Eurasia Press & News
ATHENS, Greece Former Transport Minister Christos Verelis resigned on Friday (May 8th) as a parliament member representing the main opposition party PASOK, media reported. The catalyst was the launch of a corruption investigation into the purchase of 140 trolley buses in 2001, when he was transport minister. The Athens-Piraeus Electric …
Read More »Albania’s Topi calls for independent judicial system
TIRANA, Albania Politics should remain separate from the judicial system, while justice means treating all citizens equally and fairly, President Bamir Topi said on Sunday (May 10th). He was hosting an event marking the 96th anniversary of the establishment of the Albanian justice system. Topi thanked judges, prosecutors and the …
Read More »Serbs Reach Deal to End Kosovo Violence
Serbs have ended weeks of protests in northern Kosovo after reaching an agreement with the UN Mission to the country, UNMIK, Serbian media report. According to Tanjug news agency, Serbs in the north of the divided town of Mitrovica stated that they reached an agreement with the international community representatives …
Read More »Macedonia President Swears Oath of Office
At a parliament ceremony, Tuesday, Georgi Ivanov, took an oath to became Macedonia’s fourth democratically elected head of state in the country’s 18-year history. The ceremony kicked-off at midday with the national anthem, followed by the taking of the oath and the President’s inaugural speech. In that speech, Ivanov stated …
Read More »Albanians Call for Macedonian Presidential Boycott
The Students’ Parliament of the State University in Tetovo, DUT, called for an all out Albanian boycott of Tuesday’s inauguration ceremony of Macedonia’s new President Georgi Ivanov. The students appealed to the heads of the ethnic Albanian parties in Macedonia, and Albanian President Bamir Topi to boycott the swear-in ceremony …
Read More »Bosnia Set to Miss EU’s Visa-Free Train
Bosnia and Herzegovina legs behind all other Balkan countries in implementing reforms that would enable establishment of visa-free regime with EU countries, officials and media said on Tuesday. “Macedonia and Serbia has gone much further in the implementation of conditions for a visa-free regime. Bosnia and Herzegovina is lagging behind, …
Read More »Up to 20 Injured in Kosovo Serb Clashes
Up to twenty people were injured Sunday in clashes between Kosovo’s police and Serbs, sparked by electricity cuts. The protests began at the eastern village of Gjilan/Gnjilane, when police say protesters gathered and blocked the Gjilane/Gnjilane-Bujanovac road. Kosovo Police said that ten policemen were injured as around 300 Serbs threw …
Read More »EU Visa Scrapping for Balkans Faces Delay
The scrapping of EU visas for Macedonia, Serbia and most likely Montenegro will probably be postponed for several months, media in Skopje claimed on Monday. The “visa wall” can only fall in mid-2010, and not at the beginning of the year as previously hoped, local Utrinski Vesnik daily reports. According …
Read More »Dumančić: Nismo imali obavezu evidentirati Glavašev ulazak u BiH
AutHor: Mirza Čubro Granična policija BiH nije imala obavezu da evidentira ulazak Branimira Glavaša u Bosnu i Hercegovinu, tvrdi Vinko Dumančić, direktor Granične policije. Kaže da zbog ovog razloga ni ne znaju kada je i na kojem prelazu u našu zemlju ušao Glavaš, zastupnik Sabora Hrvatske, nakon što je u …
Read More »Glavaš na sigurnom
AutHor: Mirza Čubro Bijeg u BiH Branimira Glavaša, osuđenog na deset godina zatvora zbog zločina nad srpskim civilima u Osijeku, izazvao je žestok revolt hrvatske javnosti. Hrvatsko pravosuđe u posljednjih pola godine susreće se s problemom bijega osuđenih pred tamošnjim sudovima u BiH. Od izručenja ih štiti Ustav BiH, koji …
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