Serbia will demand that northern part of Kosovo gets the same as the southern part – independence or substantial autonomy. The Hague-based International Court of Justice is set to render on July 22 its opinion about the legitimacy of Kosovo independence. Then, Serbia will continue the battle in the
Read More »The United State and Slovenia call for Macedonia’s NATO entry in November
The United State and Slovenia believe it’s time to work out a deal that would enable Macedonia to secure NATO membership invitation and launch of EU accession talks. Slovenian news agency STA says the pledges were expressed by Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, …
Read More »Bulgaria, Russia to discuss south stream road map
Representatives of Bulgaria and Russia are going to discuss details on the road map for the South Stream gas pipeline project Friday. The Bulgarian party, headed by minister of economy and energy Traicho Traikov, welcomes a Russian delegation, headed by energy minister Sergey Smatko at the seaside
Read More »ICJ to deliver opinion on Kosovo next week
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will deliver its advisory opinion July 22nd on whether Kosovo’s declaration of independence was in accordance with international law. The court announced on Wednesday that the
Read More »Armenian Ambassador to Romania met with Bucharest Mayor
On July 14, Mayor of Bucharest Sorin Oprescu received Armenia’s Ambassador to Romania Hamlet Gasparyan. Vice-Chairman of the Armenian community of Romania Varuzhan Pambukchian also participated in the meeting.
Read More »Karadzic witness downplays role of Central Govt
Momcilo Mandic told the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, that paramilitary formations were not controlled by the Serbian army or politicians in 1992, adding that the central government of Republika Srpska was not in charge of municipal crisis committees.
Read More »European Commission Director for the Western Balkansl praises Serbia’s progress
European Commission (EC) Director for the Western Balkans Pierre Mirel praised Serbia’s progress in implementing reforms, fighting organised crime and boosting regional co-operation on Wednesday. He urged Belgrade to
Read More »Serbia, Croatia post lists of war crimes suspects
Lists of people convicted, indicted or investigated in Serbia and Croatia for war crimes will be on display at the justice ministries of the two countries, as of Thursday, Serbian Justice Minister Snezana Malovic announced.
Read More »UK court to decide on Ganic’s extradition on July 27th
A court in London will decide on July 27th whether to extradite former Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presidency member Ejup Ganic to Serbia, the Belgrade-based Beta news agency reported on Wednesday. Extradition
Read More »NATO Secretary-General urges BiH to resolve defence property issue
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged Bosnian political leaders on Wednesday (July 14th) to agree on the issue of defence property allocation as soon as possible, since it is key to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s
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