Eurasia Press & News
Serbian law expert says that by broadcasting the testimony of an alleged participant in organ-harvesting, the War Crimes Prosecutor broke Serbia’s own criminal procedures.Nikola Lazic, a Belgrade criminal lawyer, said Serbia’s Prosecution Office for War Crimes had broken Serbian law as it is forbidden for a protected witness in an …
Read More »Regional Cooperation Vital for Security
To fight modern organized crime, the Balkan countries must work together to improve security and stability in the region, a regional security conference in Sarajevo has concluded.The conference – titled “Balkan security – The challenges within cyber infrastructure“ – was held in Sarajevo on September 13, and it was attended …
Read More »Serbia, Bosnia PMs Vow to Look to Future
Bosnia and Serbia should look forward and leaving their unhappy past behind them, the prime ministers of both countries agreed on Wednesday.Bosnia’s Prime Minister, Vjekoslav Bevanda, and Ivica Dacic, his Serbian partner, pledged to build a fresh relationship between the two countries in Sarajevo on September 12.Putting the bloody conflicts …
Read More »Serbia to Honour Deadlines on Media Withdrawal
Deputy minister says new government will stick to Media Strategy and end its control of media once the necessary legislation is in place, and after public debate.In his first address since becoming Deputy Culture Minister, Dragan Kolarevic said that the state intended to withdraw from media ownership by the timeframe …
Read More »72% of Bulgarians Disapprove of Govt’s Economic Policy
About 72% of the Bulgarians do not approve of the economic policy of the government of the ruling center-right party GERB and Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, according to an annual public opinion poll “Transatlantic Trends”. The poll was conducted for the 11th time by TNS for the German Marshall Fund …
Read More »French ministers meeting Romanian government about integrating Roma people
Two French ministers are meeting the Romanian government to discuss ways to improve the living conditions of the Roma people in Romania.The French Interior Minister, Manuel Valls, and France’s Europe minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, are due to hold talks with the Romanian President, Romanian Prime Minister and other officials in the …
Read More »EU Urges Bosnia to Continue Work on ‘Road Map’
The EU’s Director General for Enlargement, Stefano Sannino, said that failure to deal with the Sejdic-Finci ruling by an August 31 deadline did not mean that Bosnia should abandon work on the rest of the EU “Road Map”.The director general of enlargement at the European Commission, Stefano Sannino, issued a …
Read More »EU Investigators to Examine Kosovo Organ Testimony
At their next meeting with Serbian prosecutors EU investigators will consider whether to examine an unnamed witness who claims he removed a Serbian prisoner’s heart – which was then handed to a client at Tirana airport.A member of the EU special investigation team for the Kosovo organ trafficking case said …
Read More »Video Barred from Albanian Ex-Minister’s Trial
The Supreme Court on Monday disqualified as evidence a key video, which appeared to show former economy minister Dritan Prifti sharing a hefty bribe with his former deputy.Fatmir Braka, Prifit’s lawyer, said the judges had ruled the video inadmissible as proof on the defence’s request. “Because the video is inadmissible, …
Read More »Assault on Montenegrin Gay Activists Condemned
Civil society activists and officials have condemned the beating up of three men – two of whom took part in making a video promoting gay rights in Montenegro.Danilo Marunovic, director of the video, Todor Vujosevic, an actor in it, and their friend, Mirko Boskovic, a journalist at Montenegro’s public broadcaster, …
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