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Serbia’s head of council for cooperation with the court, Rasim Ljajić, says he expects “a realistic” report from Chief Hague Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, that will not block Serbia’s EU path. Brammertz is due to submit his regular report to the UN Security Council in June. Ljajić says his optimism was …

Gunther Krichbaum, head of the EU Affairs Committee of the German Bundertag, has declared in Sofia that Germany will back Bulgaria’s Schengen Area accession in the event of a positive EC monitoring report. Krichbaum has thus affirmed the German position of making Bulgaria’s Schengen entry

After describing violations of Bosnia’s Dayton Peace Agreement to UN members, the top international envoy to Bosnia is set to meet US officials to gain support for further action. Speaking before the UN Security Council on Monday, Valentin Inzko, the international High Representative for Bosnia, said that Bosnian Serb officials …

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor met on Sunday (May 8th) with Justice Minister Drazen Bosnjakovic to discuss the latest details in a report on judicial reforms. The government is to adopt the document Thursday.

The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) Veterans Organisation is urging all war veterans not to recognise EULEX’s authority in Kosovo. The organisation issued a press release Sunday (May 8th) telling all veterans not to respond to EULEX’s requests for questioning or to provide statements under any circumstances, even if arrested.

Serbia can and must do more to capture Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić, Chief Hague Prosecutor Serge Brammertz said ahead of his trip to Belgrade.

A court in Salzburg will decide on May 9 if former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader will be extradited to Croatia, held in detention for a further 60 days or released on bail.

The president of the European Union Herman Van Rompuy said on Monday that if Greece needs new loans then that will be taken into consideration by the EU. “If they would need new loans, then that has to be taken into consideration. The question is, which conditions will be set?” …

The recent Europol report pinpointing Bulgaria as an entry point of drugs to Europe will delay the country’s entry in the Schengen Area, according to Bulgarian socialist MEP Kristian Vigenin.

Head of the European Commission (EC) mission to Serbia Ambassador Vincent Degert on Saturday urged Belgrade to shoulder its responsibilities as partner to the EU in solving the political standoff in Bosnia-Herzegovina.