Balkans

Serbia Drops Case Against General Trifunovic

The public prosecutor in Belgrade dropped the case against General Vladimir Trifunovic and four officers of the Yugoslav People’s Army. In 1995, Trifunovic was sentenced to seven years in prison for the 1991 pullout of 250 soldiers from the JNA army barracks in Varazdin, Croatia.

Read More »

Macedonia to reply to Greece at ICJ by June 9th

The Macedonian government has until June 9th to respond to Greece, regarding the complaint Skopje filed with The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) for Greece allegedly violating a bilateral agreement, local media reported on Wednesday (March 17th). Macedonia filed

Read More »

Fuele: EC ready to help Serbia’s EU integration

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele on Wednesday (March 17th) voiced the European Commission’s (EC) support for Serbia’s EU integration. After talks with Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic in Belgrade, Fuele said that while Serbia faces a lot of challenges and tasks, the EC is ready to help if Belgrade is truly …

Read More »

Seselj’s trial at Hague adjourned

The trial of Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj was adjourned until further notice due to health problems of four remaining witnesses, the UN war crimes tribunal announced on Wednesday (March 17th). Prosecutors had hoped to wrap up their questioning by the end of this month. Seselj is charged with …

Read More »

Sejdiu says KFOR downsizing result of improved security

Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu said on Wednesday (March 17th) that the downsizing of KFOR troops demonstrates improved security in the young country. Sejdiu briefed ambassadors of NATO member-states in Brussels about Kosovo’s achievements as an independent state, adding that for the first time since it declared independence in February 2008, …

Read More »

EU Ambassador Erwan Fouere says the name is the main issue in the negotiations between Macedonia and Greece

EU Ambassador Erwan Fouere called on Macedonia and Greece to step up the pace and focus on the name, which he says is the main issue in the negotiations. It’s important that both sides try to speed up the pace of meetings to ensure that there is no misunderstanding

Read More »

Stefan Fule: Kosovo should turn the European perspective in a reality

European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule said he expects to work with people of Kosovo to achieve sustainable reforms and concrete benefits on the way to Europe. In statements to the media on the eve of his visit to Pristina, the European Commissioner stressed that Kosovo …

Read More »

‘Reconciliation’ on the Loose

Several hundred residents of the Bosnian Serb-dominated city of Visegrad gathered on 12 March to greet Mitar Vasiljevic, a convicted war criminal just released from prison after serving two-thirds of his sentence, Anes Alic writes for ISA Intel. Trumpet players from Serbia played a fanfare on the streets as his …

Read More »