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Krasniqi: Kosovo MPs are Scared of SHIK

Opposition lawmakers are too afraid to sign a petition asking Kosovo’s Parliament to launch a probe into the work of the former secret agency SHIK, says an opposition MP.In a letter sent to the press, Florin Krasniqi, an MP from the Self-determination (Vetëvendosje) Movement, said that so far he has …

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Romanian Officials Resign Over Referendum

Romania’s Interior Minister and his deputy have resigned following controversy over the referendum to impeach the country’s President.“There were unacceptable political pressures on me. I have submitted my resignation to protect my honour,” Interior Minister Ioan Rus said on Monday. “I cannot accept that the ministry be part of not …

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Croatia and Bosnia Criticise Border Deal

Thirteen years after its signing, a border deal between Bosnia and Croatia, although not yet ratified, is the target of criticism by the public and politicians in both countries.Although Bosnia and Croatia share an about 1,000 kilometers long border, they have never ratified the 1999 border agreement signed by two …

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Serbia Gets New Top Security Officials

New Serbian leaders have appointed the director of the Security-Information Agency and the Council for National Security secretary.Three months after the May general elections in Serbia, the ruling Progressives occupied top security positions in the country. Aleksandar Vucic, First Deputy PM and Defence Minister, was appointed secretary of the Council …

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Bosnian Farmers Demand Government’s Help

Associations of farmers from both Republika Srpska and the Federation entity want action from the Bosnian authorities to protect the domestic market and start solving many of their other problems.First on the list of burning issues for the farmers is the protection of Bosnia’s exports and the regulation of imports …

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Serb Families Seek Truth About Missing in Croatia

A Serbian association of the families of missing has appealed to the Croatian government to speed up the process of exhumation and identification of those gone missing during Croatia’s 1995 military operations.”Croatia stands at the threshhold of the EU, a community of democratic nations and societies. Now is the time …

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Governor of Serbia’s Central Bank Resigns

In a pre-emptive move, the governor of Serbia’s central bank has handed in his resignation, at the same time as the Serbian parliament was considering changes to the law that would have paved the way for his dismissal.Dejan Soskic, the chief of the Serbia’s central bank, has informed Nebojsa Stefanovic, …

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Bosnia Pressured to ‘Name and Shame’ Tax Evaders

After Croatia published a list of tax evaders, the Bosnian institutions are under pressure to do the same as the country is missing around 130 million euros in unpaid taxes.The Bosnian Indirect Taxation Authority, ITA, said on Wednesday that they support the idea of going public with the names of …

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Fikret Abdic Wants to Go Back to Business

The controversial Bosnian politician and convicted war criminal, Fikret Abdic, speaking for the first time since he was released from prison, has said that he wants to return to his career in business.Speaking at a press conference in Zagreb on Tuesday, Abdic, known as Babo [Daddy] to his followers, said …

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