Eurasia Press & News
BELGRADE, Serbia Serbian President Boris Tadic on Friday (June 26th) demanded an explanation from Bulgaria over the release of former Kosovar Prime Minister Agim Ceku who is wanted for war crimes in Serbia. Tadic said the way Bulgarian authorities handled the case “does not contribute to good relations”. Meanwhile, Foreign …
Read More »Inzko: EU could scrap visas next year
BRUSSELS, Belgium High Representative Valentin Inzko said on Friday (June 26th) the EU may lift visa requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) citizens as of July 2010, media reported. “BiH may expect getting a visa-free regime six months after Serbia, which would be on July 1st, 2010,” he said after …
Read More »War criminal Martic jailed in Estonia
TALLINN, Estonia Former Croatian Serb leader Milan Martic arrived in Estonia on Friday (June 26th) to serve his 35-year sentence for war crimes committed in Croatia between 1991 and 1994, local authorities said. His transfer was arranged under an agreement between the Estonian government and the UN. He is to …
Read More »Bosnia: West Debates Future of OHR
Top world countries charged with overseeing peace-implementation in Bosnia and Herzegovina will begin meetings today in Sarajevo to decide the future of the international presence in the troubled country. The meeting of the Peace Implementation Council, PIC, comes amidst the worst post-war crisis in Bosnia and at a time of …
Read More »Slovenia, Croatia in New Airspace Dispute
Slovenia and Croatia have entered into a new diplomatic dispute when Slovenia accused its neighbor of violating its airspace only a few days after Slovenia blocked Croatia’s EU accession talks. The Slovenian news agency STA reported on Saturday that two Croatian fighter jets, which were escorting a foreign delegation, had …
Read More »No Violence As Serbs Celebrate Holiday in Kosovo
Serbs nationwide marked Vidovdan (St. Vitus Day) at the weekend, a largely celebrated religious and national holiday. On Sunday, the largest crowd since 1999 gathered for the Vidovdan celebrations, with several thousand people in Gazimestan, located near the Kosovo capital of Pristina, attending a ceremony commemorating the 620th anniversary of …
Read More »Albanians Vote With An Eye To Europe
At the George W. Bush café in the Albanian town of Fushe Kruja, clients were glued to the television screen on Sunday morning as they watched Albania’s parliamentary election unfold. Roughly 3.1 million Albanians are eligible to vote for the country’s next parliament, in one of the most scrutinised elections …
Read More »Briga za narod
Članovi parlamenta BiH su veoma osjetljivi na siromaštvo, glad i nezaposlenost. Na svakoj sjednici većinu vremena parlamentarci potroše u traženju rješenja za ove probleme. Na njihovim licima svakodnevno se može iščitati snažna suosjećajnost sa siromašnim, obespravljenim, gladnim, nezaposlenim, izbjeglim, protjeranim… Teško je to breme koje je život natovario na pleća …
Read More »Nebojša Radmanović: Dogovor jedino rješenje za BiH
SARAJEVO – Predsjedavajući Predsjedništva BiH Nebojša Radmanović pozvao je juče političke lidere u Bosni i Hercegovini da pomognu u smirivanju situacije u državi. Ocijenio je da prudski proces mora biti nastavljen i proširen, poručivši da je princip dogovora jedino rješenje za BiH. “Nije vrijeme za slavlje zbog moguće propasti prudskog …
Read More »Osam lidera u nedjelju u Mostaru
SARAJEVO – Predsjednici osam najvećih stranaka pozicije i opozicije trebalo bi da se sastanu u nedjelju u Mostaru kako bi razgovarali o aktuelnoj političkoj situaciji u zemlji uoči predstojećeg sastanka Vijeća za implementaciju mira u BiH. Izjavio je to Dragan Čović, predsjednik HDZ BiH, koji će biti domaćin ovog sastanka. …
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