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The 200,000 signatures required by Bulgarian legislation for Parliament to consider a referendum have been gathered for a vote on Turkish EU accession. This means that the proposal for a referendum will have to be forwarded by the parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs to be voted in plenary. According to …

Serbian war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević expressed expectation that Serge Brammertz’s report on Serbia’s cooperation will be positive. The chief Hague prosecutor was in Belgrade on Monday, and his report is due before the UN Security Council in December.

Charles S. Faddis, expert on international terrorism: “Terrorist organizations are adaptable and flexible” Interview conducted by Ioannis Micheletos, WSN Editor South East Europe, Coordinator of Southeastern European Office The continuous assymetrical warfare against international terrorism seems to be far from over, and it spans through the entire globe with terror …

What would happen with Macedonia after the NATO summit depends on the state itself. That is what US Ambassador to Skopje Philip Reeker said. “We support the state in finding decision on the name issue and integrations”, Mr. Reeker pointed out.

Greece’s budget deficit and debt level in 2009 are both higher than earlier estimates, according to figures published by the European Union (EU) statistical bureau Eurostat on Monday. Greece’s budget deficit ran to 15.4

An International Monetary Fund mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina said that it found “encouraging signs” during a 13-day visit to review the country’s performance and prospects under its stand-by agreement with the IMF.

Officials in Pristina have warned that Kosovo citizens might soon start getting passports in Albania in order to be able to travel without visas across the Schengen zone. Outgoing Integrations Minister Besim Beqaj said on

A man was arrested near the town of Banja Luka, RS, on suspicion that he committed genocide in Srebrenica in 1995. The suspect was identified as Dragan Crnogorac.

Serbian government and competent authorities fully strengthened the cooperation with the Hague Tribunal and continuously pay the necessary efforts for detraining of the rest accused. That is what Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said during a meeting with the Chief Prosecutor of the Tribunal, which took place in Belgrade today.

Eight Serbian Parties will take part in the elections in Kosovo. Although the government believes there are no conditions for Serbian participation in Kosovo elections, those who had submitted election registers to the Electoral Commission think that there would be serious voter turnout among the Serbian population.