Balkans

Željko Mijatović: Sudovi uporno oslobađaju vlasnike nelegalnog oružja

BiH Umjesto zatvorskim kaznama, sudovi nedozvoljeno nošenje oružja kažnjavaju uslovnim kaznama, kaže Željko Mijatović, ministar unutrašnjih poslova Kantona Sarajevo. “Zbog toga imamo situaciju da policija često iste osobe hapsi zbog posjedovanja nelegalnog oružja, a oni su stalno na slobodi”, ističe Mijatović. NN: Građani Sarajeva opet protestuju zbog brutalnih ubistava… MIJATOVIĆ: …

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Macedonia To Reply On Naming Issue

SKOPJE, Macedonia Macedonia will respond to the latest proposals for solving the Athens-Skopje name row this week, the country’s negotiator to the UN-mediated talks, Zoran Jolevski, told local media. Jolevski, who is in Skopje for consultations with the state leadership, said on Sunday that he already spoken to President Georgi …

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Serbia to Sign Protocol with EULEX

BELGRADE, Serbia Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic says that a draft protocol for cooperation between Serbian police and the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, has been completed, daily Politika reports Monday. “It is in our best interests to stop crime in our territory […] and that is …

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Albanian Opposition Head Seeks Re-Election

TIRANA, Albania Albanian Socialist Party leader Edi Rama confirmed Monday that he will seek to retain the party leadership in the movement’s upcoming extraordinary congress. Speaking to Tirana daily Shekulli, Rama said, “I will run for re-election,” adding that, despite calls for his resignation, he was proud of the internal …

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Macedonia Has Tight EU Agenda

SKOPJE, Macedonia New legislation, reforming the functioning of parliament in line with EU accession pre-conditions, looks set to feature on the agenda of Monday’s legislative session. After a short summer break, Macedonia’s legislators have until September 15 to pass a series of laws that the European Commission, EC, has set …

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Nato chief assesses Kosovo exit strategy

KOSOVO New Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen made his maiden visit to Kosovo yesterday to evaluate his plans to trim the alliance’s security mission in the breakaway Serbian province a decade after war. Rasmussen, a former Danish prime minister, hopes to gradually wind down the presence of Nato’s 13,800-strong Kosovo …

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