Word: ollie
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...told TIME that the arrest of Mladic and Karadzic is her most important priority before leaving office in September. E.U. authorities are equally optimistic. Last year the E.U. suspended talks on Serbia's possible membership over Belgrade's failure to cooperate with the court. Last weekend, E.U. Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said, "Serbia has demonstrated clear commitment to full cooperation with the [U.N. court]." Talks on Serbia joining the Union should resume this month, he said...
...democratic reforms that were under way to meet European Union norms, and could further complicate Turkey's strained relations with Europe. Some E.U. membership negotiations are already on hold, and they are not likely to resume if the government cannot agree on who's in charge. Senior E.U. official Olli Rehn has said Turkey's handling of the crisis will be a "test case" in terms of measuring its readiness to join the club...
...personally greet Bulgaria's entrance to the E.U.? In a square in Romania. I had an agreement with my Romanian colleague Mihai- Razvan Ungureanu that we would [celebrate in each others' cities]. So I went to Bucharest and he came to Sofia. [E.U. Enlargement Commissioner] Olli Rehn said that in the European Commission they used to talk about our two countries as R&B. There was an argument over which was the rhythm and which was the blues, but at the end everything finished successfully...
...Pope Benedict XVI said he was in favor of Turkey joining the European Union. This reversed an opinion he had delivered previously as a Cardinal, saying the move would be "a grave error against history." But the good news was short-lived. Just days after the Pope's remarks, Olli Rehn, the E.U.'s Commissioner for Enlargement, recommended that the E.U. suspend a portion of Turkey's membership talks just 13 months after they began. The reason: Turkey's continued unwillingness to open its ports to ships from the Greek-controlled half of the disputed island of Cyprus. [an error...
...chance put-backs. But the 6’6, 230 lb. forward from Cameroon was limited to just 16 minutes of play, including only six in the second half after picking up his third and fourth foul within the span of one minute early in the period. Additionally, center Olli Ahvenniemi fouled out late in the contest and played just 20 minutes overall, limiting Maine’s ability to stop Cusworth down low. The Black Bears were paced by freshman Junior Bernal, who scored 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting in his collegiate debut. Three-point threat Kevin...