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Kosovo Serb detained for war crimes

A Kosovo court has placed Alexander Bulatovic into 15 days detention for suspected war crimes in Kosovo Polje in 1999 following his arrest on Monday on the border. Kosovo police have arrested a Kosovo Serb named as Alexander Bulatovic on the Kosovo-Serbia border for war crimes allegedly

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Burgas Bomber Identity Remains Mystery for Bulgarian Probe

The Interior Ministry has new details and information about the terror act in Bulgaria’s Burgas, but cannot release them for the public, says Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov. “We have new data, but it is operational and I cannot share it in public. We had some discussions today with representatives of …

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Macedonian NGO Chief to Sue Lustration Body

The head of the Open Society Institute – Macedonia, Vladimir Milcin, will sue the Lustration Commission and its head, Tome Adziev, for wrongfully naming him a Communist-era police informant.Vladimir Milcin, a vocal critic of the government, accused Tome Adziev of deliberately withholding three key documents that prove his innocence against …

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Crime Wave Shocks Albania Amid Tourist Season

The Socialist Opposition criticised the government on Monday for a lack of security during tourist season following a string of crimes over the last two weeks that has shocked the country.“The country is under the terror of criminals and street gangs because [Prime Minister] Sali Berisha has nominated party militants …

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Serbia not Asking for Anything Beyond Dayton

Serbian parliamentary speaker says that Serbia “never asked for anything beyond the Dayton Agreement nor will ever do so”.Nebojsa Stefanovic, Serbian parliamentary speaker, told daily newspaper Glas Srpske on Monday that Serbia was ready to protect the interests of Republika Srpska in keeping with the Dayton peace accord, which ended …

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Tahiri: No Talks Until Agreements Implemented

Pristina calls upon Brussels to pressure Belgrade to implement agreements reached during negotiations, or it will not participate in forthcoming discussions pertaining to Kosovo’s declared independence.In a press conference on Sunday, Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Edita Tahiri told reporters that Pristina implemented recommendations that were agreed to with Belgrade during …

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Bosnia NGOs Ask EU, US for Help on Human Rights

Several Bosnian NGOs wrote to the US Congress and the European Parliament urging them not to support the constitutional changes proposed by the Social Democrats and the Croatian Democratic Union.In a letter sent on Friday, the NGOs explained that the proposed constitutional changes are deeply discriminatory and not in accordance …

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Albania Opposition Pans Nomination of New Spy Chief

Albania’s opposition parties have accused the newly elected president Bujar Nishani of bowing to Prime Minister Sali Berisha with the nomination of the new head of the State Security Agency.In a Twitter post, the opposition leader Edi Rama said that the nomination would have a negative effect on Albania’s political …

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Russia Pushes Croatia to Sign Gas Deal

The Croatian government says that it will not endanger its EU integration process, despite pressure from Russia to sign an energy deal before entering the Union.President Neven Mimica said that the government would not make a deal with Russian gas companies that want Croatia to sign an energy agreement before …

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Turkish ‘Abortion Tourism’ Agency Lost its Licence

The Turkish embassy in Bosnia said on Friday that the Istanbul-based tourist agency that promoted “abortion tourism” in Sarajevo had its licence revoked.The Office of the Counsellor for Cultural Affairs of the Turkish embassy in Bosnia issued a statement saying that the Barracuda Tours has been closed by the authorities …

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