Balkans

Serbia plans to offer EUR 10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of the Balkans’ most wanted war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic, an official said Thursday. Earlier this week, European Union foreign ministers agreed to ask the bloc’s executive commission

A meeting between the prime ministers of Macedonia and Greece is to take place in Brussels on Thursday. The meeting is scheduled for this afternoon, within the framework of the European Council summit. The two prime ministers will have a dialogue on the name issue.

The Croatian parliament has voted down the no-confidence vote in the government of Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor. After a 15-hour debate 79 MPs voted against and 62 in favor of the motion, which was tabled by 58 MPs from opposition parties.

A conference on the fight against organized crime and corruption in the Balkans will be held in Brussels on Thursday. The gathering will be organized by the Serbian Justice Ministry.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Wednesday that the date and topics for the Belgrade-Priština dialogue are up to the sides. “Serbian President Boris Tadić and Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci are now ready to start the dialogue,” she said answering questions of MPs in the European Parliament …

The court of BiH accepted on Tuesday (October 26th) a plea bargain between prosecutors and Bosnian Serb Dragan Rodic, sentencing him to eight years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Bosniak and Croatian

The first annual Balkans special operation forces conference opened on Tuesday (October 26th) in Sarajevo. Organised by NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command Naples, the conference runs through Thursday and aims to build

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday (October 26th) that Turkey should pay 15m euros in compensation for damages caused by violations of property rights in Cyprus. The money must be paid out within

Slovakia’s Parliament unanimously adopted a government plan Tuesday (October 26th) to withdraw Slovak military personnel serving with KFOR. A total of 140 troops will leave by the end of the year. Slovakia has not recognised Kosovo’s independence and has had a military presence on its territory since 1999. The troops …

The New Kosovo Alliance (NKA) party plans to submit to parliament a no-confidence motion against the government Wednesday (October 27th), in a bid to end the institutional crisis that has gripped the country since