Eurasia

Radovan Karadzic once again questioned facts established previously by the ICTY regarding the massacre at the Markale market during the Bosnian war, in an apparent effort to get confirmation from the prosecution witness that the incident was staged by the Bosnian government.

Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, has showed his support for the strengthening of the state institutions in Kosovo so as “to protect the rights of all ethnic communities.” Mladenov was speaking after meeting with his counterpart in Pristina Skender Hyseni and Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci, as part of his …

Speaker of the Montenegrin parliament Ranko Krivokapić stated that Serbia was “not capable of organizing a good state meeting”. “As far as I’m concerned, my visit to Serbia was finished on May 8 and 9 and I will invite my counterpart to come to Montenegro because I reckon that Serbia …

Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Bramerc will kick off his 2-day visit to Belgrade on Wednesday. His visit is in the course of the preparations for submitting the regular report on UN Security Council towards mid-June. His assessment on Belgrade’s cooperation will have impact on whether EU will ratify the …

Working meeting on improving the response to the economic development of border regions of Georgia and Armenia will take place in Tbilisi May 13. During the meeting, a presentation of the results of the research and recommendations for the regions located near the Georgian-Armenian border will be held, the organization …

SARAJEVO Srbija od Bosne i Hercegovine traži razmjenu teritorija na međudržavnoj granici kod hidroelektrana Zvornik i Bajna Bašta te u blizini Rudog. Zahtjev za razmjenu teritorija ponovljen je na sastanku državnih komisija BiH i Srbije održanom u ponedjeljak. Slavica Vučić, predsjedavajuća Državne komisije za granice BiH, jučer nije mogla precizirati …

The European Commission (EC) issued a statement Monday (May 10th), concluding that while Romania has broadly met conditions to receive aid from the EU, the country needs more progress in terms of fiscal reforms, particularly by adopting laws on pension and state wages. The statement came after the end of …

The European Commission’s (EC) assessment of Montenegro’s EU membership application will be completed by autumn, the EC Head of Delegation in Podgorica, Leopold Maurer, said on Monday (May 10th). He pointed out that based on this opinion, EU leaders will decide by year end whether to offer candidate status. Podgorica …

Local media are reporting that EULEX officials will investigate six more ministries from the current and past government for misuse of state funds. Klan Kosova TV quoted sources Monday (May 10th) who said that the education ministry will be scrutinised in relation to tenders for the construction of new schools. …

Ministrii de externe din UE au participat luni, la Bruxelles, la reuniunea Consiliului Afacerilor Externe, unul din subiectele abordate in cadrul intalnirii fiind posibilitatea eliminarii vizelor pentru Rusia. Prezent la reuniune, ministrul roman de externe, Teodor Baconschi, a aratat ca Rusia este un partener strategic al UE si ca Uniunea …