Balkans

A meeting of the leaders of Bosniak and Croat parties, which began about 4 pm yesterday at the Office of the High Representative, was completed last night after 9 pm, but the politicians did not announce that a government had been formed.

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 …

Northern Kosovo does not represent a risk for Kosovo; therefore, an interim solution should be sought until a final solution is reached, Marko Prelec, International Crisis Group’s Balkans Project Director told Voice of America on Monday (March 14th). He was discussing

NATO-led KFOR said that its members will today hold a military exercise dubbed Control of disorder at Camp Nothing Hill military base in Leposavić. The Serb town in located in northern Kosovo.

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

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov is to visit Albania on Thursday, March 17. Gjorge Ivanov and his Albanian counterpart Bamir Topi will discuss regional cooperation and bilateral ties.

The trial against two former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, who are charged with war crimes committed against civilians in Albania during the conflict in Kosovo, has gotten underway in Pristina.

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 …

Croatia is increasing efforts to combat corruption, and push through other reforms, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor told European deputy Hannes Swoboda on Monday. Kosor told the visiting MEP Swoboda, who is the European Parliament Rapporteur for Croatia, that her government is intensively implementing its action plan, based on

The opposition Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) plans a rally Saturday (March 19th) in Cacak to protest “cosmetic changes” in the government, SNS official Marko Djuric said on Sunday.