Balkans

France Supports Macedonia Visa Lifting

France supports the lifting of EU visas for Macedonian citizens, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Macedonian Premier Nikola Gruevski Friday in Paris. Macedonian media media cited Sarkozy as saying that France would unambiguously support any European Commission’s recommendation for lifting the visa regime for Macedonian citizens.

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Muslim Gathering Banned in Serbia

A gathering of Muslim worshipers planned to welcome Bosnia’s Grand Mufti, Mustafa Ceric, to Serbia, has been banned by Serbian Police, citing safety concerns. The meeting was supposed to take place in Tutin, southwest Serbia, on Monday.

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Serb Bank Doesn’t Report to Kosovo

A Serb bank operating in Kosovo, Komercialna Banka, that was granted a license in 2006 by Kosovo’s Administration, is not reporting its activities to the country’s Central Bank. Komercialna Banka is located in Mitrovica, Gracanica, Zubin Potok, Leposavic, Zvecan, Slivova, Shterpce and Dragash, areas populated by Serbian minority in Kosovo. 

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Algeria Will Not Recognise Kosovo

Algeria is the latest country to express its opinion on Kosovo’s status, and says it will not recognise the newly independent state. “The Algerian government’s position on the issue of Kosovo is clear. We consider this to be a problem of partition, secession, not of self-determination.m,” said the Algerian ambassador …

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Sarajevo pod opsadom zbog Bajdena

Author: Mirza Čubro SARAJEVO – Pripadnici Tajne službe SAD, zaduženi za bezbjednost američkog predsjednika i potpredsjednika, već nekoliko dana borave u Sarajevu pripremajući teren za dolazak američkog potpredsjednika Džozefa Bajdena u posjetu BiH. “Prethodnica koju sačinjavaju pripadnici Tajne službe SAD u BiH, odnosno Sarajevu, borave već nekoliko dana. Njihov je …

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Blokada

Author: Mirza Čubro Vijeće ministara BiH ponovo je u krizi. Nije to neka vijest jer državna vlada je u konstantnoj krizi od potvrđivanja u ovom sastavu. Različiti su povodi za najavu blokada i zaustavljanja rada. Posljednji je izbor direktora Direkcije za evropske integracije BiH. Fabrika skandala ponovo je pronašla način …

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Glavas released from custody in BiH

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) The state court released Branimir Glavas on Friday (May 15th). He was detained on Wednesday on an international arrest warrant issued by Croatia, after fleeing to BiH to avoid serving a ten-year sentence in Croatia for war crimes. Earlier, a lower BiH court decided to …

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EU vows to continue seeking Slovenian-Croatian compromise

BRUSSELS, Belgium/LJUBLJANA, Slovenia EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn pledged on Friday (May 15th) the EU will continue seeking a compromise solution to the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute, despite Slovenia’s attempt to revise his latest proposal. “It makes no sense to give up since we have almost reached the goal,” Rehn told …

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Hague prosecution demands life sentences for Serb war crimes suspects

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands The Hague war crimes tribunal (ICTY) prosecution seeks life sentence for the Serbian cousins Milan and Sredoje Lukic, ICTY announced on Friday (May 15th). They two are charged with torturing, terrorising and killing about 150 people in attacks targeting non-Serb civilians in the area of Visegrad …

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