Balkans

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor met with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden yesterday during an official visit to Washington D.C. Kosor called her visit “the most important day of my political career”. She did not meet with

The leaders of Turkish and Greek communities in Cyprus on Wednesday resumed the talks on reunification of the island following a two-month pause. This is the first meeting of the newly elected Turkish Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu and the Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias.

The Prosecutor’s Office of the war crimes tribunal in The Hague has revealed new excerpts from general Ratko Mladic’s war-time diaries. They make it evident that the Bosnian Serbs and Croats, with the help of the authorities

EU Special Representative in Kosovo Pieter Feith said that Kosovo is on the threshold of a new phase. Speaking in Washington on Tuesday, the Dutch diplomat, who also heads the International Civilian Office (ICO) in Priština, added that the ICJ’s opinion may encourage Belgrade and Priština to solve technical issues …

Belgrade Mayor Dragan Đilas visited Serbs returnees in village of Novake near Prizren on Tuesday. He presented them with a van for transporting people and goods, donated by the city. Đilas told the returnees that Belgrade would always offer support to people who choose to return to their homes in …

In its Wednesday meeting, the European Commission is expected to give its approval of the recommendation for lifting the visa regime for citizens of Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, but there are many more steps to be taken before the countries’ citizens can travel freely in Europe without a visa.

After long consultations with Brussels Eulex decided to ban all unapproved visits to Kosovo made by Serbian officials, Pristina’s agencies said. Pristina daily “Koha Ditore” said that yesterday’s day was marked with a record

The prosecution at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has asked for permission to reopen the trial of six former Bosnian Croat leaders, including Jadranko Prlic, due to possession of new evidence.

UN war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz kicks off a visit to Croatia on Tuesday (May 25th), where he will discuss the country’s co-operation with the court. He will meet with President Ivo Josipovic. On Thursday and Friday, Brammertz participates in a regional conference of prosecutors in Brijuni. Next …

Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar said on Monday (May 24th) that any possible rejection of the arbitration agreement with Croatia during a June 6th public referendum in Slovenia will not affect Zagreb’s EU membership bid. In an interview with daily Delo, Zbogar pointed out that Croatia continued accession negotiations even …