Balkans

Alžirac Nurudin Gaci, nedavno pritvoren zbog sumnje u povezanost s terorističkim napadom u Bugojnu, bit će deportiran iz BiH bez obzira hoće li ga državno tužilaštvo optužiti za sudjelovanje u ovom napadu, kaže Dragan Mektić, direktor Službe za poslove sa strancima BiH. On ističe da je Gaci jedan od nekoliko …

The EU perspective of the Western Balkans will be up for discussion Friday between Greece’s Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas and Baroness Catherine Ashton, EU foreign policy chief, Greek foreign ministry said. The ministry says Droutsas and Ashton will discuss the EU-Turkey relations, the Cyprus issue, the Middle East peace …

Slovenia’s government adopted on Thursday guidelines for the country’s activities in the Western Balkans in order to strengthen its activities in the region.

The former minister of justice of Republika Srpska, RS, told the trial of Radovan Karadzic that Bosnian Muslims began creating “paramilitary formations” as early as in 1991, adding they were armed by Croatia and Arab countries.

The fifth regional summit on energy, investments and economic development kicks off on Thursday in the coastal Croatian town of Dubrovnik with the participation of leaders from the region and Europe. The two-day summit, hosted by Croatia, will cover the EU and NATO integration

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that NATO intervention in Kosovo was necessary and that the existence of an independent state of Kosovo is proof of that. “It would have been a terrible thing if the West had allowed the situation to continue unchecked,” Blair said in a …

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov told journalists Wednesday that Bulgaria and Russia will sign a contract to build South Stream, a natural gas pipeline providing an alternative route for Russian deliveries, on

Minister for Human and Minority Rights Svetozar Čiplić told Tanjug on Thursday that the constitution of the National Council of Bosniaks was unsuccessful. He added that it was followed by illegal activities, and that the usurpation of rights of the Bosniak minority will be sanctioned. 

KFOR Commander Markus Bentler has stated that NATO is very concerned over the situation in northern Kosovo. “There is no positive development and we call upon all citizens to show restraint from any violent acts,” Bentler said.

Current EU presidency holders Belgium is clear that the future of all the Balkan countries is Europe, Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme said. But any candidate EU member must earn its membership by meeting all requirements, he noted.