Serbia will on Monday file a countersuit before the International Court of Justice, ICJ, against Croatia for genocide allegedly committed against Serbs during the war in 90s and World War II. “There is a lot of material which will turn on the lights on the international stage and show what …
Read More »Montenegro Unclear on Kosovo Links
Montenegrin top officials disagree on the timing of when the country should establish diplomatic links with Kosovo, with some arguing that a swift exchange of ambassadros may hinder Podgorica’s relations with Serbia Montenegro recognised Kosovo’s independence on 9 October, 2008, one day after the UN General Assembly accepted Serbia’s draft …
Read More »Former PM Stuns Croatia by Announcing Return to Politics
Former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader stunned Croatia on Sunday by announcing his return to politics, a move which some officials warned could bring down the coalition government led by his conservative party, the Croatian Democratic Union. “The decision to retire from politics was completely wrong,” Sanader told a hastily organised …
Read More »Bulgaria backs Serbia’s EU bid, unlikely to change stance on Kosovo – ambassador
Bulgaria will continue to support Serbia’s bid to join the European Union, but was unlikely to withdraw its recognition of the independence of Kosovo, Sofia’s top diplomat in Belgrade said on January 2. “Membership in the EU means that the country is stable, progressive and predictable and such a Serbia …
Read More »Usvojen budžet BiH za narednu godinu
Predstavnički dom i Dom naroda parlamenta BiH u srijedu su na posebnim sjednicama usvojili budžet BiH za narednu godinu u iznosu od oko 1.365.000.000 KM. Usvojenim budžetom parlament je za 10 odsto smanjio izdvajanja za usluge prevoza i goriva institucijama čije su poslovanje revizori ocijenili lošim. Za finansiranje institucija BiH …
Read More »“Bosnia disintegration would be catastrophic”
British Shadow Foreign Minister William Hague and former High Representative in Bosnia Paddy Ashdown say the break-up of Bosnia would cause a “disaster”. In an article the pair published in the Financial Times, dubbed, “Broken Bosnia needs western attention”, Hague and Ashdown described tensions between Sarajevo and Banja Luka and …
Read More »Montenegrin president: “Kosovo must recognize Montenegrins”
Filip Vujanović says that he will sign a decree appointing an ambassador to Priština “once Kosovo recognizes Montenegrins as an ethnic minority”. “I am convinced that this issue needs to be addressed before we appoint ambassadors, because it is correct toward our community in Kosovo. It would also be a …
Read More »Action Team “has idea” on Mladić whereabouts
It is obvious that Ratko Mladić is still hiding well and successfully, and that he can postpone his extradition in this way, says Rasim Ljajić. “If the services continue to work in this way, the arrest of Mladić cannot be avoided,” he said, and added that he could not specify …
Read More »Serbia “on right path again”, Serbian FM
Serbian FM Vuk Jeremić says Serbia has the capacity and resolve to “break all records in 2010”, when it comes to the speed of joining the EU. “From a hyperactive year in the foreign policy domain, Serbia is entering another of the kind. We are resolved to catch up with …
Read More »Mesic: Declaration of Kosovo independence marks the end of SFRJ
Kosovo’s independence marks the end of Former Yugoslavia and has set a new architecture in South-east Europe, Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said. The Croatian President is scheduled to visit Kosovo on January 8. “If Serbia can’t recognize Kosovo’s independence, no one can force her to do so”, Mesic added.
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