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The leader of opposition Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) Branko Crvenkovski announced that his party would participate in the upcoming elections. “Nikola Gruevski (The Prime Minister) does not wish for a fair and democratic elections to take place. He wants no opposition at the elections, but we will not …

Skop Businessman Iliya Gechev from Kavadartsi is one of the names that would most likely be elected by Macedonia’s opposition for the Prime Ministerial post. The rest candidates are former minister for Euro Integration and former leader of the party of the Social Democracy Union of Macedonia (SDSM) Radmila Sekrerisnka …

The Kosovska Mitrovica municipality decided this week to cease cooperation and communication with the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX. The councilors in the majority Serb, northern part of the ethnically divided town said their decision will be valid until the mission begins to act and work

Croatia’s President Ivo Josipovic and Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said in a joint statement on Tuesday they were concerned about the deteriorating situation in Bosnia, adding that they expected all factors in the country to protect the equality of the Bosnian Croats. In the joint statement, Josipovic and Kosor noted …

The Constitutional Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) is expected to rule Wednesday (March 30th) on the formation of authorities in the entity. Outgoing FBiH President Borjana Kristo filed a motion

The parliamentary committee on Kosovo urged on Monday (March 28th) that Kosovo Serbs boycott the upcoming population census unless it is conducted by the UN across all of Kosovo. Minister for Kosovo Goran

The Constitutional Court ruled on Monday (March 28th) that the parliamentary procedures used to elect Behgjet Pacolli as president violated the constitution. “Behgjet Pacolli was elected in an unconstitutional procedure,”

Croatia has started a final offensive to enter the EU in 2011. The European Commission (EC) said that the pre-accession talks could be finalised, if the country steps up its efforts in the fight against corruption and the detention of war criminals.

March 31 is the perfect date for the parliament to dissolve and to call early parliamentary elections, said Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. According to him, it is within the authorities of the parliament’s chairperson to set a sitting and he expected it to be this week. 

EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule has started his visit to Belgrade today, where he arrived to discuss Serbia’s EU integration.The EU official will then meet with Interior Minister Ivica Dačić.