Eurasia

KFOR considers Serb parallel structures in Kosovo dangerous, commander General Marcus Bentler said, adding that they violate UN Resolution 1244 and are therefore considered illegal. “These structures risk stability,” Bentler said at the Italian KFOR military barracks in Peja/Pec. “We are aware of their existence, but it is up to …

After an 11-month break, the trial before the Hague Tribunal of Serb Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Šešelj continues on Tuesday. Šešelj is accused of war crimes against non-Serbs in Croatia, Vojvodina and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The prosecution is expected to bring out its last witness in the case, and the trial …

EU Foreign Policy High Representative Catherine Ashton says the future of Western Balkans will be one of the priorities of her activities. Ashton also and pointed out that she wants for the whole region to progress towards the Union in the future. In a speech before MPs of the Foreign …

Serbia’s Parliament will debate drafts of two resolutions for condemning war crimes committed during the wars on the territory of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. One will condemn the crimes committed against Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) in Srebrenica, and the other will condemn all other war crimes.

The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration has approved a new list of state officials whop have the right to hold diplomatic and service passports. The list will be given shortly to the Moldovan Border Service, which will be authorized to withdraw such kind of special passports from …

Team of IMF’s experts will arrive on Tuesday in Greece, following the visits by European Commission and the European central bank, Greek media said. The experts will discuss with Greek officials and try to solve the issues regarding retirement, taxes and financial handling. IMF points out that the visit is …

Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitries Droutsas and visiting Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Marin Raikov signed yesterday an agreement for the operation of the Thermes-Zlatograd border crossing at the Greek-Bulgarian frontier to boost bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The border crossing, which is expected to boost economic and tourism ties …

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that he would honor his word and would not attend this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos of Switzerland. “Once I give my word on something, it’s done. I said ‘I will never come to Davos again,’ so I …

Kosovo’s Central Election Commission, CEC, failed on Monday to approve the final results of the hotly contested mayoral elections in Gjilan. The results of the second-round mayoral vote were recounted last week after fears that widespread fraud had taken place in the municipality during the 13 December election.

The EU’s newly appointed foreign minister Catherine Ashton expressed her support behind international efforts to stabilise Bosnia, noting that there is no other choice but for the differing communities to live together. At her parliamentary hearing in front of MEPs Ashton noted that: “They can have as many referendums as …