Balkans

“There are chances for Moldova in October to receive a road map from the EU that will open clear prospects on the visa regime liberalization,” Prime Minister Vlad Filat said in a meeting with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.

Slovakia’s Foreign Minister Mikulaš Dzurinda said that his country is against recognizing Kosovo. He also stressed that the “unilateral secessions is not in the interest of Europe”.

First Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dačić on Sunday again spoke about Serbia’s UN GA Kosovo draft. He said that it was “unrealistic to expect for Serbia to accept the adoption of a resolution that would recognize legality of Kosovo-Metohija’s independence”. 

The prosecutor’s office in the city of Arnhem plans to launch an investigation into the actions of Dutch peacekeeping forces in Srebrenica during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict, media reported on Friday (August 20th). The catalyst was a complaint filed by relatives of Srebrenica massacre victims. The relatives seek responsibility

The UN war crimes tribunal accepted on Friday (August 20th) all 18 recently discovered diaries of former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic as evidence in the ongoing trial against Radovan Karadzic. Judges said the former Bosnian Serb leader did not challenge the authenticity of the notebooks. The diaries, along

BiH — Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday (August 21st) to mark the 18th anniversary of the killing of over 200 Bosniaks from Prijedor, at Koricanske Stijene on Vlasic

The head of the EU delegation to Croatia, Paul Vandoren, said on Friday (August 20th) that the successful completion of judicial reforms and the privatisation of state-owned shipyards will be key to completing the country’s EU accession negotiations. The judiciary and privatisation chapters are among the last three opened on …

Kosovo’s government stands ready to safeguard the country’s integrity with firearms if northern municipalities declare independence and merge with Serbia, Serbian newspaper Danas reported on Friday. “We are ready to

Serbia is preparing to go before the United Nations next month to renew negotiations over the future of Kosovo, its southern breakaway province that has declared independence and been recognised by a number of countries.

Written by: Ioannis Michaletos, 18-Aug-10 |  Source: worldsecuritynetwork.com – Interview with Iason Athanasiadis on the Middle East affairs conducted by Ioannis Michaletos — Iason Athanasiadis comments to Ioannis Michaletos on the current aspects of the Middle Eastern affairs and the trends shaping the region between the Eastern Mediterranean and the Hindu …