Balkans

Serbian Parliament adopts government’s Kosovo policy

The Serbian Parliament adopted a resolution on calling on the government to continue its activities defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. After a 12-hour debate, 26 members of parliament present voted against the decision, while two members abstained. 192 voted in favor. “The National Assembly finds it necessary …

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Stabilization and Association Council Macedonia-EU will hold meeting

The Stabilization and Association Council Macedonia-EU is set to hold a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday, Macedonian Ministry of Foreign affairs said. The meeting will focus on Macedonia’s accomplishments regarding its road towards EU, meeting political and economic criteria, implementation of the Stabilization and Association Agreement, financial cooperation and its …

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EU, ECB, IMF representatives arrive in Athens

A team of experts from the European Commission (EC), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the IMF arrives in Athens on Monday (July 26th) to evaluate implementation of the country’s anti-crisis measures. In May, Greece received the first 20 billion-euro tranche of a 110 billion-euro aid package from the eurozone …

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Bez podrške zabrani vehabijskog pokreta

SARAJEVO Izmjene Krivičnog zakona BiH, kojim se zabranjuje vehabijski pokret, na predstojećoj sjednici Predstavničkog doma Parlamentarne skupštine BiH neće dobiti podršku SDA i Stranke za BiH, zbog čega je njihovo usvajanje neizvjesno. Poslanici SNSD-a predložili su da se hitno usvoje izmjene Krivičnog zakona kojim će se zabraniti vehabijski, odnosno selefijski …

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Hrvatska neće blokirati BiH na putu ka EU

SARAJEVO Hrvatska, kao buduća članica Evropske unije, neće blokirati pristupne pregovore BiH zbog otvorenih pitanja između dvije zemlje. Neven Mimica, potpredsjednik Sabora Hrvatske i predsjednik saborskog odbora za evropske integracije, izjavio je u petak u Sarajevu da će njegova zemlja beneficije evropskih integracija u potpunosti osjetiti tek ulaskom svih zemalja …

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Kosovo on EU agenda in Brussels

EU Foreign Ministers will meet on Monday to discuss the Kosovo situation in the wake of the ICJ Kosovo UDI advisory opinion. The meeting will be the first ministerial meeting since Belgium took over the six-month EU presidency earlier this month.

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Serbian MPs meet for Kosovo session

MPs of the Serbian parliament would be discussing further actions of the state in the wake of the ICJ’s decision. The court last week said in its advisory opinion that the Kosovo Albanian unilateral independence declaration was not violating international law, since it had no provisions preventing such declarations; however, …

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US wants Serbian FM sacked

Washington has sent a message to Belgrade that the time was right to “reach agreement”, writes daily Blic. However, this agreement “over the Kosovo story” is not possible while Vuk Jeremić is at the helm of the Foreign Ministry, according to this article.

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