Balkans

EU concern over political situation in Albania

EU foreign ministers have expressed their concern over the political situation in Albania, where the ruling and opposition parties have not yet found a solution to the political crisis that began almost one year ago. “It is high time to find a solution to the current crisis on a basis …

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EU foreign ministers to discuss Western Balkans

EU foreign ministers are gathering on Monday (June 14th) to discuss a range of topics, including the situation in the Western Balkans. The meeting will be attended by Hague war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz, who will brief the diplomats on co-operation of countries in the region. Belgrade expects …

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PACE parliamentary speakers urge solution to Cypriot issue

A two-day European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments wrapped up in Limassol on Saturday (June 12th) with participants calling for a lasting solution that guarantees the rights of both communities in divided Cyprus. The conference brought together 50 speakers, deputy speakers and other senior parliamentary officials of countries that are …

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EULEX urges Belgrade to accelerate mass grave exhumations

EULEX officials want Belgrade to take the next step in collecting information regarding the Raska mass grave, believed to contain the bodies of 250 Albanians. “This case is important, and we encourage Belgrade authorities to move forward as soon as possible in order to shed light on the truth,” EULEX …

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PACE in negative report on Kosovo

A new report from the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) on Kosovo is negative, according to media reports. The document was filed by Chairman of the PACE Political Affairs Committee Bjorn von Sydow, who stressed that the situation in the province was “very bad concerning the rule of law”.

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Croatian Foreign Minister: The negotiations with EU could be concluded until the end of the year

Croatia could end its pre-accession talks with EU before the end of the year, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandroković announced. Jandroković also pointed that he expected the report of Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, to allow Croatia to open 23rd pre-accession chapter for …

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Vuković ponovo suspendovan

SARAJEVO Ministar sigurnosti BiH suspendirao je jučer svog pomoćnika za borbu protiv organiziranog kriminala, terorizma i trgovine narkoticima Vjekoslava Vukovića, jer ga je Županijski sud u Rijeci osudio na devet mjeseci zatvora. Vuković je suspendiran do okončanja sudskog procesa koji se protiv njega vodi u Hrvatskoj zbog nabavke eksploziva za …

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