Balkans

Slovenia, Croatia to Sign Border Deal

The Croatian and Slovenian governments have confirmed that their leaders will sign an arbitration agreement in Stockholm on Wednesday. Jadranka Kosor and her Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor both made seperate statements confirming they will sign on Tuesday.

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Prijedlozi ne štete dejtonskoj strukturi

Butmirski paket ne sadrži ništa što je suprotno dejtonskoj strukturi BiH, istakli su jučer ambasadori SAD i Švedske u BiH Čarls Ingliš i Bo Vilijam Hedberg, najavljujući nastavak razgovora u okviru butmirskog procesa. “Prijedlozi sadržani u butmirskom paketu za nas predstavljaju minimum potreban BiH za napredak ka kandidatskom statusu za …

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New Serbian ambassador to Ukraine

Newly appointed Serbian Ambassador to Ukraine Dušan Lazić presented his credentials to Ukranian President Viktor Yushchenko on Tuesday. The Serbian Embassy in Kiev said in a statement that Yushchenko and Lazić concluded that relations and cooperation between Serbia and Ukraine are developing successfully.

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Serbian President: We will arrest Ratko Mladic when we find him

Serbian President Boris Tadic is sure that the decision of the International Court of Justice about the legitimacy of Kosovo’s independence will be in Serbia’s favor. “I am convinced that the judgment of the International Court in Hague will be in Serbia’s favor as this is a case of violation …

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Brammertz Visits Serbia to Assess Cooperation

The chair of Serbia’s council for cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, Rasim Ljajic, believes that the Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz will give Serbia an upbeat assessment when he visits the country on Wednesday. Brammertz will discuss Serbia’s cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, and …

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Macedonia Albanians Reiterate “Name” Ultimatum

Macedonia’s junior government party, the ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration, DUI set a deadline of December for its senior ethnic Macedonian partner to solve the ongoing “name” spat with neighboring Greece. In December the country hopes to get a date from the EU council to start EU accession talks, …

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Serbia Optimisticly Awaits ICJ Decision

Serbian President Boris Tadic is convinced that the decision of the International Court of Justice, ICJ, on whether Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence went against international law will be made in favor of Serbia. In an interview with Italian news agency ANSA, the president explained his optimism about the decision. …

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Croatia Detains 7 Ex -Soldiers Over War Crimes

Police detained on Monday seven former Croatian soldiers suspected of killing Serb soldiers in neighbouring Bosnia at the end of the country’s 1992-1995 war, local media said. “A criminal probe is being conducted against seven former members of the Croatian army,” police spokesman Krunoslav Borovec was quoted by Javno.Hr as …

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