Balkans

UN war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz will visit Belgrade today to discuss Serbia’s co-operation with the court. He is scheduled to meet with Serbia’s President Boris Tadic, Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic and head of the national council for co-operation with The Hague tribunal, Rasim Ljajic. Brammertz writes regular …

Croatian police detained on last Friday one person for suspected war crimes committed in 1991 and issued arrest warrants for four others. The five were allegedly involved in killing 12 members of the Vinkovci-based special police unit in Borovo Selo, eastern Croatia, in 1991. The 12 police officers went to …

Bosnia’s new tripartite president was inaugurated yesterday in Sarajevo, following 3 October general elections that saw the Bosniak seat go to Bakir Izetbegovic; the Croat seat go to Zeljko Komsic; and the Serb seat go to Nebojsa Radmanovic. The three will serve a four-year mandate.

Nebojsa Radmanovic, chairman of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, said here Thursday that national reconciliation and trust can not be achieved without the prosecution of all war criminals of all nations in the region. Radmanovic’s statement came as he addressed the UN Security Council in an open meeting on …

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved a joint venture to build and operate the Bulgarian section of the South Stream natural gas pipeline. The new business will be registered in Bulgaria and will be controlled on an equal-equity basis by state-held Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) and Russian gas giant Gazprom. The joint venture’s …

The Serbian government said on Wednesday that conditions have not been set to call on Kosovo Serbs to take part in the December 12th snap elections organised by Pristina. The cabinet believes that a sustainable and

Greece is back from the brink of financial disaster and has paved the way for the future, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou proclaimed Thursday. The austerity measures implemented by the Papandreou government have been met by widespread protests as the nation backs away from the brink of bankruptcy. The Greek …

France will make sure that the EU decision on the Bulgarian and Romanian entry in the Schengen Area is not made before the summer, France’s Minister for European Affairs, Pierre Lellouche, has announced.

The European Commission (EC) adopted its annual enlargement package Tuesday that assesses achievements of the Western Balkans, Turkey and Iceland in their EU integration process and points

Cyprus authorities warned Great Britain on Tuesday (November 9th) that they would abolish its military bases on the island if London supports the permanent partition of its former colony. “Division is not a choice for us or for the UN and various international organisations, as well as for the EU,” …