Balkans

The visit of Serbian President Boris Tadić to Sarajevo is yet another positive step on the Western Balkans’ long road to post-war recovery and reconciliation. This is according to High Representative and EU Special Representative in Bosnia Valentin Inzko.

Serbian President Boris Tadić stated in Sarajevo on Wednesday that Serbia wanted the closest possible relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina. He added that the country was ready to resolve all the remaining open issues between the two countries.

Macedonia is soon to sign bilateral extradition treaties with Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro, which are expected to halt the practice of individuals abusing their dual citizenship to escape justice. 

Croatia will likely sign the accession treaty with the European Union in the first half of December, according to Vesna Pusic, the chairwoman of the parliamentary National Committee

Serbia’s President Boris Tadić will today pay the first official visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina. Sarajevo expects a “sincere and friendly talk” and “progress” in all open issues.

The annual session of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly (PA) will start on Wednesday in Belgrade. The session has been named “Strengthening the OSCE’s Effectiveness and Efficiency – A new start after the Astana Summit”.

Serb Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Šešelj will enter his plea today on contempt of court charges before the Hague Tribunal. The Hague Tribunal charged Šešelj with contempt for refusing to comply with a court order and remove documents that reveal the names of protected witnesses, who testified

Gravediggers and morgue workers are working overtime this week to prepare a funeral for hundreds of victims of the Srebrenica massacre whose remains were found in mass graves and identified through DNA analysis.

Serbian President Boris Tadic departs on an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday. This is Tadic’s first visit to Sarajevo. He will meet with the members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina – Nebojsa Radmanovic, Bakir Izetbegovic and Zeljko Komsic – and with parliament and government officials.

The EU chief of foreign policy tells Kosovo’s Hashim Thaci that the recent agreement reached between Kosovo and Serbia should be put into practice as soon as possible. Two days after Kosovo and Serbia reached an agreement on some working issues through EU mediation, Catherine Ashton praised Kosovo reaching the …