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The EU has officially confirmed that Pieter Feith will no longer be exercising the role of an EU Special Representative (EUSR) in Kosovo, it was announced last Saturday. Feith also holds the post of International Civilian

During a regular meeting last Friday, the government announced the establishment of an institute to document crimes and damages caused by Serbia in the last decade and will send its findings to the International Court of

Croatian war veteran Tihomir Purda will seek compensation from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for his arrest. Purda was detained in February at the border between Croatia and BiH, based on a Serbian arrest warrant. Authorities in Belgrade suspected him of involvement in war crimes committed against Serbs in Vukovar early …

Croatia marked on Sunday (May 1st) the 16th anniversary of Operation Bljesak (Flash), in which Croatian forces removed Serb forces from the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina. A delegation led by Parliament

Bulgaria and Romania’s bid to join the Schengen border-free area won the Civil Liberties Committee’s green light on Monday. They have met the necessary conditions, based on the evaluation reports on their preparations, say MEPs. However, Parliament must be kept informed of additional measures to be taken in the Bulgaria-Turkey-Greece

Kosovo’s Interior Minister Bajram Rexhepi has said the EU’s mission in his country, EULEX, has two options – either enhance its efficiency, or find a strategy to leave. Rexhepi’s statement is related with the enforcement of functions and authorities in Northern Kosovo and the beginning of the work of Kosovan …

Following his meeting on 28 April with Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitris Droutsas, Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic thanked Athens on its support to the European course of Serbia and its accession to the EU as soon as possible.

EU foreign ministers are expected to endorse strategies for Bosnia and Herzegovina at a meeting in Brussels on Monday (21 March). The strategies are supposed to make more coherent use of existing funded programmes, but no major new money will be made available. The EU strategy for the region will …

Representatives of EU institutions and 14 countries along the Danube River met on Friday (April 29th) in the town of Vukovar to discuss the EU’s strategy for the Danube region and its role in improving peoples’ lives.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for a speedy, effective and mutually acceptable resolution of the long-running dispute between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia over the latter country’s name, saying he was encouraged by recent steps taken by the two sides.