Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military leader, has threatened he would not attend the plea hearing on Monday, demanding to be able to choose his own lawyers. He wants to be represented by Belgrade-based attorney Milos Salic and another Russian lawyer, but

“We welcome the agreement reached on 30 June 2011 between Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova regarding the demarcation of the borderline between the two countries at the Odessa-Reni highway sector

Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic has expressed his gratitude to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov for his support for Montenegro’s integration into the European Union and NATO.

Serbia is continuing to demand that the UN Security Council establish its own independent investigation into human organ-trafficking in the Kosovo war. Serbia will “continue asking the Security Council to adopt a decision enabling the organization

The United States Embassy commends the Moldovan government for concluding an agreement with Ukraine to fully resolve the border demarcation of the Odesa-Reni highway at Palanca.

Serbian Deputy PM Božidar Đelić welcomed the decision of the Dutch Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee to initiate the process of ratification of SAA between Serbia and the EU. The move is very important for Serbia’s negotiations with the EU, the Serbian deputy PM in charge of EU integration said on …

Bucharest’s decision to reduce the number of troops on overseas missions is approved by most Romanians. “This is the right decision, as we will not be risking the lives of our children and we will reduce spending on military operations,” says Mitica Pantea, 47, a construction engineer.

The European Commission has said all parties in Turkey should contribute to the integrity and proper functioning of the Turkish Parliament. A statement released by the office of Stefan Füle, EU commissioner for enlargement, said Turkey might face important challenges

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze met in Tbilisi on June 29 to focus on bilateral relations. “We have an agreement to hold bilateral meetings three or four times a year. We meet to discuss and resolve the existing problems,” Vashadze said after the meeting. …

Israeli Foreign Minister Avidgor Lieberman declared on Tuesday in Tirana that Israel will not recognize Kosovo’s independence until all EU states have done so. “We will recognize it only after Spain, Greece and Cyprus,” Lieberman said in the course of a two-day visit in Tirana, lobbing against a possible vote …