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SARAJEVO Tužilaštvo BiH predložilo je jednomjesečni pritvor za sedmoricu pripadnika vehabijskog pokreta uhapšenih u utorak u Gornjoj Maoči kod Brčkog. Potvrdio je ovo juče Boris Grubešić, glasnogovornik Tužilaštva BiH. “Sedam osoba koje su uhapšene u združenoj policijskoj akciji danas su predate Tužilaštvu BiH. Oni su osumnjičeni za ugrožavanje teritorijalne cjelovitosti …

Serbia is mulling over a resolution expressing remorse for the massacre in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica. This time, EU accession aspirations may prove a big enough incentive to make it happen, Anes Alic writes for ISN Security Watch. By Anes Alic in Sarajevo for ISN Security Watch The Serbian …

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said on Thursday that he is ready to meet opposition Socialist Party leader Edi Rama, adding that he hopes that the meeting would be fruitful in terms of overcoming the political impasse. PM Berisha on Wednesday met with representatives of European institutions in Tirana. The …

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said in Berlin that relations between Serbia and Croatia must turn towards the future. She said about the cooling of relations between the neighboring countries after the Croatian president’s statement of the possibility of a military intervention in Bosnia-Herzegovina – that politicians need to think …

The International Monetary Fund said Serbia has breached its stand-by funding agreement by allocating more than previously agreed sum for public sector wages in its 2010 budget. Serbia has allocated 120 million euros more than pre-agreed with the Fund, B92 quoted the IMF Resident Representative in Serbia, Bogdan Lissovolik, as …

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski had a phone talk with his Greek counterpart Georgios Papandreou. Gruevski’s cabinet announced that the talk was held at the initiative of the Macedonian prime minister.

The detailed planning of Nabucco will be carried out by five engineering companies from all countries participating in the project, Mr Reinhard Mitschek, Managing Director of Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH, said.

Bulgaria’s new EC commissioner designate responsible for international co-operation, humanitarian aid and crisis response, Kristalina Georgieva, seemed to impress her inquisitors in the EU Parliament during her confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Several MEPs congratulated Georgieva’s command of her new proposed portfolio, including British Labour MEP Michael Cashman, who praised Georgieva’s …

Greek President Karolos Papoulias was re-elected for a second five-year term in office Wednesday after winning majority support in a parliamentary vote.

Kosovo Parliament Speaker Jakup Krasniqi called on Britain to continue to support Kosovo’s efforts to join the United Nations and other international organizations. During his stay in London, Krasniqi met with House of Commons Speaker John Berkow. Krasniqi called on British government to hail the strategy of the authorities in …