Balkan News

Bucharest – The first results from Romania’s general election show the centre-right Democratic Party, PLD, and leftist Social Democratic Party, PSD, each neck-and-neck with 33 percent of the vote. Data from the Central Electoral Bureau, based on a count of around 71 percent of votes, also show Prime Minister Calin Popescu …

Pristina _ “Forget the six points, it is not applicable in Kosovo,” Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said during a tour of rural areas, saying the UN plan is against the will of Kosovo’s people. He added that the plan goes against the Constitution and sovereignty of the Republic of …

 Skopje – Macedonia on Monday is to notify UN envoy Matthew Nimetz that it has appointed Zoran Jolevski, its ambassador to the US, as negotiator in the “name row” talks with Greece. Macedonia’s President Branko Crvenkovski is expected to sign the appointment note on Monday to formalise the decision, local media …

Pristina – Serbia’s call for the review of the so-called Kumanovo agreement which led to withdrawal of Serb forces from Kosovo in 1999, has alarmed Pristina ex-Premier Agim Ceku. Ceku, who signed the agreement, said Serbia is attempting to impose its own will and NATO’s agenda, following its successful bids in …

Belgrade – Serbia’s President Boris Tadic and his military chief-of-staff, say changes need to be made to the Kosovo peace deal that ended the NATO-led air strikes on Serbia in 1999. Army Chief Zdravko Ponos said that he would discuss the matter with NATO officials about changes to the so-called Kumanovo …

În ziua în care pe scena politică se fac calcule, românii sărbătoresc Ziua Naţională. În Capitală, autorităţile au pregătit o paradă specială de tehnică militară. Pentru prima dată, după 50 de ani, românii vor putea admira cu această ocazie şi defilarea Cavaleriei Jandarmeriei din Bucureşti. Manifestări deosebite au loc şi …

Câteva mii de bucureşteni, au participat, luni, la parada militară de la Arcul de Triumf, la sfârşitul căreia politicienii prezenţi în loja de onoare au aplaudat frenetic, după care s-au urcat grăbiţi în limuzinele cu girofar şi au plecat fără a da niciun fel de declaraţii.

Pristina – The Alliance for a New Kosovo party, AKR has asked Kosovo’s government to take Serbia to the International Court of Justice for alleged war crimes during the 1998-1999 conflict. The Alliance for a New Kosovo, an opposition party led by businessman, Behgjet Pacolli, has asked Kosovo’s government prepares a …

Skopje – Macedonia’s parliament on Thursday rejected a bill that would have granted financial compensation to soldiers and policemen wounded or killed in the 2001 conflict between Macedonian state forces and ethnic Albanian guerillas.. The bill, which foresaw one-off payments for families of dead servicemen and various pension, healthcare and unemployment …

Brussels – The United States Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried says there will be no more talks with Serbia on the UN Plan’s for the deployment of the EU mission to Kosovo. “I don’t think the debate on the six-point plan will be reopened, I think it’s time to stop …