Balkans

Pet hrvatskih stranaka potpisnica Kreševske deklaracije podržalo je jučer u Kiseljaku inicijativu o održavanju hrvatskog foruma posvećenog ustavnom položaju Hrvata u BiH. Termin održavanja foruma trebalo bi da bude usaglašen na sastanku predsjednika ovih stranaka, koji bi trebalo da bude održan 1. februara ove godine. Ljiljana Lovrić, predsjednica HSS-NHI, rekla …

KFOR considers Serb parallel structures in Kosovo dangerous, commander General Marcus Bentler said, adding that they violate UN Resolution 1244 and are therefore considered illegal. “These structures risk stability,” Bentler said at the Italian KFOR military barracks in Peja/Pec. “We are aware of their existence, but it is up to …

After an 11-month break, the trial before the Hague Tribunal of Serb Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Šešelj continues on Tuesday. Šešelj is accused of war crimes against non-Serbs in Croatia, Vojvodina and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The prosecution is expected to bring out its last witness in the case, and the trial …

EU Foreign Policy High Representative Catherine Ashton says the future of Western Balkans will be one of the priorities of her activities. Ashton also and pointed out that she wants for the whole region to progress towards the Union in the future. In a speech before MPs of the Foreign …

Serbia’s Parliament will debate drafts of two resolutions for condemning war crimes committed during the wars on the territory of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. One will condemn the crimes committed against Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) in Srebrenica, and the other will condemn all other war crimes.

Team of IMF’s experts will arrive on Tuesday in Greece, following the visits by European Commission and the European central bank, Greek media said. The experts will discuss with Greek officials and try to solve the issues regarding retirement, taxes and financial handling. IMF points out that the visit is …

Kosovo’s Central Election Commission, CEC, failed on Monday to approve the final results of the hotly contested mayoral elections in Gjilan. The results of the second-round mayoral vote were recounted last week after fears that widespread fraud had taken place in the municipality during the 13 December election.

The EU’s newly appointed foreign minister Catherine Ashton expressed her support behind international efforts to stabilise Bosnia, noting that there is no other choice but for the differing communities to live together. At her parliamentary hearing in front of MEPs Ashton noted that: “They can have as many referendums as …

A group of 200 academics, writers and journalists in Serbia has asked the country’s parliament to call a referendum on whether Serbia should join NATO. Speaking at a press conference, Serbian Academy member Matija Beckovic called for the referendum stressing that Serbia is now a neutral country which suffered “criminal …

Social Democratic Party candidate Ivo Josipović had a convincing win in the second round of presidential elections in Croatia. According to the first official results from the state election commission, Josipović won 60.29 percent of the vote, and independent candidate Milan Bandić received 39.71 percent.