Eurasia

Hague Tribunal President in visit to Serbia

Hague Tribunal President Patrick Robinson is in Belgrade to present a regional project aimed at training judiciaries to prosecute the accused for war crimes. Robinson said at the launch of the project, worth EUR 4mn, that the majority of war crimes will in future be processed by national judiciaries in …

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Bosnia to receive 275 mln from IMF, EU after budget cuts

The government of Bosnia-Herzegovina plans budget cuts to qualify for €214 million in international loans for the ravaged country. The budget cuts will bring down the shortfall to 3.5% of economic output in line with a demand by the International Monetary Fund, which in 2010 agreed to a €1.2 billion …

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Kosovo President resigns

Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu has tendered his resignation following a court ruling that he breached the Constitution when he preserved his post in the party, while being head of state at the same time. On Friday the Constitutional Court ruled that Sejdiu violated the Constitution, occupying both the posts of …

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U.S. Secretary of State to visit Serbia at the beginning of October

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Serbia at the beginning of October as part of her tour in the region. Clinton is expected to arrive in Belgrade on 12 October and discuss the talks with Kosovo and Serbia’s European integration. She will be interested in the sequence of …

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