Balkans

SARAJEVO Ejup Ganić, bivši član ratnog Predsjedništva Republike BiH, uhapšen je jučer u Londonu, potvrđeno je “Nezavisnim” u Ambasadi Velike Britanije u BiH. Kako nam je rečeno, Ganić će o zahtjevu Srbije za njegovim izručenjem biti saslušan pred nadležnim sudom u Londonu, koji će donijeti odluku o njegovu zadržavanju u …

Belgium Prime Minister Yves Leterme will pay a visit to Macedonia on March 8 to discuss the issue on candidates for political asylum from the country. Most of the people in question are Albanians from Macedonia and Presevska dolina in South Serbia, which ask for political

Montenegro’s Authorities expect additional questions from the European Commission by the end of March, European Integration Minister Gordana Djurovic told members of parliament’s European integration committee last Friday

The government must take further measures to deal with the budget crisis and reach debt reduction targets, EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said Monday (March 1st), following a meeting with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Athens. “We will continue to support the Greek authorities and the Greek people …

Local media reported on Monday (March 1st) that Kosovo is expected to participate in a summit organised by Slovenia and Croatia in Kranj, near Ljubljana, on March 20th. However, the country will be urged the take part in the event not as a republic but under the name “Kosovo/UNMIK” or …

Croatian Assembly Speaker Luka Bebić and his Serbian counterpart Slavica Đukić-Dejanović meet to discuss cooperation between the two countries. After the talks at the Croatian Assembly in Zagreb, Bebić said that Croatia wished to “establish and develop good neighborly relations with Serbia”.

The European Commissioner for energy Günther Oettinger arrives today for a two-day-visit to Bulgaria to discuss energy security issues. Oettinger will meet Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Minister of the Economy Traicho Traikov. He will also give a speech at the Atlantic Council conference, Еuropena Commission press office announced. …

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is meeting top Serbian officials on Monday to offer France’s help in Serbia’s European integration process. Ahead of the trip the FM’s spokesman, Bernard Valero, said that Kouchner’s visit is a sign of “France’s commitment to the development of the whole region and to the …

Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas told Macedonian media on Monday that a solution could be reached in the Athens-Skopje “name” spat as soon as tomorrow if there is the necessary political will to do so, adding that Athens has that will.

Radovan Karadzic will deliver his opening statement today and tomorrow in his trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, following which the Prosecution will call its first witnesses.