Eurasia Press & News
The head of the national council for co-operation with The Hague war crimes tribunal, Rasim Ljajic, warned on Sunday (May 15th) that a negative report by chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz could affect Serbia’s chances for
Read More »Election campaign in Macedonia started
The election campaign for the June 5th parliamentary elections kicked off officially on May 15th. The election campaign will last for 20 days. The State Election Commission has confirmed 18 lists of candidates who will take part in the race from six electoral units. The voting process will be monitored …
Read More »EULEX starts to investigate Kosovo corruption
EULEX has started investigating 26 new corruption cases this year, a spokesperson for the mission announced on Sunday (May 15th). The mission’s prosecutors are handling the cases in co-operation with local teams of prosecutors, EULEX spokesperson Blerim Krasniqi said. There are no details about any arrests or raids are planned …
Read More »Serbian Interior Minister says north Kosovo Serbs could declare independence
Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic says that partitioning Kosovo would be the only viable long-term solution. On May 15th, he said that Serb-dominated parts of Kosovo should be acceded to Serbia, while the Albanian-populated part should be allowed to secede. The minister stressed that this is his personal opinion, adding …
Read More »Serbia’s cooperation report with Hague Tribunal to be submitted on May 17
Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will send a report on Serbia’s cooperation with the tribunal to the UN Secretariat on May 17. The document will then be distributed to all members of the UN Security Council. Brammertz will address the UN Security Council on June 6, the Hague Tribunal …
Read More »Romanian FM says Romania and Bulgaria may enter Schengen this year
Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Baconschi said that Germany and France are seeking a compromise to allow Romania and Bulgaria into Schengen in the fall of 2011.
Read More »UN States failed to agree on who should lead Kosovo organ trafficking investigation
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 …
Read More »RS cancels referendum plans
Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik cancelled a referendum aimed to contest the legitimacy of the state-level judiciary on last Friday. Dodik said the decision followed his meeting
Read More »Stefan Fuele says Serbia must do more for EU candidate status
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele urged the Serbian government to boost efforts to fulfil EC conditions for candidate status this year. A positive report by The Hague war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz and concrete progress in bilateral talks with Pristina are key conditions to be met, Fuele said …
Read More »Dragan Crnogorac sentenced to 13 years for Srebrenica war crimes
BiH’s war crimes court sentenced former Bosnian Serb police officer Dragan Crnogorac on Friday (May 13th) to 13 years in prison for war crimes. According to the court, Crnogorac was involved in the apprehension and
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