Balkans

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met on Monday and discussed the Kosovo dialogue. They agreed that “normalization of relations and building of trust through the Belgrade-Priština dialogue pave the way for European future of both sides”.

Presidents of four Balkan nations are forging stronger bonds between their countries in a regional meeting underway in Ohrid, Macedonia. 

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Belgrade adopted a resolution on Sunday calling for a comprehensive investigation into claims of organ trafficking during the Kosovo war. The investigation will focus on abductions and other crimes related to the removal and sale of human organs allegedly

The chief of the Greek police Eleftherios Ikonomou and the chief secretary of the Bulgarian Interior Ministry Kalin Georgiev have signed an agreement about the rules joint police patrols will have to observe in Greek

Turkish President, Abdullah Gul, and First Lady, Hayrunnisa Gul, have arrived in Sofia for their official two-day visit. The visit of the Turkish Head of State is on the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Georgi Parvanov and is his first one the since he stepped in office in 2007.

Tens of thousands people gathered for a commemoration on Monday in Potočari to mark 16 years since the Srebrenica genocide. The commemoration was attended by Bosniak and Croat members of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency

The Sixth Croatia Summit, which is hosting European prime ministers and top EU officials, got underway in Dubrovnik on Friday. The summit is being held just one week after Croatia completed its accession negotiations with the EU. The main topics on this year’s agenda are regional development and EU enlargement. …

Macedonia and Croatia initialed an agreement on extradition of nationals. Macedonian Justice Minister Mihajlo Manevski said it will immediately be delivered to the governments of both countries and will enter into force after ratification by the national parliaments.

The OSCE PA Committee for Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions has approved a draft resolution on Kosovo human organ trafficking. The document submitted by Serbia calls for an independent international investigation into the allegations of human organ trade in Kosovo.

Greek Defense Minister Panos Beglitis has expressed pleasure over Turkey’s recent approach regarding the Aegean Sea, but cautioned that it is too early to say that a breakthrough is