Balkans

US Ambassador to BiH Charles English said that the referendum issue in the entity of Republika Srpska is very sensitive, adding the United States would consider provocative any issue that endangers the country’s stability, sovereignty or territorial integrity. The US Ambassador deplored the lack of reform, saying the political stalemate …

The Supreme Court decided on Tuesday (February 16th) that a third round of voting is necessary in the eastern Kosovo town of Gjilan to elect a new mayor.

The inauguration of Ivo Josipović, the third Croatian president since it gained independence, will be held in Zagreb today. About 80 envoys have confirmed their arrival, ten of those presidents and nine representatives of international organizations.

A trial for crimes commited against Bosniaks in Prijedor in 1994 will open on February 18 in the war crimes chamber at the High Court in Belgrade. In December last year, the Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor in Serbia indicted Dusko Kesar, 46, for his role in the murder …

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule is satisfied with the establishment of the new cooperation with the newly elected Croatian President Ivo Josipovic. “I’m looking forward to the new cooperation with Croatian President. His inauguration is a good possibility to meet not only with Croatia’s top officials but leaders of the …

We hope that with the help of EU, UN and USA you will find an acceptable name solution in the name dispute with Greece. Egyptian Minister of Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit made the remarks following the meeting with his counterpart Macedonian FM Antonio Milososki.

An exclusive WSN interview with Dr. Athanasios E. Drougos, a senior defence and counterterrorism analyst and lecturer, conducted by Ioannis Michaletos, WSN Editor South East Europe Ioannis Michaletos: Since the attacks on the twin towers almost a decade ago, there was intense effort by international authorities to curb the flow …

Slovenia will unblock two chapters of Croatia’s accession talks with EU on Friday. The decision for de-blocking the chapters for fishing and living environment has been brought by the Board for European Affairs with votes of the coalition. Even though the opposition was against this decision, PM Borut Pahor said …

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who is starting her visit to the Western Balkans, says she wished to talk about Serbia’s next steps toward the EU.

Greek Ambassador in Serbia Dimosthenis Stoidis has denied that his country would recognize the unilateral declaration of independence made by Kosovo’s Albanians.