Balkan News

American Vice President Joe Biden, will begin a diplomatic tour throughout the Balkans, to kick-off in May, media sources reported today. According to Kosovo’s public station Radio Television Kosovo, Biden will begin his visit in Pristina, scheduled sometime between May 17 -21. The Serbian daily, Blic, also reported a visit …

The Bosnian Parliament has adopted, in its first reading, a law envisaging better protection of local farmers against imported goods from neighbouring countries. If confirmed, this law could violate regional the CEFTA free trade agreement. “Customs are being imposed on goods from Croatia and Serbia,” read the front-page title in …

The European Union urged both Slovenia and Croatia to find the solution to the border dispute, which would unblock Zagreb’s attempts to meet deadlines for EU accession. “We underline the urgency attached to this issue since the whole time-line is at stake and there are implications not only for Croatia …

The Special Advisor for EU enlargement, Erhard Busek, said that the Schengen visa regime could be abolished by the end of the year for Serbian citizens. The same announcement came from Serbian Interor Minister, Ivica Dacic. “The abolishment of visas is supposed to occur during the Swedish EU presidency in …

War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic, on Monday in Belgrade met with U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Cameron Munter, to discuss the issue of a US Citizen suspected of war crimes since the World War II. Vukcevic commented on the meeting as very constructive, and said they discussed many concrete issues. The …

A senior leader of the main Bosnian Serb Opposition Party was shot and killed in his party headquarters in the northern town of Doboj, media reported on Monday, stirring new speculations and controversies. Branislav Garic, 43, was Deputy President of the Serb Democratic Party, SDS. He was also the head …

Macedonia prepares for closer ties to Kosovo, by establishing full diplomatic relations with its neighbour. An unnamed high level source in the ruling ethnic Albanian political party of Macedonia, told local media on Wednesday. A political move over which Belgrade could possibly become estranged, was announced shortly after the announcement …

Students nationwide intensify their protests for free higher level education, as more towns rally and join the cause. The protests continues even after the Faculty of Philosophy was closed down by students last week, who have organized themselves in actions which demonstrate their demand for free higher education. They have …

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe should decide tomorrow on whether to support European integration of Serbia, according to Radio Deutche Welle. The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly is scheduled for tomorrow, and up for discussion will be whether or not to adopt certain resolutions and recommendations that …

The Montenegrin Association of Political Science Students (MAPSS) on Friday supported their colleagues from the Faculty of Political Sciences in Zagreb who are protesting, demanding the cancellation of education fees and a review of the Bologna process. – We support the students of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Zagreb …