UN Security Council members have agreed that it is necessary to investigate claims of organ trafficking in Kosovo and Albania, but have failed to reach consensus on who should lead the probe. The US, Britain, Germany and France said during the Security Council session on Thursday that the EU mission …
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Croatia’s PM says EU accession talks to end by June
Croatia’s Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Friday (May 13th) that wrapping up EU accession talks by the end of June is a realistic target. According to her, Zagreb has met all criteria in the critical field of judicial
Read More »Head of the Belgrade negotiating team visits Priština
Head of the Belgrade negotiating team Borislav Stefanović is visiting Priština today where he will meet with Kosovo officials. This is the first time since Kosovo Albanians unilaterally declared independence that a Serbian official is visiting Priština.
Read More »Skopje sends protest note to Athens
Macedonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed a protest note to Greek Ambassador to Skopje Alexandra Papadopoulou because of the attitude towards Macedonian diplomats in Greece.
Read More »EU willing to discuss judicial reforms in BiH, if RS gives up on referendum
The EU would be willing to discuss judicial reforms in BiH if Republika Srpska (RS) postpones or revokes its decision to hold a referendum, Charge d’Affaires of the European
Read More »Radovan Karadzic trial will continue on May 30th
The UN war crimes tribunal announced on Tuesday (May 10th) that the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will continue on May 30th instead of May 23rd, as planned earlier. The proceedings were suspended on March 21st. Karadzic is charged with genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity …
Read More »Serge Brammertz to end his two-day visit to Serbia today
Chief Hague Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will end his two-day visit to Belgrade today with meetings with President Boris Tadić and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić. After he meets with Tadić and Dačić, Brammertz could share his impressions about Serbia’s efforts to find Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić. On the first day …
Read More »Serbian FM says Kosovo organ investigation must be done by UN
Serbian FM Vuk Jeremić said in Istanbul on Tuesday that the allegations about human organ trafficking in Kosovo must be checked in an independent investigation. A probe into whether ethnic Albanian KLA
Read More »EU agrees on €46 million aid package for Georgia
The European Union on Tuesday announced a Euro46 million (USD 61 million) macro-financial assistance (MFA) package to support its economic recovery. The financial aid package was approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday after
Read More »Nothing found in Kosovo suspected mass grave site
EU forensics experts say they did not find any human remains after a search on Tuesday in Livoc Lake in the eastern town of Gjilani. “On this occasion no remains were located,” Alan Robinson, the co-head of the Department of Forensic Medicine within EULEX, told journalists on Tuesday.
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