Balkans

Macedonian government vows to invest 8 billion euros in infrastructure

The government of Macedonia proposed an ambitious plan to invest 8 billion euros in the country’s infrastructure through 2016. Fresh off a commanding victory in the April 5th presidential and local runoff, the ruling VMRO-DPMNE-led coalition in Macedonia now has a chance to make good on its plan to invest …

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Serbia ready to forward stance on Kosovo to ICJ

Belgrade hopes that the International Court of Justice will rule that Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence violated international law, while officials in Pristina expect the court to rule in their favour. Serbia has finalised its argument against Kosovo’s independence and will forward it to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) …

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Bosnia. Two New Mass Graves Found

Two new mass graves containing the bodies of Bosnian Muslims who had been killed during the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina have been discovered in the east of the country, the Bosnian Missing Persons Institute (INO) reported. The mass graves were discovered on Thursday and Friday on Mount Romanija and near Tuzla. …

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Kosovo prepares to defend independence before ICJ

PRISTINA, Kosovo Kosovo is ready to defend its 2008 independence declaration before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), media reported on Friday (April 10th). British expert Michael Wood will lead Kosovo’s legal team at the ICJ to debate Serbia’s motion questioning the legality of Kosovo’s declaration of independence in February …

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Albania to send troops on six-month mission to Chad

TIRANA, Albania Parliament has decided to send a unit consisting of 63 commandos to join the UN peacekeeping mission in Chad, media reported on Thursday (April 9th). The defence ministry says the Albanian troops will be in charge of security at the UN headquarters in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena. The unit …

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US Secretary of Commerce Praises Bulgaria Economic Stability

The US Secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke, has congratulated Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kalfin on Bulgaria’s stable economy and banking system. Kalfin completed his two-day visit to the USA with a meeting with Locke, thus becoming the first high-ranking foreign official that the US Secretary of Commerce has welcomed since assuming …

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EULEX Assembles Spying Arsenal in Kosovo

An arsenal of surveillance equipment – including bugging and tracking devices and night-vision telescopes for sniper operations – is being assembled by the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo, EULEX. The EU rule of law mission has issued a 162-page tender for the high-tech tools, to be used in …

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