The Vatican has not recognized Kosovo out of consideration for the Serbian Orthodox Church, Cardinal Walter Casper was quoted as saying. “We, naturally, know that Kosovo is a heavy wound and pain for the SPC. We know that Kosovo is the cradle and center of Serb orthodoxy. We understand that …
Read More »Kosovo: LDK Leads in Istog Mayoral Vote
According to preliminary results released by the Central Election Commission, CEC, the mayoral candidate from the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK, Haki Rugova, won 48.7 per cent of the vote in the Istog/Istok mayoral elections held on Sunday, April 11.
Read More »Frattini: EU Visa Liberalisation Decision for Albania on July 2
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini announced on Monday in Tirana that the EU will announce the visa liberalisation decision for Albania on July 2 at the Sarajevo summit.
Read More »BiH court releases former RS prime minister on bail
The Court of BiH has decided to release former Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Gojko Klickovic on bail, his lawyer announced on Saturday (April 10th). Klickovic is accused of war crimes committed in Bosanska Krupa during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict. His attorney explained that the court has accepted a relative’s …
Read More »Montenegro to deliver additional answers to EC
The government will deliver its answers to additional questions on the EC questionnaire Monday (April 12th). Montenegrin authorities received 673 extra questions in early March. The first set of answers was submitted in December 2009.
Read More »Kurti petition to be sent to international community
A petition against the trial of Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) movement leader Albin Kurti will be sent to the UN, the EU and to the Council of Europe. The council opposing the trial announced on Sunday (April 11th) that the
Read More »Zbog nepovjerenja nema ni dogovora
Povjerenje među političkim liderima u BiH potpuno je srušeno nakon pada aprilskog paketa ustavnih promjena zbog čega su svi naredni pregovori okončani skoro potpuno bezuspješno. Smatra to Mladen Ivanić, predsjednik PDP-a, i učesnik skoro svih političkih pregovora koji su počeli prije pet godina pregovorima o promjeni Ustava, a rezultirali tzv. …
Read More »CoE Secretary General: Name issue should not overshadow Macedonia’s CE presidency
The name issue should not overshadow Macedonia’s forthcoming presidency of the Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, the Council of Europe Secretary General said.
Read More »Serbs boycott vote in Kosovo municipality
Early mayoral elections were held in the municipality of Istok in Kosovo on Sunday. Several minor incidents at polling stations were reported during the voting. The elections went without any major problems, but several political parties and the NGO coalition “Democracy in Action” stated that there were incidents reported.
Read More »Spain Agrees to Extradite War Crimes Suspect
The Spanish government has decided to extradite suspected war criminal Veselin Vlahovic, who is wanted by Bosnia, Serbia, and Montenegro for a variety of crimes, but Spanish authorities did not indicate to which country Vlahovic will be extradited.
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