Balkans

Croatian police arrested on Monday (November 8th) former Bjelovar wartime official Jure Simic on suspicion of war crimes committed against prisoners of war during the 1991-1995 conflict. Prosecutors say Simic ordered the murder of three members of the former Yugoslav Army, part of a larger group of military officers captured by …

EULEX head Xavier Bout de Marnhac said on Monday (November 8th) that corruption investigations are ongoing and that new developments can be expected soon. “This is a very serious issue … There will

Croatia will not participate in the construction project of Belene nuclear power plant, said the country’s Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor. Bulgaria offered Serbia and Croatia

The European Commission will today in Brussels publish its report on Serbia’s EU accession. It is expected that Serbia will be called on to invest more efforts to find and

The European Commission has revealed that it is not ready to start negotiations with Kosovo over visa liberalisation because Pristina does not have a reintegration package for its returnees.

The European Commission is to announce the report on Macedonia’s progress. The country is expected to receive a positive report, but no starting date for accession negotiations due to the name dispute with Greece. The report will probably note that the country complies with the political criteria, but has to …

Priština Mayor Isa Mustafa was appointed new president of the Democratic League of Kosovo at the party’s 7th election assembly on Sunday. Mustafa won by 235 of the total 395 votes, while the other party president candidate, Fatmir Sejdiju earned 124 assembly delegate votes. 

The European Commission (EC) will urge Turkey to normalise ties with Cyprus and boost human rights’ protections in its progress report on the country’s EU bid, local media reported on Sunday (November 7th). According to an advance copy of the document, due for release Tuesday, the Commission will call on …

Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu met on Monday (November 8th) for another round of talks aimed at reunifying the divided island. Discussions are expected to focus on the complex property issue. The two leaders will meet with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on …

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) may discuss in either January or March possible sanctions against BiH for ignoring a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, Council of Europe representative Caroline Ravaud warned on Sunday (November 7th) at a conference in Sarajevo. The European Court …