Balkans

Tens of thousands of Croats gathered at the main square in the capital to greet army generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac after they were acquitted of war crimes charges in the Hague.Euphoric Croats waved national flags and held up photos of the generals along with banners reading “Pride of …

Nasa Stranka has proposed Jewish leader Jakov Finci as its candidate for the post of mayor of Sarajevo.Nasa Stranka [Our Party] on November 15 said it had proposed Jakov Finci as its candidate for the postion of mayor of the Bosnian capital.

The government has launched a bid to verify exactly who was in the Kosovo Liberation Army – amid disagreements over the numbers involved in the independence fight.Agim Ceku, Security Forces Minister, who is leading the governmental commission on the status verification of KLA veterans, members and internees, said: “Applications for …

Bosnia and Herzegovina is the fourth country in the region with which Montenegro has signed an extradition agreement.The Justice Ministers of Montenegro and Bosnia, Dusko Markovic and Barisa Colak, signed the extradition agreement on Thursday. It will allow for the extradition of Montenegrins charged with grave crimes, particularly in the …

Bosnia’s Islamic Community has a new Chief Mufti in Husein Kavazovic, replacing Mustafa Ceric, who led the community for 19 years.Husein Effendi Kavazovic was sworn in as Reisu-l-ulema of the Islamic Community in Bosnia on November 15, vowing to work to improve the life of Bosniaks and the religious community.

Three ministers being investigated for possible conflicts of interest have rejected the claims, accusing the country’s anti-corruption agency of playing politics.Three ministers from the centre-left government are denying accusations from the anti-graft body, the National Integrity Agency, ANI, regarding alleged conflicts of interest and corruption. “I am innocent. I’ve decided …

Twenty years after the end of wars in the Balkans the Serbian society still refuses to face up to the past, a round table discussion concludes.The round table named “ What is transitional justice in Serbia?” was held on Tuesday and it was organised by the Helsinki Committee for Human …

Radimir Cacic resigned on Wednesday after a court in Hungary sentenced him to 22 months in prison for killing two persons in a car accident in January 2010.Cacic crushed a car in Hungary on January 8, 2010, while driving on the Zagreb-Budapest motorway. Two persons died. In September 2011, a …

Twenty years after the end of wars in the Balkans the Serbian society still refuses to face up to the past, a round table discussion concludes.The round table named “ What is transitional justice in Serbia?” was held on Tuesday and it was organised by the Helsinki Committee for Human …

The UN mediator in the Macedonia-Greece ‘name’ dispute, Matthew Nimetz, has called fresh meetings with the two countries’ negotiators next Monday and Tuesday in New York.The mediator’s office said that Macedonian negotiator Zoran Jolevski and Greece’s Adamantios Vassilakis will first have separate meetings with Nimetz to assess the status of …