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Croat FM Vesna Pusić said on Tuesday Serbia and Croatia could discuss withdrawals of genocide lawsuits if they first resolved whatever they could bilaterally. “That refers to stolen property, missing persons and war crimes cases,” she explained.
Read More »Romania could ask IMF for rising wages
Romania’s ruling party plans to raise pensions and wages with a view to deflecting some of its current unpopularity with austerity-weary voters. Romania’s centre-right Liberal Democratic Party has mandated Prime Minister Emil
Read More »Bosnia Serbs ask for fresh Dobrovoljacka war crime investigation
The interior ministry of the Serb entity sent a complaint to the State Prosecutor on Tuesday demanding it reconsider termination of the Dobrovoljacka war-crime probe. The letter follows the decision of an international prosecutor, Jude Romano, engaged
Read More »Kosovo wants full independence by end of 2012
Kosovo’s parliament has adopted a resolution calling for the international community to permit full independence by the end of this year. Four years after seceding from Serbia, Kosovo’s parliament has adopted a resolution calling for an
Read More »EU Prosecutor refused to testify in Limaj trial
After an EU prosecutor, Maurizio Salustro, refused to testify in the Klecka case, saying he had immunity as an international staffer, Fatmir Limaj’s defence asked the Chief Prosecutor to suspend the Italian lawyer from the trial. Fatmir Limaj’s defence team yesterday
Read More »Serbian committee to hold meeting on referendum in Kosovo
The Serbian parliament’s Committee on Kosovo and Metohija is set to discuss the decisions by the assemblies of the four municipalities from northern Kosovo. The Serb municipalities have called a referendum for mid-February, where the citizens will
Read More »France politicians put on hold law on Armenian genocide
France’s new law punishing denial of the Armenian genocide was put on hold Tuesday after politicians opposed to the legislation demanded that its constitutionality be examined.
Read More »EU hopes to have a debt deal for Greece by end of week
European leaders Monday called for an accord “by the end of the week” on a 130-billion euro (USD 171-billion) bailout for Greece as well as a debt writedown from private investors. “We urge finance ministers to take all
Read More »Serbia given one month to complete EU candidacy status requirements
Director of the government EU Integration Office Milica Delević says she is optimistic about Serbia’s EU candidacy status in March. This, provided the preconditions defined by the European Council in
Read More »Croatia will not support Serbian FM for UN General Assembly presidency
Croatian FM Vesna Pusić stated that Croatia will support Lithuania’s candidate for President of the United Nations General Assembly. This is because Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremićć
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