Balkans

Serbian government’s Office for Cooperation with Civil Society has invited Taulant Hoxha, director of the Kosovo Foundation for Civil Society, to a regional forum entitled

Croatian President Josipovic, speaking at a round table discussion concerning the prosecution of war crimes, expressed his dismay: “The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, and the domestic courts, release those convicted before they serve their full sentence. I do not think that is good.”

The European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday is to vote on the resolution on Macedonia during its parliamentary sitting in Strasbourg. The resolution is worked out by rapporteur Richard Howitt. With the resolution the EP is expected to call for the Council of the EU to soon confirm the date for …

Hague Tribunal Spokeswoman Nerma Jelacic said late Tuesday that Vojislav Seselj had returned from the hospital where he was transferred earlier in the day. She added and that he would begin

Prime Minister Vjekoslav Bevanda said Bosnia decided to start negotiations for a new arrangement with the IMF. Bosnia will ask the International

The Bulgarian government ratified yesterday an economic cooperation agreement with Turkey. The agreement would boost commercial, economic, technical and technological

Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska, Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity, on Monday said if NATO membership for Bosnia becomes imminent, he will call a referendum in the entity to see if Serbs want to join the alliance.

Bulgaria has registered a significant progress and should really enter the Schengen Agreement, according to Margherita Boniver, chair of the Italian parliamentary committee on Schengen and immigration issues. “As you know, Italy has never had any objections

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has repeated his belief that Greece can recover from the crisis and said that Brussels could help Athens make progress «within weeks» on

Bulgarian Council of Ministers approved a draft bill on intergovernmental memorandum of Bulgaria and Turkey for the opening of cultural centres of the two countries. Under the document, the Bulgarian cultural centre will be opened in Istanbul, while the Turkish – in Sofia. The cultural centres will have a status …