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The Hague Tribunal has convicted Vojislav Seselj, leader of the Serbian Radical Party, of contempt of court and sentenced him to one-and-a-half years prison for disclosing the identity of a protected witness during his trial for war crimes committed in Croatia, Vojvodina and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Rosen Plevneliev of the ruling conservative party in Bulgaria has won the presidential run-off with 54.8 per cent of votes. Ruling party , GERB candidate Rossen Plevneliev, has won Bulgaria’s 2011 elections, getting 54.8 per cent of votes in

The Bulgarian government has cancelled an official visit by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the last possible moment. A spokesperson for the Bulgarian foreign ministry said

A session of the Serbian parliament dedicated to Kosovo, previously scheduled for Wednesday, November 2, will be postponed for Friday, November 4. The reason is the government’s intention to accompany its report on the situation in the province

The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders have held “positive, productive and vigorous” discussions during the first of two days of talks between the leaders and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a senior United Nations envoy said tonight. Speaking at Manhasset, outside New York, where the talks began this morning, the Secretary-General’s …

An initial hearing has concluded against Mevlid Jasarevic, who opened fire on the US embassy in Sarajevo last Friday. The hearing on Sunday is the first step in the prosecution of Jasarevic, who opened fire on

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov on Monday is to pay a visit to Croatia. During the visit Ivanov will meet with Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipović, whom he will sign an agreement for extradition. The Macedonian president will also meet with Parliament Chairperson Luka Bebic, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor. However, it is …

Promises given by leaders in northern Kosovo need to be translated into reality, head of NATO peacekeeping force says. KFOR Commander Erhard Drews said that he is not satisfied with the level of freedom of movement provided to international peacekeeping forces in northern, Serb-run parts of Kosovo. 

During its presidency Montenegro will be in charge of organizing and hosting several large institutional meetings, including the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community. Montenegrin presidency coincides with Montenegro’s push

Björn von Sydow (Sweden, SOC), Chairman of the Political Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and rapporteur on the situation in Kosovo*, will make a field visit on 2-4 November 2011 to evaluate the political situation, a press release of the Council of Europe …