Balkans

Serbian FM Vuk Jeremić: foreign governors are not a solution in Bosnia

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić stated on Tuesday that Serbia is committed to the Dayton Accord, which ended the 1992-95 war in Bosnia. However he added, according to reports, that it was necessary that democratically elected representatives were in power in Bosnia-Herzegovina, rather than governors appointed from abroad.

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Croatian PM confirmed she will finalize talks with EU on accession until June

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor confirmed that her government would do everything needed to finish accession talks with the EU until the end of June. She met in Zagreb with European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Croatia Hanes Svoboda and a delegation from the EP’s foreign affairs committee. Svoboda expressed his …

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Serbia: 4 persons sentenced to 12 years each for 1991-1995 war crimes

The war crimes court in Belgrade convicted four former paramilitary members Monday (March 14th) of killing civilians during the 1991-1995 war in Croatia. Cedo Budisavljevic, Mirko Malinovic, Milan Bogunovic and Bogdan Grujicic were sentenced to 12 years in prison each. They were found guilty of killing the five-member Rakic family …

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Catherine Ashton: Bosnia needs to address EU-related reforms urgently

Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, and Stefan Füle, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, made today the following statement: “We are deeply concerned about the continued lack of progress in the government

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Serbia to open Consulate in Herceg Novi, Montenegro

Serbian President Boris Tadic will pay a visit to the Montenegrin city of Herceg Novi on Wednesday, where he will open a Serbian consulate. Tadic will also attend a reception organised by the city of Herceg Novi with his Montenegrin counterpart Filip Vujanovic. The Serbian government named Marina Jovicevic as …

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