GLOBAL DIARY
“The inherited disputes and unresolved issues between Montenegro and Serbia have lasted for at least 15 years. These problems cannot be solved over a two-day visit” – ZDRAVKO KRIVOKAPIĆ, PRIME MINISTER OF MONTENEGRO
OLAF SCHOLZ FORMALLY SWORN IN AS GERMAN CHANCELLOR The new German parliament has elected Olaf Scholz as chancellor as Angela Merkel departs after 16 years at the helm of Europe’s largest economy. The German Bundestag elected Olaf Scholz as chancellor, as Angela Merkel bows out from the political stage. The morning vote by Germany’s lower legislative chamber — held by secret ballot and without debate — was seen as a formality. President of the Bundestag Bärbel Bas opened the voting. Members of the parliament voted by 395 of 707 votes cast for Scholz to become Germany’s new head of government.
The Government of the Republic of Serbia has decided to withdraw the Law on Expropriation from the parliamentary procedure, which was returned to the Serbian Parliament for reconsideration by the President of the Republic of
WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE TO BE EXTRADITED FROM BRITAIN TO THE UNITED STATES Julian Assange, the 50-year-old founder of Wikileaks, is a step closer to being extradited from Britain to the United States after the U.S. government won an appeal in London’s High Court. Judge Timothy Holroyde said that the court “allows the appeal.” In the U.S., the Australian entrepreneur will face criminal charges, including breaking a spying law and conspiring to hack government computers. Holyrode said the U.S. has assured Britain that Assange’s detention will meet certain conditions. Assange, who was not permitted to attend the hearing in person, is wanted by U.S. authorities over the publication of hundreds of thousands of classified military documents and diplomatic cables in 2010 and 2011.
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THE GOVERNMENT OF SERBIA WITHDREW THE LAW ON EXPROPRIATION
Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić. The government will analyse whether and to what extent amendments to the Law on Expropriation are necessary, and only if it is determined that the law needs to be changed, will do so with a broad public debate, involving the professional public, professional associations, business representatives and civil society.
