The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board wrapped up two days of meetings in Sarajevo on Wednesday (March 30th) expressing deep concern that six months after the October 3rd general elections, BiH still
Read More »Some progress in negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina, not within the expectations of Serbia
The second round of talks between Belgrade and Pristina has led to some progress, although not within the expectations of Serbia. According to the head of the Serbian delegation Borislav Stefanovic there is progress on issues related to the cadastre and birth certificates.
Read More »Macedonia to hold early elections on June 5
Macedonia will hold early parliamentary elections on June 5. That is the proposal of the ruling party that would be submitted to the parliament. The country’s Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski stated earlier that Macedonia has no alternative except for holding early elections. Earlier leader of the opposition Social Democracy Union …
Read More »Finland’s president in visit to Serbia
Finland’s President Tarja Halonen has arrived here for a two-day visit and is holding meetings with Serbia’s top officials. She was welcomed with a ceremony in front of the Palace of Serbia, and is meeting with SerbianPresident Boris Tadić. Finland’s President is also to meet Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković …
Read More »Bulgaria wants to build a fence along Turkish border
The Bulgarian Government will build a fence along the border with Turkey, after a second outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) since January has threatened local farmers with devastation. The decision was taken on March 30 2011.
Read More »The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) reaffirm support for Inzko
As foreign ambassadors reaffirm their support for the international administrator in Bosnia, Croat and Serb parties protest recent decisions on government formation. The Peace Implementation Council, PIC, a group of 55 countries and international organisations that sponsor and direct peace implementation process in Bosnia, indicated their support for High
Read More »EU commissioner: Albania crisis can slow it’s EU progress
Top EU official Stefan Fule warned Albania’s feuding political parties on Wednesday that failure to resolve the nearly two-year long political crisis is stopping the country’s EU progress dead in its tracks. “If a solution is not found the [European] Commission will find it very hard to provide a positive …
Read More »Kosovo minister insists Serbia return original documents
Interior Minister Bajram Rexhepi insists that Kosovo should request that Serbia return of original civil registry books, instead of copies as Belgrade has suggested. “For us, copies of the civil registry books have no value,”
Read More »Serbia: Bosniak National Council elections postponed
The Serbian authorities have decided to postpone elections for the Bosniak (Muslim) National Council, previously set to take place on April 17. This was announced on Wednesday in Belgrade by Local Administration and Human and Minority Rights Minister Milan Marković.
Read More »Serbian Deputy PM: reforms are mandatory to begin EU accession negotiations
Serbian Deputy PM Božidar Đelić says that if necessary reforms are not implemented by September, Serbia will wait a year for the beginning for the EU accession negotiations. “Serbia has a huge reform program and now is the time to do things and not go to the elections,“ he pointed …
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