Balkans

In the continuation of his opening statement, Radovan Karadžić said that Bosnian Serbs accepted Bosnia-Herzegovina’s independence in 1992. He said that Bosnian Serbs accepted the independence, under the condition that they would receive a constitutive entity.

The Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will meet the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek on March 3, the government’s press office announced. Buzek pays an official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of the speaker of the National Assembly Tsetska Tsacheva.

Bulgaria is EU and NATO member state, very predictable partner, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said.

EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, chief Yves de Kermabon is expected in Belgrade today. He is due to meet with Minister for Kosovo and Metohija Goran Bogdanović, and officials in charge of the judiciary.

Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor will pay official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday and meet with Chairperson of Council of Ministers, Nikola Spiric.

Italian politician Gianni de Michelis believes that Italy should follow the Greek initiative which pushes for all Western Balkan countries to become EU members in 2014.

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 …