Balkan News

Croatian Justice Minister Ivan Simonovic was appointed assistant to UN Secretary General Bank Ki-Moon. Simonovic will be in charge of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay in New York.

The National Assembly (lower house of parliament) of France has adopted the aid plan to Greece, which provided a loan of EUR 16.8 billion over three years, of which EUR 3.9 billion for the year 2010. The financial amending bill, presented by the French Budget Minister Francois Baroin, was adopted …

EU for northern Kosovo Michael Giffoni said that more EU presence is needed in the town of Kosovska Mitrovica. “A feeling of some kind of division is very evident in (Kosovska) Mitrovica, and that is something that the EU does not like. In this part

Kosovo Albanian government’s foreign minister, Skender Hyseni, called on EU to avoid making the “essential mistake” of postponing Kosovo’s integration. He said that he believed that the European Union “will make an essential mistake if it postpones Kosovo’s integration process too much” adding that the process should be sped up.

Bulgaria finds itself in good position to balance the situation in the Balkans, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said at the meeting with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Maldenov, the press office of the Foreign Ministry announced.

Germany’s Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg says Germany will soon have 1,000 troops deployed in Kosovo, in contrast to the current 3,500 serving under KFOR. He told the German daily Welt am Sonntag on Sunday (May 2nd) that stability and security indicate troops can begin leaving, adding that the mission in …

Slovenian Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee on Monday upheld the motion for referendum on the border arbitration deal between Slovenia and Croatia. The representatives of all parlaimentary groups backed the motion for referendum, and it is very likely to be adopted by parlaiment later today. The agreement, signed last year by …

Slovenian Parliament on Monday is expected to approve the motion for referendum on border arbitration agreement between Slovenia and Croatia. The referendum is likely to be held on June 6, and the preparations will get under way as soon as the parliament’s decision is published I the official gazette, most …

A ceremony to mark the shift of command of NATO Headquarters Skopje will take place Monday at ARM House in Skopje. The outgoing Commander of NATO HQ Skopje and NATO High Military Representative, Commodore Valentin Gagashev (Bulgaria), will hand over the two posts to his successor Brigade General David Humar …

Republic of Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik called on Croatia to enable the exhumation of unidentified Serb victims in Croatia. He called on Zagreb to remove obstacles related to the return of property and property rights. “This would be the best proof that Croatia, as a democratic country that …