Balkans

After 12 years of almost no cooperation with the Hague tribunal, Bosnian Serb police finally arrest war crimes suspect wanted by the court. One of three most wanted war crimes fugitives sought by the Hague tribunal, Bosnian Serb army general Zdravko Tolimir, was arrested this week near the eastern Bosnian …

Guvernul de la Londra intenţionează ca, de anul viitor, să accepte la culesul fructelor doar muncitori sezonieri din UE, mai ales din România şi Bulgaria. Potrivit publicaţiei Farmers Guardian, ministerul britanic de interne pregăteşte o reglementare în acest sens. Ideea a stârnit însă vii proteste în rândul fermierilor englezi.

Fostul ministru al Economiei Codruţ Şereş a fost audiat în această dimineaţă la DNA, timp de o oră. El a dat o declaraţie într-un dosar legat de cumpărarea de energie ieftină de la Complexul Turceni.

MoÅ£iunea democraÅ£ilor intitulată “Guvernul Tăriceanu trebuie să plece” va fi depusă astăzi din nou la Parlament. Liderii PD susÅ£in că acum au toate cele 116 semnături necesare pentru iniÅ£ierea moÅ£iunii. Ieri, din cauza unei adeziuni în minus, democraÅ£ilor le-a fost restituit documentul.

BRUSSELS, Belgium — EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini warned Bulgaria and Romania that safeguards could be introduced if progress in judicial reforms is not reported.

A new project for repair and stabilisation of bridges in Macedonia is underway, with financial support from NATO. The contractor is a Turkish firm, CESAS.

Expanding and modernising its road infrastructure has become a top priority for Romania. Economic growth demands faster and easier cross-country transit. Moreover, as a new EU member, Romania needs better connections with state-of-the-art European highways.

Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) said on Tuesday (May 29th) they have notified Montenegrin authorities that a runaway Bosnian Serb war crimes convict may be hiding in their territory.

The largest ethnic Albanian party in Macedonia, the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), has decided to resume participation in Parliament after a boycott lasting nearly four months. The move came after an agreement was reached with Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski’s VMRO-DPMNE party.

SIRTE, Libya (AFP) — British Prime Minister Tony Blair hailed “completely transformed” relations with oil-rich Libya after talks with Muammar Qadhafi, the leader of a country now firmly back in the international fold.