LEPOSAVIĆ The government passed a decision to dissolve the local assembly in Leposavić, and instituted a temporary body for the municipality.It was announced in the Official Gazzette that the interim body will deal with all issues within the Leposavić municipal assembly’s authority until a new assembly is constituted after early …
Read More »Pres. Tadić at NAM summit in Egypt
BELGRADE President Boris Tadić will take part in the 15th Summit of heads of state and government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).The gathering will be held in Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh resort on July 15-16.
Read More »Controversial group in Srebrenica incident
SREBRENICA Sarajevo media are reporting that a group of men and women associated with Serbia’s Obraz movement shouted offensive slogans in Srebrenica on Sunday night.
Read More »US Diplomacy Snubbed in Bosnia
On the heels of the latest senior US Congressional delegation visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, yet another diplomatic incident involving senior American officials indicates that US diplomatic efforts in the troubled country are being increasingly snubbed. The US delegation, made of Russ Carnahan (Democrat from Missouri), Mike Turner (Republican from …
Read More »Tomb Raiders Try to Plunder Albania Ancient City
raiders who attempted to open a series of graves in the ancient city of Apollonia on Sunday. The raiders, who remained unidentified and are suspected of being part of regional ring that smuggles artifacts, aimed to plunder a group of 2000-year-old graves, local broadcaster Top-Channel TV reported.
Read More »Macedonia Media Rank Minister Pay Scandal Murkiest
The unresolved case of Justice Minister Mihajlo Manevski, who had been illegally receiving both a minister’s salary and a state pension for several months, has been chosen by Macedonian media editors as the murkiest corruption-related case in June. The case garnered 17 out of 19 votes from Macedonia’s top media …
Read More »Serb ForMin: Serbs Are Not Welcome In Croatia
Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Vuk Jeremic gave an interview to the Press paper on Sunday, explaining the country`s foreign affairs goals, the issue of Kosovo, the economic situation and the political situation linked with Croatia. – The economic situation is extraordinary difficult, but our citizens have experienced difficulties before – …
Read More »Stanishev signs Nabucco deal in Ankara on July 13
Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev is to sign the Nabucco deal on Ankara on July 13, the Government press centre has reported. During the official inauguration ceremony, top brass officials from four European Union countries as well as Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Erdogan, are to commit themselves to the Nabucco …
Read More »CEDB chair Tsvetan Tsvetanov: We will seek responsible policy, not narrow party one
SOFIA “We will seek a responsible policy, and not a narrow party one”, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, chairperson of the Citizen for European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB) and named as the future Interior Minister of Bulgaria, said short before the sitting of the CEDB MPs.
Read More »Srebrenica Anniversary Marred by Ethnic Tension
The 14th anniversary of the massacre of Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) in Srebrenica and the memorial service for fallen Bosnian Serb soldiers in nearby Bratunac were marred by ethnic tensions over the weekend. Injuries and more serious consequences were averted by local police, which prevented Bosniak and Bosnian Serb groups from …
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