Slovenia’s Foreign Minister Samuel Žbogar held talks in Belgrade this Wednesday with his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremić. He said the accession of Serbia and other West Balkan countries to the European Union was one of the most important interests of his country.
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Slovenia: Experts critical of arbitrage deal
December 9th, 2009 |
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Most of Slovenia’s most eminent jurists are speaking against the border arbitrage agreement between Slovenia and Croatia, our reporter says. The deal is supposed to solve the border issues between the two countries and allow for Croatia’s further EU integration.
Match-fixing in football: Own goals
December 3rd, 2009 |
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Gamblers like honest football. But the rewards of rigging matches are huge
WHEN dishonesty brings high rewards and low penalties, crime is likely. Add complacency and it becomes a near-certainty. Football administrators have long denied and downplayed the idea that corruption is a serious problem. But the world’s most popular game is now facing one of the biggest scandals in its history.
In September UEFA, the sport’s governing body in Europe, launched a probe, initially of 40 games played in the early rounds of international championships in the summer. This later shrank to seven matches, involving five clubs from Albania, Latvia, Slovenia and Hungary. …
Slovenia signs Russian gas deal
November 14th, 2009 |
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Slovenia has signed a deal with Russia for a massive gas pipeline from Russia to Europe to run through its territory.
The South Stream accord was signed by the Slovenian and Russian cabinet ministers in Moscow.
Slovenia, Russia harmonize South Stream agreement
November 7th, 2009 |
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Slovenia and Russia have harmonized an agreement for the South Stream pipeline, which is expected to be signed during the Slovenian PM’s visit to Moscow. Administrator of the Energy Directorate of the Slovenian Economy Ministry, Janez KopaÄ, told daily Dnevnik that it is possible that the agreement will be signed during the qualifying match for the World Cup between Slovenia and Russia on November 14.
Serbian arrested with 24.5 kilos of heroin
November 4th, 2009 |
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Slovenian customs workers arrested a man carrying a Serbian passport and seized 24.5 kilograms of heroin in his Austrian license plates car. The identity of the man detained on Tuesday at the border crossing of Gruškovje, between Slovenia and Austria, has not been disclosed.
Tadić meets with Slovenia’s Pahor
September 30th, 2009 |
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President Boris Tadić spoke today with Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor on the second day of his visit to Ljubljana. On Tuesday, after talks with his Slovenian counterpart Danilo Turk, Tadić thanked Ljubljana for supporting Serbia’s aspirations to join the EU.
“Western Balkans belong in EU”
September 30th, 2009 |
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says that Serbia and the whole region belong “without doubt in the EU.†He told daily VeÄernje Novosti that the process of “unfreezing†in the Western Balkans had started with the warming of relations between Slovenia and Croatia, adding that “warmer†days would come for the rest of the frozen processes in the region, including the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between the EU and Serbia.
President on two-day visit to Slovenia
September 29th, 2009 |
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President Boris Tadić began a two-day official visit to Slovenia on Tuesday, meeting with the country’s senior officials. Tadić will also be attending and speaking at a Serbian-Slovenian business conference, meeting with officials of the Serbian community in Slovenia and visiting the Serbian Orthodox Church in Ljubljana.
Serbia crush defending champs to move into semis
September 18th, 2009 |
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Serbia knocked out defending champions Russia last night to move into the semi-finals of the European Basketball Championships in Poland last night. In the team’s best performance at a major championships for six years, Serbia crushed the Russians 79-68 and now await the winners of tonight’s match between Slovenia and Croatia in the semi-final.
“Time to apply agreement with Serbia”
September 12th, 2009 |
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It is time to apply the Interim Trade Agreement of the EU with Serbia, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Michael Spindelegger said. After Slovenia and Croatia reached a deal about a border dispute, Spindelegger said that this positive period should be used to finally make some progress regarding Serbia.
Foreign minister on visit to Slovenia
September 11th, 2009 |
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Serbia’s foreign minister, Vuk Jeremić, is today starting a two-day working visit to Slovenia. Jeremić met with his Slovenian counterpart Samuel Žbogar, and announced that an inter-state agreement on social insurance could be signed during Serbian President Boris Tadić’s visit to Ljubljana in late September.
Croatia, Slovenia overcome dispute
September 11th, 2009 |
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Slovenia and Croatia have managed to arrive at an agreement over their border dispute, reports say. Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor and his Croatian counterpart Jadranka Kosor met in Ljubljana on Friday, along with their respective chiefs of diplomacy.
Croatia to withdraw contentious documents?
August 3rd, 2009 |
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Croatia has agreed to pull all documents Slovenia contests, if Slovenia stops blocking Croatia’s EU ambition. This should come even before there is agreement on the border between the two countries, writes Zagreb daily Nacional.
Agreement could pave way for Croatian EU membership
August 1st, 2009 |
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The prime ministers of Slovenia and Croatia have announced progress in summit talks that could pave the way for Croatia to enter the European Union. Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and her Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor met in northern Croatia in attempt to resolve a dispute over territorial waters which is holding up Croatia’s EU membership application.
Mesić: Croatia won’t sacrifice territory for EU
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Croatian President Stjepan Mesić says that Croatia is not so generous that it would simply gift Slovenia a part of its territory as a price for joining the EU. He said that however much Croatia wanted to join the EU, there was a price that Croatia could not pay—namely, ignoring the principles of international law.
Bildt urges Slovenia, Croatia to talk less, think more
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has called on Slovenia and Croatia to talk less and think more in an effort to resolve their border dispute. Bildt told the European Parliament that the rhetoric of both countries had gone too far, according to Slovenian media.
“Kosovo, trade spur closer NAM ties”
July 18th, 2009 |
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Serbia has support for her diplomatic battle for Kosovo and return to their markets in mind when pushing for closer ties with the Non-Aligned (NAM) countries. This is according to a report in today’s Blic daily, which says Belgrade is lagging behind some other former Yugoslav republics – notably Slovenia and Croatia – who are trying to capitalize on the reputation of the former country among the so-called Third World states.
Suspected people traffickers arrested
July 15th, 2009 |
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Several persons have been arrested in Bijeljina, Å amac, GradaÄa and Domaljevci in Bosnia, on the orders of that country’s state prosecution. The international police operation, dubbed Tara 2, saw cooperation of law enforcement agencies from Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia, reports said.