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Syrian civil society groups appealed March 24 for an international commitment to end the brutal war in their country as the only means to put the brakes on the spread of extremism.
      

Last week, Turkey had a strong presence in Japan. A wide delegation under the leadership of the Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) attended the U.N. world conference on ?Disaster Risk Reduction.? The summit was held in Sendai, a town in the northeast of the country.

BELGRADE- Director General of the European Commission (EC) Directorate General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Christian Danielsson conferred with representatives of the National Convention on the EU during his official visit to Serbia.

BELGRADE- European integration is the key priority for Serbia's foreign policy and Serbia is determined to implement European standards, Serbian Parlaiment Speaker Maja Gojkovic said at a meeting she had with a European Parliament (EP) delegation on Thursday.

The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (HRFT) has claimed that state institutions issued financial threats against it due to its activities during the anti-government Gezi Park protests in summer 2013. 

BELGRADE - Director General of the European Commission Directorate General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Christian Danielsson commended Serbia on the reforms it carried out in the economy sector, and pointed to the importance of implementation of reforms in all other areas as well.

Several NGOs ask Prime minister Victor Ponta to resign from office, and the Ombudsman "to challenge the 26-in-1 ordinance" to the Constitutional Court.

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BELGRADE - Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks will arrive on a four-day visit to Serbia on Monday in order to assess the situation in the field of human rights.

BELGRADE - Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks will arrive for a few day visit to Serbia next week during which he will confer state officials and representatives of the media, international community and civil sector.

The Democratic Left Foundation (FSD) was launched on Friday in Bucharest in the presence of national leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) Victor Ponta, Chairman of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) Massimo D'Alema, PSD Executive Chairman Liviu Dragnea and over 150 guests from the academia, civil society and political quarters.