Balkans

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini says the EU should scrap visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) as it did for other Balkan countries. Addressing an international forum in Gorizia, on the development of the Adriatic-Balkan region Monday, Frattini described BiH as a priority for Italy and the EU. He …

After a meeting Monday, the government announced the establishment of six working groups to implement the strategy for Serb-dominated northern Kosovo. The groups will include members of the government, the International Civilian Office and EULEX. The groups will work on the rule of law, émigré returns, reconciliation and start of …

Verdicts in the trials of Pane Bulat and Rade Vranesevic, former Republika Srpska Krajina soldiers charged with the murder of six Croat civilians in the town of Banski Kovacevac in Croatia in 1992, will be delivered on March 15 at the War Crimes Court in Belgrade.

PALE Glavni odbor SDS-a usvojio je jučer na sjednici u Palama deklaraciju u vezi sa ubistvom potpredsjednika te stranke i predsjednika Opštinskog odbora ove stranke u Doboju Branislava Garića, u kojoj se zahtjeva “nezavisna istraga” povodom tog slučaja. Glavni odbor SDS-a zatražio je od ministara pravde i unutrašnjih poslova RS …

Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor, meeting Monday afternoon with his Kosovo counterpart Hashim Thaci in Pristina, stressed the importance of the upcoming regional summit in Slovenia, although neither premier could confirm the way in which Kosovo will be presented at the gathering. Pahor said that he was trying to find …

A new round of Athens Skopje “name” talks is expected to begin by the end of March, Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki said during an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

SARAJEVO Aktuelni komesar sarajevske policije Himzo Selimović, direktor policije RS Uroš Pena i direktor Granične policije BiH Vinko Dumančić najbolje su rangirani kandidati za čelne funkcije u državnim policijskim agencijama. Nezavisni odbor policijske strukture BiH odlučio je juče da je Selimović najbolji kandidat za Direkcije za koordinaciju policijskih tijela u …

Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki will pay official visit to Croatia on Tuesday. He is slated to discuss with his Croatian counterpart Gordan Jandrokovic. He will also meet with Croatia’s PM Jadranka Kosor and President of the Foreign policy commission of Croatia’s parliament Franjo Matosic.

Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian top officials have failed to agree on a formula that would allow both Belgrade and Pristina delegations to participate in a regional conference on the Western Balkans to

KFOR halted its co-operation with the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) on Saturday (March 6th) after members of the newly established force carried weapons during a ceremony Friday marking the 12th anniversary