Balkans

07 November 2008 Tirana – The Albanian parliament has ratified an agreement with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia accepting to take in convicted war criminals.

06 November 2008 Caglavica – ‘There is no such thing as a perfect society,’ Britain’s Foreign Minister David Miliband argued as he moderated a debate between Kosovo Albanians and Serbs on Wednesday.

06 November 2008 Podgorica – Montenegro is urging NATO members to speed up membership for its neighbours, where rising tensions are threatening stability since the wars of the 1990s.

06 November 2008 Sofia – Bulgaria’s ethnic Turk Movement for Rights and Freedom party has complained to the European People’s Party in Brussels about recent comments made by the Mayor of Sofia.

06 November 2008 Novi Pazar – The head of the OSCE mission in Belgrade has called on political parties, municipal bodies and the people of Prijepolje to ensure free and fair local elections there on Sunday.

06 November 2008 Sarajevo – Top Bosnian Croat and Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) leaders have failed to agree on the restructuring of the government in the Croat-Bosniak-dominated Federation entity.

06 November 2008 Belgrade – Serbia’s pro-European Democrats enjoy the strongest support among the country’s electorate suggests the latest opinion poll by the Belgrade-based Strategic marketing agency.

06 November 2008 Belgrade – Serbia’s government wants to make a key cooperation deal with the International Monetary Fund, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic said.

06 November 2008 Sofia – A week after milk producers protested in Sofia over unsolved issues in their sector, Bulgaria’s Agriculture Minister has dismissed Zheko Baichev, the general director of the National Veterinary Service.

06 November 2008 Zagreb – Croatia’s Prime Minister Ivo Sanader welcomed the EU’s decision to name the target date for Croatia’s completion of accession talks as its “international affirmation.”