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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Monday (April 12th) urged the government in Nicosia to continue talks aimed at reunifying the divided island, regardless of the outcome of the upcoming presidential election in the Turkish-dominated north.

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced on Tuesday that the government had filed the EU questionnaire on the country’s readiness to join the bloc. “We hope to receive an objective evaluation from those who review it,” Berisha said during a cabinet meeting.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has meet benchmarks for lifting visa requirements, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said. FM Frattini made the remarks, following the meeting with

Croatian President Ivo Josipović will meet with representatives of the Croat community in Bački Monoštor, northern Serbia, on Friday. Josipović would be accompanied by Serbian President Boris Tadić.

The Hague Tribunal prosecutors will today begin presenting evidence in the trial of former Republic of Srpska (RS) President Radovan Karadžić. Since the court has rejected the defendant’s multiple attempts to postpone the continuation of the trial, in case he refused to appear in the courtroom today, he would be …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.