German Intelligence Service ‘Paid Croatian Dissident Well’
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- Published on Thursday, 21 January 2016 13:35
A former German spy told the murder trial of Yugoslav security chiefs Zdravko Mustac and Josip Perkovic that a Croatian dissident who was killed was being well-paid by German intelligence.
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Albania Offers Protection to Army Intelligence Staff
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 January 2016 17:40
Army intelligence agency head tells BIRN that the decision has become a necessity as the army gets deployed in more and more dangerous areas of the world.
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NATO Helps Montenegro Dispose of Yugoslav Weapons
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 January 2016 17:39
Montenegro is getting technical and financial assistance from NATO to deal with huge amounts of obsolete weapons and ammunition left in the country after the break-up of Yugoslavia.
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Mauritania deploys new Turkish armoured vehicles for peacekeeping mission
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 January 2016 17:38
Mauritania has acquired Turkish-made Otokar Cobra armoured vehicles, it was revealed when President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz inspected a battalion before it joined the UN mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on 12 January, 2016.
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Romania buys EUR 110 mln weapons from German company
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 January 2016 17:34
State-owned company Romtehnica, which carries out exports and imports for the Romanian Defense Ministry, has signed two contracts totaling EUR 110 million to buy portable anti-tank missiles and “antitank means” from the German company EuroSpike GmbH.
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Visit to NATO Headquarters of the Minister of Defence of Romania
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 January 2016 17:32
The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will meet the Minister of Defence of Romania, Mr. Mihnea Ioan Motoc, on Thursday, 21 January 2016.
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Israel trained against Russian-made air defense system in Greece
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- Published on Tuesday, 19 January 2016 13:56
Israel has quietly tested ways of defeating an advanced air-defence system that Russia has deployed in the Middle East and that could limit Israel's ability to strike in Syria or Iran, military and diplomatic sources said.
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Turkey Eyes Offensive Missiles to Boost Deterrence
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- Published on Monday, 18 January 2016 09:39
Turkey feels increasingly isolated and threatened by a multitude of conventional armies and wants to be more deterrent. But diplomats and analysts greet its ambitious to develop offensive missile systems with caution.
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Going Rogue? NATO Puzzled by Turkey’s Move to Develop Offensive Weapons
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- Published on Monday, 18 January 2016 09:37
Turkey has recently reiterated its intention to build offensive missile systems, claiming that it is “difficult for a country to be deterrent with defensive missiles only”; the move has puzzled NATO, as it's doubtful that the member state's demand for such arms has any “strategic sense” and calls into question whether Turkey intends to go rogue.
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Russian Weapons to Maintain Balance of Power in Balkans
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- Published on Monday, 18 January 2016 09:26
Serbia eyes buying Russian-made Tor, Pantsir, and Buk air defense systems as well as MiG-29 jet fighters, in response to Croatia’s plans to purchase US-made MGM-140 ATACMS tactical missiles.
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Greek President accused Turkey of smuggling of migrants
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- Published on Monday, 18 January 2016 09:11
"I have serious concerns that Turkish human traffickers get support from authorities," Pavlopoulos told Sueddeutsche Zeitung on 18.01.2016.
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Germany’s OSCE Chairmanship in 2016 – “Renewing Dialogue, Rebuilding Trust, Restoring Security”
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- Published on Friday, 15 January 2016 12:00
Press Statement on Opening Event of German OSCE Chairmanship in Vienna
Car bomb attack by PKK militants kills 6, wounds 39 in southeast Turkey
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- Published on Thursday, 14 January 2016 15:17
The terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants launched a car bomb attack on a police station in Turkey's southeastern town of Çınar overnight, killing six people and wounding 39, the provincial governor's office said on Thursday (14.01.2016).
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Serbia-Russia Helicopter Deal Divides Experts
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- Published on Thursday, 14 January 2016 15:14
Plan to set up a repair centre for Russian-made helicopters in Serbia gets mixed reception, with one analyst dismissing the deal as an attempt to bolster Moscow’s influence over Belgrade.
Greece said to propose return trips for illegal migrants
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- Published on Wednesday, 13 January 2016 14:32
A senior Greek official has said the government will ask Europe's border protection agency Frontex to help set up a sea deportation route to send migrants who reach the country illegally back to Turkey.
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