EULEX special force operation in northern Kosovo as a part of the investigation into the murder of a Kosovo policeman on July 26 is over. The operation was carried out in the area of Zubin Potok and Zupče.
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Kosovo Organ-trafficking investigation will start in September
An EU-led investigation into a human organ trafficking scandal which has tainted Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci will start in September. Allegations that organs were taken from prisoners at secret detention centers run by ethnic Albanian rebels during the
Read More »UN Security Council urges better Belgrade-Pristina dialogue
UN Security Council members have called for restraint and urged the resumption of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon presented his regular quarterly report on the situation in Kosovo at the UN Security
Read More »Serbian President: We should have better relations with Croatia
Serbia-Croatia relations are extremely important, and dialogue should not be tainted with tactless statements, Serbian President Boris Tadic said in Prague today. The Serbian President said in Prague on Monday that some recent statements by Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and Serbian
Read More »Balkans stability is key interest for Turkey, says the country’s Foreign Minister
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey told regional regions from Sarajevo they should create a new vision of the Balkans as a stable and prosperous region. Ahmet Davutoglu is on a several-day visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Read More »United States rejects Abkhazian elections as illegitimate
The United States dismissed elections in Abkhazia as illegitimate, and renewed support for what it called Georgia’s internationally-recognized borders. “The United States does not recognize the legitimacy or the results of the August 26 so-called elections in the Abkhazia region
Read More »Turkish FM celebrates Eid in Bosnia
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu celebrates the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The foreign minister performed Eid prayer at Sarajevo’s Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque together with Bakir Izetbegovic, the Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Tuesday.
Read More »Montenegro: Opposition leaders want to boycott the parliament
Montenegro’s opposition is seriously considering walking out of the national parliament and local assemblies if an agreement is not reached on the status of the Serbian language in the country’s education system. The opposition is considering the boycott as a solution if agreement is not reached quickly on the status …
Read More »Dodik says the political deadlock in Bosnia will end once there is ‘enough’ compromise
Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik says the Serb-run entity will end the political logjam over Bosnia’s institutions immediately if there is sufficient compromise. Milorad Dodik said Bosnia-Herzegovina’s top decision-making body, the Council of Ministers, could be formed immediately if the Bosnian Serbs got the ministeries they sought.
Read More »Turkey will return seized properties to Bulgaria
The Turkish government has published a decree for the returning of all properties seized by the Turkish State in the last 75 years to minorities, their foundations or individual representatives.
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