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The Serbian security service said it had thwarted mafia-style plans to bring down a government plane with Prime Minister Ivica Dacic on board.The Serbian Police Directorate has informed Ivica Dacic, the Prime and Interior Minister, that “heads of certain criminal gangs were intending to cause a failure on a government …
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European Resolution on Macedonia Faces Delay
The European Parliament rapporteur on Macedonia, Richard Howitt, says he may have to seek postponement of the Parliament’s resolution on the country in the light of the ongoing crisis.Leaving the country, Howitt said that if the Macedonian political crisis continued, he would have no option but to ask the European …
Read More »Macedonia Ruling Party Denies Pressure to Delay Poll
Macedonia’s ruling VMRO DPMNE party has rubbished reports that the EU seeks a postponement of the March local elections.Macedonia’s ruling VMRO DPMNE party on Thursday denied that the Director-General of Enlargement at the European Commission, Stefano Sannino, is pushing for local elections to be postponed. “Sanino never asked for a …
Read More »Montenegro Coalition Party Appeals Vujanovic Candidacy
The Social Democratic Party, SDP, a minor government partner, says the current head of state, Filip Vujanovic, has no right to run as president and appealed to the Constitutional Court.The SDP on Thursday submitted an appeal to the Constitutional Court, claiming that Vujanovic does not have the right to be …
Read More »Militants attacked Pakistan army leaving at least 35 dead
On February 2, a group of 40 militants attacked the army of Pakistan near the town of Serai Naurang in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest of the country, leaving at least 35 people dead after hours of battle. Around 12 militants, 13 security personnel and 10 civilians have been killed …
Read More »Troops led by French take control of Tessalit in northern Mali
French Defense Minister announced on Friday that forces fighting Islamist rebels seized the town of Tessalit in northern Mali. He said that after air strikes, special forces were parachuted to secure the airport, supported by an armored infantry regiment that moved in on the ground. Canadian forces also took part …
Read More »Bosnia Entity Votes No Confidence in Govt
The new parliamentary majority in Bosnia’s Federation entity has passed a vote of no confidence in the entity’s government.The House of Representatives in the larger of Bosnia’s two entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on February 12 passed a vote of no confidence in the government. The vote was …
Read More »EU Rules Out Imposing Solutions on Bosnia
EU chief in Bosnia says it’s up to local politicians – not the international community – to find a way out of the current impasse over a key human rights ruling.The head of the EU in Bosnia, Peter Sorensen, on Tuesday dismissed reports that the international community will impose constitutional …
Read More »Albania Court Hears Arguments on Trash Ban
The Albanian government on Tuesday argued in the Constitutional Court that a referendum on a banning imports of trash would only flood the country with yet more hazardous waste.Activists united under an umbrella called the Alliance Against Waste Imports, AKIP, have collected 64,000 signatures seeking a referendum that would delete …
Read More »Sweden’s IKEA and H&M Come to Serbia
Two Swedish brands, the furniture giant Ikea and the retail-clothing company H&M, have confirmed they are opening stores in Belgrade this year and next.Aleksandar Vucic, the Deputy Prime Minister, announced that the popular Swedish furniture company Ikea will be coming to Serbia in April 2014. “After a long time, the …
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