Eurasia Press & News
The governing centre-right party of Albania’s Prime Minister has claimed victory in elections held last weekend. With most results in, the Democrat party headed by PM Sali Berisha was narrowly ahead of its Socialist rivals, but possibly short of a majority. However, the Socialists accused their rivals of manipulating the …
Read More »Serb officers return to Kosovo police
PRISTINA, Kosovo Most suspended Serb police officers reported to duty on Tuesday (June 30th), the deadline set by Kosovo police. A total of 325 Serbs decided to return, ending their protest of Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence in February 2008. Only 18 failed to return. A EULEX statement said the …
Read More »Albanian election winner still unclear
TIRANA, Albania The outcome of Sunday’s (June 28th) parliamentary elections hinges on the results in the remaining 80 polling centres where votes have yet to be counted, media reported on Wednesday. According to the latest figures, the coalition led by the ruling Democratic Party won 70 seats, followed by the …
Read More »Macedonian official in charge of EU integration resigns
SKOPJE, Macedonia Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Ivica Bocevski resigned on Tuesday (June 30th), telling Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski that he has done all he can. “Each generation has its own battle for Macedonia, and my generation had to fight for European and Euro-Atlantic Macedonia,” read a letter to …
Read More »Karadzic pleads not guilty in letter
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic said in a letter to The Hague war crimes tribunal on Tuesday (June 30th) that he is not guilty of the 11 counts in the indictment against him. Karadzic, who faces charges of genocide, murder and torture stemming from the …
Read More »BiH sentences former Serb military police member
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) The Court of BiH on Tuesday (June 30th) sentenced a former member of the Serb military police to seven and a half years in prison for murdering and torturing non-Serb civilians during the 1992-1995 conflict. Earlier, defendant Rade Veselinovic pleaded guilty to murdering one civilian …
Read More »Bosnia: Testimony About Indescribable Horrors
In testimony lasting several hours, Damir Ivankovic recalls in detail the crime committed in August 1992 at Koricanske stijene. “I fired a single burst, but not to the end. I moved on the sides, careful not to hit any members of the special response team. I did not use the …
Read More »Bosnia Hopeful over IMF Deal
Bosnia and Herzegovina is hopeful that a compromise has been reached with the International Monetary Fund, IMF, which would allow this financial institution to activate a Euro 1.2 billion stand-by arrangement for the country. “The IMF is finally satisfied,” reads a front page article in the Sarajevo daily Oslobodjenje on …
Read More »Vote count delay stirs up tensions after Albania key polls
TIRANA (AFP) – A delay in the ballot count after legislative polls seen as crucial to Albania’s aspirations to join the EU sparked opposition claims of fraud Tuesday, after European election observers’ gave cautious praise for the voting process. The ruling Democratic Party of Prime Minister Sali Berisha, which held …
Read More »Albania PM inches ahead in vote count: commission
TIRANA – Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha’s centre-right coalition held a slender lead Wednesday in the latest tally of votes after general elections, the electoral commission said. The alliance led by Berisha’s Democratic Party had garnered 46.81 percent of votes against 45.42 percent for a coalition headed by Tirana Mayor …
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