SARAJEVO, BRATUNAC, SREBRENICA Sadik Ahmetović, ministar bezbjednosti BiH, pod istragom je zbog seksualnog zlostavljanja maloljetne Romkinje iz Bratunca i juče je saslušan u Sarajevu. Kako saznajemo, pored Ahmetovića, pod istragom je još 16 osoba. Ukupno 15 osumnjičenih je juče privedeno na saslušanje u CJB Bijeljina, dok je jedna osoba u …
Read More »EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule arrives in Belgrade
European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule arrives Wednesday in Belgrade. Fule will meet with Serbian top officials to discuss the EU integration of the country. It is expected Mr. Fule to confirm EU determination for Serbian accession to the EU after the state meet the requirements.
Read More »Bulgaria, Azerbaijan Discuss Georgia Natural Gas Transit Option
Bulgaria and Azerbaijan are discussing the possibility of creating a compressed natural gas processing plant in Georgia so as to ship the final product to Bulgaria and Romania. This was revealed by Azeri oil expert Ilham Shaban for ‘Nezasimaya Gazeta’. He said that an Azerbaijan-Bulgaria working group is discussing a …
Read More »UN Secretary-General: UN war crimes tribunal for former Yugoslavia needs more time
The United Nations war crimes tribunal set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts in the 1990s will need more time to complete its work after originally being scheduled to wind down at the end of this year, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
Read More »UN envoy to Cyprus rejects reports of meeting on Cyprus
UN envoy to Cyprus Alexander Downer rejected media speculation Monday (March 15th) about an upcoming international conference on Cyprus. According to the reports, the meeting would discuss the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee, which regulates
Read More »Turkey asks EU to lift visa requirements
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu urged the EU on Monday (March 15th) to end visa requirements for Turkish citizens. The request came during a meeting with EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele, who was visiting Ankara for the first time since being elected to the post. The EU lifted visa requirements …
Read More »Albania completes more of EU questionnaire
The Albanian government completed nine more chapters of the European Commission’s wide-ranging questionnaire Monday (March 15th), a requirement for Albania’s application for EU candidate status to be considered. This makes a total of 30 chapters completed, with five more to go. The government hopes to wrap those up by the …
Read More »EP’s Kacin says BiH ready for visa liberalisation
European Parliament (EP) member Jelko Kacin has sent a letter to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele saying that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has met all technical conditions for inclusion in the EU’s visa-free regime, local media reported on Monday (March 15th). Kacin suggested …
Read More »Austrian President says Croatia could join EU in 2012
Austrian President Heinz Fischer said on Monday (March 15th) that Croatia could wrap up its EU accession talks by the end of this year and join the bloc in 2012. After talks with visiting Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic, Fischer stressed that this scenario would be good for both the region …
Read More »Catherine Ashton: Political situation in BiH is getting worse
Catherine Ashton, the EU’s recently-appointed foreign policy chief noted in her ordinary report the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is getting worse.
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