Google and the Justice Department are exploring whether a licensing deal prohibiting the search engine from harming the competition will make Google’s bid for ITA Software work. – Google and the
Justice Department are discussing ways to resolve a potential antitrust lawsuit
regarding the search engine’s $700 million offer for ITA Software, according
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The Wall Street Journal and Reuters said the DOJ has tabled a compulsory
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Council of Europe (CoE) Rapporteur Dick Marty is negotiating witness protection guarantees with EULEX, it has been confirmed.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton’s Spokeswoman Maja KocijanÄić has confirmed that the negotiations on witness protection are underway, daily Blic writes.
Ahead of talks in Thimphu next month, India Wednesday allayed Pakistan’s apprehensions saying it was ready to discuss all issues with Islamabad, but advocated a “step-by-step” approach to bridge the trust deficit to carry forward the engagement process. “There might be some apprehensions in Pakistan that India is not willing to discuss all outstanding issues, [...]
Regular session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will begin on Monday.
The highlight of the event will be Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty’s report on organ trafficking in Kosovo and Albania.
Serbian President Boris Tadić spoke with Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor about the case of Tihomir Purda, the Serbian president’s cabinet has announced. Tadić underlined during the discussion that “this and similar cases needed to be considered by the appropriate ministries and prosecutions in both Serbia and Croatia, respecting the legal systems of both countries.”
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee discussed the law and order situation in West Bengal with Congress heavyweight Pranab Mukherjee here and the formation of an alliance ahead of the assembly polls later this year. Banerjee, the union railway minister, and Mukherjee, the finance minister, held talks Sunday night. “Whenever we get time, we talk between [...]
Serbian MPs have begun a general debate on the government draft budget for 2011.
The government is planning on spending RSD 120.5bn more than it will earn. Envisaged revenue is RSD 724.4bn, while expenditures should be RSD 844.9bn.
Head the National Council for Cooperation with the Hague Tribunal Rasim Ljajić will discuss Dick Marty’s report on Monday in Strasbourg with top EU officials.
Ljajić will meet with CoE Deputy Secretary General Maud de Boer-Buquicchio and Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg, his office said in a statement.
The Human Rights and Legal Affairs Committee with the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) will meet on Thursday in Paris for a closed session.
The committee should adopt the report by CoE Rapporteur Dick Marty, in which the current Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci is qualified as the leader of a drug, arms and human organs trafficking group.
Taiwan will formally start talks with Singapore on a trade accord early next year after signing an agreement with China in June.
Feasibility studies show an economic cooperation agreement would offer “significant mutual benefits,” the trade offices of the two sides said in a joint statement today. The statement didn’t give details of dates or where the talks will be held.
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other senior party leaders. Reddy said that he was in the Indian capital to meet Gandhi and thank her for giving him the responsibility of the state. “Basically, I have come to New Delhi to [...]
The revision of Serbia’s 2010 budget will be on the agenda of the government meeting today, B92 has learned.
After this, the deficit will increase by RSD 14bn when compared to initial plans. The budget deficit will therefore reach about RSD 120bn.
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit Sunday.
The two presidents discussed the nuclear arms reduction treaty, the upcoming NATO summit and other topics.
MPs will continue their first fall session on Thursday by discussing amendments to the bill on accreditation. Its adoption is one of the preconditions for Serbia’s EU accession.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Catherine Ashton will meet in Washington today. According to reports, they Balkans will be on the agenda of the meeting, among other issues.
Taiwan and Singapore said they will study reaching an economic cooperation agreement following Taiwan’s first such deal made with China in June.
The countries will meet later this year for discussions, according to an e-mailed statement issued today by the trade offices of the two islands.
“Singapore and Chinese Taipei have always enjoyed close relations,” the statement said. Taiwan isn’t recognised as fully independent by international organisations such as the World Trade Organization, which calls it “Chinese Taipei”.
The UN Security Council will convene on Tuesday in New York for a session on Kosovo, with Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić in attendance.
Jeremić will present Serbia’s stance following the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zannier will submit his quarterly report on the situation in Kosovo, the Serbian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The Serbian parliamentary is expected to hold a meeting to discuss the Kosovo situation next week.
The meeting could be held on Monday, Parliament Speaker Slavica Äukić-Dejanović said.
