Balkans

Representatives of civic organisations in Kosovo have sent a letter to US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg asking him to use his influence “to ensure that EULEX has enough capacities and political support to fulfil its mandate and yield the expected results for Kosovo citizens.” No significant progress in …

The EU on Tuesday urged Macedonian government to take swift action to settle the long-standing name dispute with neighboring Greece. Erwan Fouere, EU’s ambassador to Macedonia, asked Macedonian government to make a quick decision on whether it

SARAJEVO Pravobranilaštvo BiH u prošloj godini trebalo je da oduzme oko 2,1 milion KM imovine stečene krivičnim djelima, ali nisu uspjeli jer su osuđeni svoju imovinu uknjižili na druge osobe. U izvještaju Pravobranilaštva BiH stoji da su u 2009. godini imali 15 postupaka ovrhe po presudama za najteža krivična djela, …

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos discussed the political situation in Bosnia yesterday. They met with High Representative Valentin Inzko in Sarajevo. “The situation in Bosnia is disturbing and the October elections are an opportunity to change this trend,” Inzko said at …

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has again appealed to delay his genocide trial that is due to resume next week. Karadzic says the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has accepted 1,500 statements and items of testimony from earlier trials concerning the Bosnian war without giving him a chance to cross-examine …

US Deputy State Secretary James Steinberg is due to arrive Wednesday in Kosovo, as part of his brief Balkan tour. Before the visit, Steinberg said that Pristina and Belgrade must be more pragmatic despite all differences and pledged to help establish a dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. Steinberg announced that …

Oliver Ivanovic, State Secretary of Serbia’s Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija, said that the EU has made Kosovo a “second Cyprus” and would have to accept it as such. Ivanovic said that lamentations such as “We don’t need a new Cyprus” might be coming from Brussels “but, if they really …

The International Crisis Group’s Europe Programme Director Sabine Freizer said on Monday that it would be good for Serbia to foster positive relations with Kosovo. A solution must be found to enable both countries to take part in regional initiatives, she added. Freizer praised Serbia for condemning the Srebrenica massacre, …

Opposition New Kosovo Alliance leader Behxhet Pacolli called for early elections and the establishment of a technical government on Monday (April 5th). Pacolli criticised the recent government reshuffle by saying that the changes made are limited only to the replacement of some ministers with others.

Grecia accepta ca Fosta Republica Iugoslava a Macedoniei (FYROM) sa se numeasca “Macedonia de Nord”, a declarat primul adjunct al ministrului afacerilor externe grec Dimitris Droutsas, transmite Agerpres. Daca premierul macedonean Nikola Gruevski respinge propunerea, “va trebui sa explice el insusi poporului sau pentru ce il priveaza de perspectiva europeana”, …