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Presenting his 30-page defence of charges of organising the murder of Ivo Pukanic, publisher of the Croatian weekly Nacional, suspected crime boss Sreten Jocic, aka Joca Amsterdam, said he had “no motive” to commit the crime. Speaking at the beginning of the trial before the Special Court in Belgrade on …

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said that Spain is ready to continue to offer help to Serbia on its path to European integration. “Spain will invest all possible efforts to speed up Serbia’s European Union association,” Moratinos said after meeting with his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremić on Wednesday in …

The Congress of Azerbaijanis in Georgia (CAG) will hold a rally in support of the Turkish people in front of the Turkish Embassy in Tbilisi on April 22. “Azerbaijanis in Georgia will demonstrate support for Turkey in the issue of so-called “Armenian genocide”. The Ambassador of Turkey

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, who was on a visit to Macedonia on Tuesday, declared that he is encouraged by the efforts made by the governments of Macedonia and Greece to solve the name dispute. In his words, the two countries should not waste any more time in solving …

The Office of the High Representative (OHR) said the final RS government conclusions represent another outrageous attempt to deny the Srebrenica genocide. OHR said that the government in Banja Luka deliberately distorted determined historical and legal facts by presenting wrong and false information with the intention

Croatian President Ivo Josipović and Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor have met after a period of high tension in the past several days. The government’s brief announcement issued in Zagreb stated only that Kosor and Josipović had met and talked about “current topics in the country and agreed on further cooperation”.

EULEX chief Yves de Kermabon said that EULEX gives technical advice in Kosovo for political discussions that are led “on a higher level”. He said that he was ready to stay for another mandate when his current expires on June 15, and when a decision on the extension of the …

A third witness will testify against Radovan Karadzic on Wednesday. According to the Tribunal, in front of the court will show up the witness, whose identity is protected by

The foreign ministers of Serbia, Spain and Turkey, – Vuk Jeremic, Miguel Angel Moratinos and Ahmet Davutoglu, respectively – have expressed their readiness to find suitable solutions to outstanding issues so that the forthcoming EU-Western Balkans summit in Sarajevo is a success.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks regarding a change in the nation’s presidential system has prompted new debate about the aftermath of the 2011 general elections. Speaking to a group of journalists Sunday (April 18th), Erdogan said the country might discuss a US-style presidential system if next year’s