Balkans

Slovakia’s Miroslav Lajcak has been appointed to a top post in the EU’s new diplomatic service, where he will head the section for Russia, the Eastern Neighborhood and the Western Balkans. The former Slovak foreign minister previously served as his country’s ambassador to Serbia and also as the high representative …

The Albanian opposition is resuming anti-government street protests with a rally in the port city of Durres on Tuesday (December 14th). Spartak Ngjela, leader of the Law and Justice Party, which doesn’t have

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Monday  that Austria supports her country’s EU integration process. After meeting with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann in Vienna, Kosor explained that the talks focused on additional efforts Croatia must make in order to close the negotiation chapters on judiciary and competition. She said …

Representatives of Serbs who fled Croatia during the 1991-1995 war announced on Monday (December 13th) they are launching a petition drive to insist that Croatia resolve their property rights and other outstanding issues before joining the EU. They will start collecting signatures as of Wednesday in Serbia, Montenegro, Republika Srpska, …

The Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor has filed an indictment against six individuals suspected of helping war crimes indictee Stojan Zupljanin evade justice. Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor Bruno Vekaric said that the indictment covered the period from

Croatian wartime official Tomislav Mercep, suspected of the murder or disappearance of 43 people in 1991, has been placed in 30-day custody. An investigation has been launched against Mercep, an assistant interior minister in Croatia during the war there, on suspicion

Official results in Kosovo’s general election show a win for the prime minister’s party. But with just over 33 per cent, Hashim Thaci and his PDK will still need to form a coalition. Rival LDK leader Isa Mustaffa and other party leaders are calling for a re-run in two Thaci …

Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković will pay a visit to Banja Luka, RS, in Bosnia-Herzegovina this Tuesday. It was announced that he would confer with Republic of Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik. Cvetković will attend a ceremonial reception organized by Dodik to mark his recent inauguration.

Serbian Defence Minister Dragan Sutanovac arrived on an official visit to Sofia at the invitation of Bulgarian counterpart Anyu Angelov. Sutanovac will meet with Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, National Assembly Chairperson Tsetska Tsacheva, Defence Minister Anyo Angelov and will discuss the bilateral.

Bulgaria has congratulated Kosovo’s government and central election commission on the organisation of the December 12 2010 parliamentary elections, the first since the country declared independence. The elections were proof that Kosovo society was successfully on the path of democratisation and was able to put into practice