Balkan News

Montenegro’s prime minister met with the Czech president on Wednesday and discussed the country’s current political and economic situation as well as its European perspective. The Czech president’s visit to Podgorica is a confirmation that the country supports Montenegro’s bid for membership in the EU and NATO, as well as …

The parliament in Bosnia’s mainly Croat-Bosniak region has condemned a recent decision by the Serb region to hold a referendum on the state court. At an extraordinary session on Wednesday, Bosnia’s Federation parliament adopted a document reaffirming committment to Euro-Atlantic integration, the rule of law, equality, and the consistent implementation …

European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso will visit Albania soon after the May 8th local elections to stress the importance of the process. The visit was announced by

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Countryman says Kosovo’s future is in the EU, adding that Washington will continue its strong support for Kosovo as a modern European

Bulgarian Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov has signed a culture cooperation program with the Croatian Ministry of Culture. The draft program was approved at a government’s meeting on 12 January 2011. The document provides

Serbian Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor Bruno Vekarić says information regarding massacre of 9 Serb civilians in Croatia in 1995 prompted them to open the case. He said that the recent guilty verdict against two former Croatian generals incited people to speak out about war crimes that happened during and after …

Turkey wants to help turn the war-ravaged Balkans into a region of cooperation with a joint future in the European Union and NATO, President Abdullah Gül has said, as part of Turkey’s increased involvement in the region where it has historic influence. “It is our desire to have the whole …

A mission of the International Monetary Fund will visit Bulgaria’s capital Sofia during the period May 10-20, 2011 to hold regular bilateral discussions on economic policies with the Bulgarian authorities. This is part of the IMF’s surveillance under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement. The mission will be …

Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki is to pay a visit to New York to meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The foreign minister will go to the UN headquarters immediately after his visit to Japan. He could also confer with the UN mediator in the Greek-Macedonian name issue Matthew …

High Representative Valentin Inzko says the international community will not allow the BiH Court and Prosecutor’s Office to be dismantled or have its activity challenged by either entity. Inzko warned that challenging the two judicial institutions would mean undermining the Dayton Peace Agreement and the state. Inzko added that Republika …