If Belgrade and Brussels agree on changes to the Kosovo draft resolution, the text submitted to the UN General Assembly would be altered. This is according to an article in Belgrade daily Politika today.
India`s BlackBerry Compromise Won`t Solve Underlying Security Problem
August 30th, 2010 |
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News Analysis: Countries from India to the UAE dont like secrets, especially when theyre held by their own citizens, but banning BlackBerry is shortsighted and futile – India and Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry smart phone, have reached a compromise in the demands by that government to have unencumbered access to the messages sent by users.
RIM, meanwhile, is trying to find ways to ensure that its business customers have the level of confidentialit…
“Compromise on resolution crucialâ€
August 29th, 2010 |
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Political analyst Dušan Janjić said that Serbia would suffer a great loss before the un General Assembly if it does not reach a compromise on its resolution. Janjić said that he believes that no countries from the region would be supporting the resolution at the UN General Assembly in its current version which Serbia has submitted.
“Compromise possible over Kosovo draft”
August 24th, 2010 |
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Despite voicing a strong stand that it will not change its Kosovo draft resolution, Belgrade does not rule out a compromise with Brussels, either. This is according to a report in VeÄernje Novosti daily today, that refers to Serbia’s resolution sent to the UN General Assembly.
Compromise sought with western countries
August 23rd, 2010 |
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Serbia will accept talks, but not a drastic change to its UN General assembly Kosovo resolution, MFA sources said in Belgrade today. The United States and the EU have been increasing their diplomatic offensive, while media reports place the forthcoming visit of German FM Guido Westerwelle in that context.
New law could compromise integration
August 10th, 2010 |
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The further European integration of Serbia could be compromised by a recently passed law, ÄŒedomir ÄŒupiÄ said.
According to the President of the Committee of the Agency for the Fight Against Corruption, the law that allows state officials to occupy more than one position in the administration legally could lead to problems.
Analyst: Serbia needs compromise
August 1st, 2010 |
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Political analyst Predrag Simić said that the visit of Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas to Belgrade can be seen as an effort to ease tensions. Even though Greece does not have that much influence within the European Union, its membership does have enough weight to try and ease the current tensions between Belgrade and Brussels.
FM: Kosovo compromise is possible
July 17th, 2010 |
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Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić said that he believes that a solution of compromise could be found for Kosovo that would be satisfactory for everyone involved. He said at an informal ministerial OSCE meeting in Kazakhstan that Serbia is ready to be creative, because he is convinced that a fair and balanced compromise for Kosovo’s final status can be found.
FM: Serbia wants Kosovo compromise
June 22nd, 2010 |
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Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić stated in an interview for Austrian state radio that Serbia is in favor of a compromise solution regarding Kosovo. The minister, was was in Vienna on Monday attending an OSCE session, added that Belgrade would keep insisting on negotiations on the status of the province.