Balkans

BiH court sentences 41 Serbs, 11 Croats and 5 Bosniaks for war crimes up to now

Since the War Crimes Department in the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina was set up in 2005, 58 war crimes sentences have been passed. 41 Serbs, 11 Croats, 5 Bosniaks and 1 mujahidin of Middle East descent have been sentenced for war crimes. Ten sentences concern crimes against Serbs, six …

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Budžet nema podršku SNSD-a

Poslanici SNSD-a u Predstavničkom domu parlamenta BiH na jučerašnjoj sjednici najavili su da neće podržati budžet BiH za narednu godinu. Većina ostalih stranaka podržala je predloženi budžet u prvom čitanju. Poslanici nisu postigli jedinstven stav o zahtjevu predsjedvajućeg Vijeća ministara BiH o smjeni ministra za ljudska prava i izbjeglice BiH …

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Karadzic: 108 Unsuitable Attorneys

The Hague Tribunal’s Registrar Pffice says Radovan Karadzic has been offered a short list of defence attorneys, because many attorneys were removed from the original list due to “previous problems”. As stated by the Registrar, 31 attorneys whose names were included in the list, were removed from the list due …

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EU hands the membership questionnaire to Albania

Albania on Wednesday took another formal step on the road to European Union membership by receiving a questionnaire on its readiness to join the bloc. Lohan handed the document to Prime Minister Sali Berisha. “Replying to the questionnaire is a demanding task which requires strong commitment from the entire public …

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Adriatic Charter countries hail Macedonia’s NATO entry bid

Macedonia’s partner countries in the Adriatic Group pledged support to country’s NATO membership aspiration, blocked by Greece over name dispute. “Macedonia enjoys full support for NATO membership in the nearest future as we are well aware that its integration would contribute to peace and stability in the entire region,” foreign …

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Jolevski-Macedonia ready to continue name talks with Greece

Macedonia is ready to continue name talks with Greece and finally find an acceptable name solution, which will protect our identity, dignity and integrity of Macedonian citizens, Macedonian negotiator Ambassador Zoran Jolevski said. He added that he had a telephone call with UN mediator Matthew Nimetz, regarding name talks with …

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Montenegrin President Filip Vujanović: “Montenegro will respect ICJ decision”

Montenegrin President Filip Vujanović stated that his country would respect the decision made by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The Hague-based UN court is expected to next year give its opinion on the legality of the Kosovo Albanian unilateral declaration of independence. Montenegro is one of the countries that …

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Dutch FM to meet Jeremić, Tadić

Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen will be in Belgrade this Wednesday for meetings with President Boris Tadić and Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić. Ahead of his trip to Serbia, Verhagen said that he would tell Serbia’s president and government that the Netherlands was convinced Serbia had a European future and that …

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