Balkans

Greece, EU deny rescue loan extension

Officials in Greece and the European Union on Thursday denied media reports that Athens is seeking an extension of an international rescue loan agreement beyond 2012. “There will be no extension of the (loan) agreement – we state this categorically, and of course there is no question of extending the …

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Belgrade-Priština talks to start soon

Serbian President Boris Tadić met with EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Catherine Ashton in New York on Thursday. He told reporters after the meeting that the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština will begin soon, “but that the sides should resolve technical issues before that”. 

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UNMIK, Kosovo government disagree over north

UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier on Wednesday (September 22nd) criticised a government report on northern Kosovo, saying it contains factual errors and a series of groundless statements. “I am sorry that the authors did not consult me or the UN officials in charge while preparing the report. If they had done …

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Balkan leaders address UN summit

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha addressed the UN Millennium Development Goals Summit in New York on Wednesday (September 22nd), outlining achievements and Albania’s goals: to turn it into one of the safest places in the world. Berisha recalled his visit to New York in 1992 when Albania, emerging from a …

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Former Bosnian miltary Jurisic challenges Bosnia war crimes conviction

Ilija Jurisic, the former Bosnian miltary officer jailed for 12 years for committing war crimes in the country’s 1992-95 war, is continuing his appeal against conviction. Jurisic was jailed in September 2009 by the War Crimes Chamber of the District Court in Belgrade for ordering an attack on a convoy …

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Romanian president visits Bulgaria

Romanian President Traian Basescu visited Bulgaria on September 23 2010, at the invitation of his counterpart Georgi Purvanov. The two heads of state were set to continue their active political dialogue and would evaluate the bilateral relations between both countries, the the sphere

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