Balkans

Austria backs Croatia’s EU integration

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 …

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Serbs who fled Croatia during 1991-1995 insist that the country should solve property rights before joining the EU

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, …

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Kosovo PM wins poll

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 …

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Serbian defence minister visits Bulgaria

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.

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Bulgaria congratulates Kosovo on election

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

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Serb organisation says it killed Kosovo Bosniak leader

The self-declared terrorist Serb organisation Beli Orlovi says it killed Bosniak leader Sefko Salkovic last week in northern Kosovo, media reported on Monday (December 13th). In a letter left near the office of Danish KFOR troops in Zubin Potok, the organisation also claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack on a KFOR …

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Srebrenica victims’ relatives to file case against former chief prosecutor of The Hague war crimes tribunal

Relatives of those killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre announced on Sunday (December 12th) that they have collected over 4,000 signatures in support of a lawsuit against Carla del Ponte, former chief prosecutor of The Hague war crimes tribunal. The lawsuit will be filed in January. They claim that thousands …

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