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Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will appear at The Hague war crimes tribunal (ICTY) on April 13th for the resumption of his trial, a member of Karadzic’s defence team, Peter Robinson, said on Saturday (April 3rd). According to Robinson, Karadzic plans to participate fully in the hearings. On Thursday, …

Set zakona o reformi policije u BiH, koja uopće nije reforma, usvojen je prije dvije godine pod snažnim pritiskom međunarodne zajednice. Usvajanjem ovih zakona BiH je omogućeno potpisivanje Sporazuma o stabilizaciji i pridruživanju s EU. Bio je to svakako veoma važan korak za zemlju. Upozorenja da usvajanje ovih zakona ni …

By adopting the Srebrenica declaration, Serbia has shown its “European face”, says High International Representative in Bosnia Valentin Inzko. “The adoption of this document has a key importance for the process of reconciliation in the whole region. This is a very important step for Serbia, a hard one, but necessary,” …

“EU integrations and Kosovo are separate issues, but bilateral matters should be solved in parallel with the EU integrations process,” says Stefan Fuele. The EU enlargement commissioner said that any country intent on joining the EU must “demonstrate that it has good relations with its neighbors, based on cooperation, tolerance, …

International Civilian Office (ICO) chief Pieter Feith opposes Belgrade’s plan to organise elections in Serb-dominated northern Kosovo. In an interview with Deutsche Welle on Wednesday (March 31st), Feith said the ICO would only recognise the results of elections organised by Pristina. He added that opening an EU office in Serb-dominated …

Islamic Community in Serbia Chief Mufti Muamer Zukorlić has rejected the Srebrenica declaration adopted by parliament as “inadequate, useless and disparaging”. “On behalf of Bosniaks (Muslims) and all humane people I reject the declaration condemning the crime in Srebrenica which was adopted by the Serbian parliament,” Zukorlić declared in Novi …

Bulgarian Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Traycho Traykov and his Turkish counterpart Taner Yildiz have discussed a possible joint project for a liquefied gas terminal. The port will have a 6 billion cub.m. capacity and will be located on the Turkish coast.

SARAJEVO Za tri policijske agencije osnovane setom zakona o reformi policije u BiH u ovoj godinu u budžetu je rezervirano oko osam miliona KM iako nijedna od njih, osim direktora i zamjenika, nema stalno zaposlenih kadrova. Agencije za forenzička ispitivanja, školovanje kadrova, odnosno policijsku podršku, osnovane su prije dvije godine, …

Chief Hague Prosecutor Serge Brammertz says that report on Serbia’s cooperation will be finished in the second half of May. However, he stated that at this point, he did not know what the assessment would be. “The fact that the previous report was positive does not mean that the next …

The Croatian Ministry of Justice believes that significant steps have been taken in prosecuting war crimes, while some NGOs claim that additional efforts are needed. Vesna Terselic, director of the Zagreb-based Documenta Centre, said that around 700 cases had filed to the state prosecution in the