Balkan News

An administrative debate in the case of Vojislav Šešelj ensued after the expected suspect did not show up to testify before the Hague Tribunal. Protected witness VS-026 did not come to the court on Tuesday because he recently underwent surgery, and another witness is expected to testify next week. Presiding …

FM Vuk Jeremić today in Belgrade addressed a recently announced plan of “integration” of northern, Serb parts of Kosovo into Priština’s institutions. Speaking after his meeting with Czech Deputy PM Jan Kohout, Jeremić said this was a provocation coming from the “illegal International Civilian Office (ICO) and the illegal institutions …

Serbian President Boris Tadić will not travel to Zagreb in February for the inauguration of Croatia’s new president, Ivo Josipović. Tadić will not attend the ceremony because the Kosovo Albanian president, Fatmir Sejdiu, confirmed he would be there. Previously, Tadić said that taking part in the event along with Sejdiu …

Montenegro Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic is scheduled to meet in Washington D.C. on Wednesday with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Montenegrin Ambassador to Washington Miodrag Vlahovic confirmed the upcoming visit during his three-day trip to the US.

I accepted Ms. Zheleva’s resignation as foreign minister, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said at a press conference in the Council of Ministers. Nikolay Mladenov, current defense minister, will be suggested in the parliament for the post of foreign minister after he returns from his visit to Germany. The government …

Bulgaria’s new EU Commissioner-Designate, World Bank VP Kristalina Georgieva, is going to meet with EC President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday. This has been announced by a source from the European Commission. After the meeting, it would become clear if Georgieva is going to get exactly the same portfolio – …

Just one day before expiration of six-month deadline, Greece presented its counter-arguments at Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the lawsuit filed by Macedonia. Greek Ambassador Yiorgos Savvaidis and Foreign Ministry advisor Maria Telalian presented the memorandum to the ICJ on Tuesday.

Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos said in Vienna on Tuesday that Serbia is a crucial country in the West Balkan region. He added that Madrid supports its request for receiving the candidate status for EU accession. In his address to the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation …

Czech Deputy Prime Minister Jan Kohout will arrive on a one-day visit to Serbia on Wednesday. He will hold talks with Serbia’s officials and discuss the process of Euro-integration and the cooperation between the two countries. Kohout will meet with Serbian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the Euro-integration process …

Serbian President Boris Tadić will be in New York on January 22 where he will attend a UN Security Council session dedicated to Kosovo. Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will also attend the debate. Tadić will address the Security Council.