Eurasia Press & News
Meetings aimed at solving the “name” row between Greece and Macedonia will resume in Geneva later this month, according to the UN. “From 22 to 23 June discussions will be held in Geneva,” said Marie Heuze, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva in a press release to …
Read More »Djukic gets 25 years for war crimes
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) BiH’s war crimes court sentenced Bosnian Serb wartime commander Novak Djukic to 25 years in prison on Friday (June 12th) for involvement in the May 1995 Tuzla massacre. Djukic was found guilty of war crimes against civilians and violations of international law and the Geneva …
Read More »Greece, Macedonia to resume talks on name row
WASHINGTON, the United States The UN announced on Thursday (June 11th) it will resume talks between Athens and Skopje on the Macedonia name dispute. Mediator Matthew Nimetz will meet Greek representative Adamantios Vassilakis and his Macedonian counterpart, Zoran Jolevski, in Geneva on June 22nd. They will be asked to present …
Read More »ICTY’s Robinson tours Western Balkans
ZAGREB, Croatia Patrick Robinson, president of The Hague war crimes tribunal (ICTY), arrived in Croatia on Friday (June 12th). He is on a tour of Western Balkan countries, with stops also planned in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Slovenia. It is Robinson’s first visit to the region since his appointment …
Read More »Ban Calls on Kosovo to Work with UNMIK
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has called on Kosovo’s local institutions to take a more constructive stance towards UNMIK. The call was made in a report for the Security Council which outlines the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. Kosovo authorities, according to Mr …
Read More »Novi premijer
Author: Mirza Čubro Mustafa Mujezinović bit će novi premijer Federacije BiH. Friško imenovano Predsjedništvo SDA kandidiralo ga je na ovu funkciju, a imajući u vidu prešutni dogovor stranaka vladajuće koalicije u nemiješanje u kadrovska rješenja, izvjesno je njegovo imenovanje na ovu funkciju. Mujezinović je bivši guverner Kantona Sarajevo i ambasador …
Read More »Mustafa Mujezinović: Svi će morati da preuzmu dio tereta krize
Author: Mirza Čubro Mustafa Mujezinović. Njega je SDA kandidirala za nasljednika Nedžada Brankovića. Budući federalni premijer u razgovoru za “Nezavisne” kaže kako će zahtjevi MMF-a za smanjenje javne potrošnje biti ispoštovani, ali da će svi morati da preuzmu dio tereta krize u kojoj se FBiH našla.
Read More »EU plans visa liberalisation soon
BRUSSELS, Belgium EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn met with Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic on Thursday (June 11th) to assure him of Union plans to scrap visas for Serbia and other Western Balkan countries by the end of the year. Rehn stressed that Serbia has been a constructive and reliable …
Read More »Mujezinović kandidat za premijera FBiH
Author: Mirza Čubro SARAJEVO – Predsjedništvo SDA imenovalo je jučer i zvanično Mustafu Mujezinovića kandidatom ove stranke za predsjednika Vlade Federacije BiH. “Predsjedništvo SDA održalo je prvu sjednicu na kojoj je data podrška Mustafi Mujezinoviću za poziciju premijera Federacije BiH”, saopćeno je iz SDA nakon prve sjednice novog saziva stranačkog …
Read More »Serbia To Remove NATO Bombs From Rivers
Serbia will invest 3.8 million euros in clearing unexploded bombs and ammunition dating from the 1999 NATO bombing from rivers in Belgrade, a government official said on Thursday. The project to remove unexploded ordnance from the Sava and the Danube will be jointly funded by the European Commission and Serbian …
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