Balkans

The Muslim-Croat Federation entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina is today marking Independence Day, a holiday in that part of Bosnia. On March 1, 1992, 64 percent of those who took part in a referendum in then Yugoslav republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina

The NATO-led force in Kosovo, KFOR, has reduced the number of its troops to 5,500 from 10,000. This was confirmed for VOA by the force’s commander, German General Erhard Buehler. He said it was proof that the mission was successfully carried out.

Macedonia said it was ready to agree to a proposal by the UN’s special envoy to change its name and thus resolve a long-standing dispute with Greece, but that the decision would have to be approved in a nationwide referendum.

Montenegro’s President Filip Vujanovic will arrive in Turkey on Tuesday on a formal visit. Vujanovic will visit the country as the guest of Turkish President Abdullah Gul, the Turkish Presidency’s press center announced on Monday. This will be the first formal presidential level visit of a Montenegrin leader to Turkey …

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on Monday held the first of two top-level meetings scheduled for this week, under United Nations sponsorship, as they intensified their efforts to reunify the Mediterranean island which has been split for almost 50 years. “The leaders had a good and long discussion on …

European Parliament (EP) Rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek says the president should be elected directly by citizens, in order to avoid any kind of pressure in parliament, Radio Free Europe reported on Sunday

The second mission of the European Commission (EC) will start its work in Belgrade on Monday. Its members will analyze Serbia’s answers to the EC questionnaire delivered to Brussels on January 31. 

Guvernul macedonean a venit cu o propunere menită să pună capăt disputei cu Grecia pe tema numelui ţării. Ministrul afacerilor externe Antonio Miloşoski i-a trimis o scrisoare secretarului general al Organizaţiei Naţiunilor Unite, Ban Ki-moon, prin care îl informează că este de acord ca noul nume al ţării să fie …

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said he does not exclude the possibility for the country to hold early elections despite the boycott of the opposition. Gruevski remarked that the resignation of the chairperson of the State Elections Commission, Alexandar Novakovski, has given a 10-day bonus to the opposition but it …

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said on Friday (February 25th) that an independent UN-led probe into organ trafficking allegations in Dick Marty’s report is the only way to avoid questions of double standards and