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• Date: 02/12/2009

  Pristina and Belgrade argue in favour and against Kosovo’s independence in The Hague

  

  The International Court of Justice will discuss for 10 days on Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence · Serbia, which had called on the Court to give a consultative decision, argues the declaration infringes its territorial integrity · Kosovo replies it is an irreversible decision.

• Date: 27/11/2009

  Irish language: 'It has been very shocking to the community to lose two newspapers in six months'

  

  INTERVIEW. Janet Muller speaks to Nationalia. She is the Chief Executive of Pobal, a partnership that coordinates and supports the groups in favour of Irish language in Ireland. Muller explains the current state of the Celtic language, especially in the media. Two important Irish language papers closed down during 2008. Mairtin O'Muilleoir, former publisher of one of them, then said: 'To lose one newspaper in Lá Nua is a tragedy but to lose two with Foinse closing is just plain carelessness.'

• Date: 25/11/2009

  Agreement on State reforms in Belgium should be reached by next spring, Yves Leterme says

  

  The Flemish politician took the oath of office as a first minister of Belgium and relieved Herman van Rompuy, the first president of the European Council · Leterme has been already Belgium’s chief of the executive between March and December 2008 · His challenge is to ease tension between the Flanders and Wallonia and put an end to the institutional paralysis.

• Date: 24/11/2009

  Chilean government to allot plots to more than 100 Mapuche communities in Araucania

  

  The affected villages distrust the announcement, while sources from the ministry of indigenous affairs say a new phase of “understanding, dialogue and trust” has begun · Several communities keep on occupying land · Police retaliates with arrests and violence.

• Date: 23/11/2009

  Talks on Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan go on amidst threats

  Azeri president says his country is ready to take back Nagorno-Karabakh by force if an agreement is not reached soon · Armenia replies it could officially recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh, while the OSCE, which mediates in the conflict, confirms progress in negotiations after the last round of talks.

• Date: 19/11/2009

  Prominent Sahrawi activist trapped between Morocco and Spain

  

  Aminatou Haidar, president of Sahrawi Defenders of Human Rights, was expelled from Morocco while trying to enter the country and is now on hunger strike in Lanzarote airport · Amnesty International condemns Rabat’s attitude and calls for Madrid to intercede on her behalf.

• Date: 16/11/2009

  Kosovo’s prime minister party wins local elections

  The Democratic Party of Kosovo claims victory in first elections since the declaration of independence · Turnout in Serbian areas has been low, but Serbs avoid total boycott.

• Date: 11/11/2009

  China executes nine over riots in East Turkistan

  Eight Uighurs and one Han have been punished by the death penalty under charges of participating in Urumqi’s riots · Amnesty International says executions are the result of an unfair trial, and warns against “perpetuating some of the very injustices that helped trigger the outburst of violence in the first place”.

• Date: 11/11/2009

  Europe Ecology Brittany presents its candidate to 2010 regional elections

  NEWS IN BRIEF. Guy Hascoët, former Secretary of State, will run for elections with a federalist program based on the protection of the environment.

• Date: 09/11/2009

  European parties will send international observers to Catalonia on December 13

  

  Consultations for the independence of Catalonia will be held in 130 towns on December 13 · Corsica Libera and Indipendentzia Repubrica de Sardigna will send observers · Sinn Féin and the European Free Alliance have given their support and will consider sending officials.