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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

The Appellate Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, rejected on Thursday Radovan Karadzic’s request to delay his trial until June 2010. The decision about the date the trial will resume should be made shortly; it is expected that it will continue within the next several …

Progress has been made in talks to reunify Cyprus, leaders of the two communities on the divided island said after meeting Tuesday (March 30th). The session was the last ahead of a break for presidential elections in the Turkish-dominated north, scheduled for April 18th. “After many meetings … we are …

EULEX chief Yves de Kermabon wants to serve another mandate. He said that he would like to serve another two years after his current mandate expires in June. De Kermabon reiterated that EULEX is in Kosovo to help local institutions strengthen the rule of law, but described the current fight …

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele reiterated on Tuesday (March 30th) his concerns about the ongoing political stalemate in Albania. The deadlock is between the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the opposition Socialist Party (SP). “I expressed concern about the stability of democratic institutions and the lack of political dialogue in …

he Bulgarian parliament has voted down the motion for President Georgi Parvanov’s impeachment. 155 MPs voted in favor of and 72 against the draft decision that requests President Georgi Parvanov should be charged and suggests

SARAJEVO Izbacivanjem BiH iz članstva u Vijeću Evrope i odbijanjem davanja agremana delegaciji BiH pri Parlamentarnoj skupštini Vijeća Evrope moguće su posljedice neprovođenja presude Evropskog suda za ljudska prava u Strazburu. Radna grupa za pripremu izmjena Ustava BiH u ponedjeljak je samo konstatovala da se ne mogu dogovoriti o ustavnim …

UN Mediator in Macedonian-Greek name row Matthew Nimetz has announced a new meeting with Macedonian officials toward mid-April, FM Milososki said. “Mr. Nimetz announced to come and meet with us towards mid-April. We are ready for his visit as we always are”, FM Milososki said.