Balkans

Macedonia: Early elections to be called despite opposition’s boycott

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 …

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Djordjevic sentenced to 27 years in prison

The UN war crimes tribunal on Wednesday (February 23rd) sentenced former top Serbian police general Vlastimir Djordjevic to 27 years for war crimes committed during the 1998-1999 conflict in Kosovo. Djordjevic, a former deputy interior minister, was found guilty on all counts. He was charged with the forcible deportation of …

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Kosovo appoints envoy for Serbia talks

Kosovo prime minister Hashim Thaci on Thursday appointed a special envoy for the EU-brokered talks with Serbia that are expected to begin soon, the government announced. Leading Kosovo’s delegation for “the dialogue on practical matters with

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Tadic says Serbia is committed to Hague co-operation

Serbian President Boris Tadic said on Tuesday (February 22nd) that Serbia is fully committed to locating and arresting the two remaining war crimes fugitives, Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic. After a meeting with UN war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz in Belgrade, Tadic stressed that Serbian authorities will do …

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