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Head of Belgrade’s negotiating team Borislav Stefanović and his Priština counterpart Edita Tahiri have expressed expectation that certain issues will be closed. “We will try to find solutions for some

Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz forwarded his report on Serbia’s cooperation with the tribunal to the UN on Tuesday. He is to address the UN Security Council on June 6. 

The United Nations independent expert on the independence of judges and lawyers on Monday urged Bulgaria to include its prosecution service in the reform of its judiciary to streamline the administration of justice in the European country. 

Stefano Sannino, deputy director-general of the EU’s Directorate General for Enlargement, said on Monday (May 16th) there is a chance that Serbia gets EU

The European Parliament (EP) hopes that the next EC report on Montenegro will contain a date for starting accession talks, EP member Eduard Kukan said on Monday (May 16th). Kukan, chairman of the EP delegation for relations with Southeast European countries, was speaking on the eve of the second meeting …

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Monday (May 16th) that Croatia is ready to wrap up its EU accession talks by end of next month and reassured that the country will be a reliable partner. Kosor attended the third European Economic Congress in Katowice. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, …

Officials are reacting to Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic’s idea of Kosovo partition as a long-term solution. Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci emphasised on Monday (May 16th) that Serbia doesn’t decide about Kosovo; instead, it is Kosovo citizens and international partners who make decisions. “Serbia’s desires caused wars, genocide, …

Serbia can become a candidate to join the European Union even if the most wanted war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic is not arrested, Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said Tuesday.

President of the Serb entity in Bosnia (RS) Milorad Dodik says he’s optimistic about the future of an agreement with the EU regarding Bosnia’s justice system. According to the agreement, a dialog would be opened on the functioning of judiciary in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Thousands of people from all over the country joined the meeting of the opposition Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) in Skopje. The streets and parking lots in Skopje have been crowded with people.  According to the SDSM, around 60,000 people have joined the meeting, while according to the police, …