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Momčilo Mandić oslobođen odgovornosti za ratne zločine

SARAJEVO Apelaciono vijeće Suda BiH potvrdilo je jučer prvostepenu presudu ovog suda kojom je ranije Momčilo Mandić oslobođen odgovornosti za ratne zločine i zločine protiv čovječnosti. Momčilo Mandić, bivši ministar pravde RS, bio je optužen za ratne zločine počinjene u KPZ Foča, Butmir i Planjina kuća. “Sud BiH je, nakon …

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Ukinuli nezavisnost državnih revizora

Vijeće ministara i bh. parlament pretvorili su Ured za reviziju institucija BiH u upravnu organizaciju, čime je ukinuta nezavisnost ove institucije. Tvrdi ovo Milenko Šego, glavni revizor Ureda za reviziju bh. institucija. Ministarstvo pravde BiH predložilo je, a Vijeće ministara i parlament BiH usvojili su izmjene Zakona o ministarstvima i …

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Russia: Serbia will have to recognize Kosovo if joins NATO

Russian Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Konuzin warned Serbia that if Serbia joins NATO that means that Serbia will have to recognize Kosovo independence. He said that Russia’s relation to other countries depends on whether they are NATO members on not. Ambassador Konuzin pointed out that if Serbia continues to insist …

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OSCE debates situation in Kosovo

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo intends to monitor the influence that the KFOR reduction is going to have on Kosovo communities. This is according to Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Werner Almhofer, who spoke id in Vienna on Thursday. Submitting his six-month report on the Mission’s activities to …

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Trichet says Greece makes steps in right direction

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet backed Greece’s austerity measures, saying he is confident that the country will do what is needed to cut the budget deficit. “We expect and we are confident that the Greek government will take all the decisions that will permit them to reach that goal,” …

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The new U.S. ambassador in Belgrade: Serbia’s Door to NATO is Open

The new U.S. ambassador in Belgrade, Mary Warlick, has announced that the door of NATO membership is open to Serbia, stressing that Serbia is the one to decide if it wants to join the alliance. Warlick said that “the United States fully supports the European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations of Serbia …

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Catherine Ashton: “Kosovo among EU priorities”

There are differences over recognition but there is agreement on the substantial program of help that EU is putting in place in Kosovo, says Catherine Ashton. The EU foreign policy chief stated that main challenges of the EU foreign policy were Kosovo, how to rally Chinese and Russian support for …

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