BiH Pripadnici policijskih agencija u BiH u proteklih sedam godina uhapsili su više desetina svojih kolega zbog učešća u ratnim zločinima i povezanosti s organiziranim kriminalom. Većina uhapšenih prošla je provjeru IPTF-a, završenu 2002. godine, i nakon toga ih niko više nije provjeravao. “Zadnju provjeru policajaca radio je IPTF, koji …
Read More »CC rejects request of Parliament’s representative to stop examination of Communists’ contestation
MOLDOVA The Constitutional Court (CC) did not agree to stop considering the application filed by the PCRM, as requested by the Parliament’s representative. The party disputes the legality of the decisions made by the Alliance for European Integration on August 28, in the absence of the Communist MPs, Info-Prim Neo …
Read More »Constitutional Court has no reason to declare Ghimpu’s election as unlawful
MOLDOVA Local political scientists and constitutional law experts seem to be unanimous in the opinion that the Moldovan Constitutional Court has no reason for regarding the election of Mihai Ghimpu speaker of parliament as unlawful. Former Constitutional Court Judge Nicolae Osmochescu stated on the ProTV-Chisinau channel last night that even …
Read More »Dačić: OSCE agreement to boost Schengen hopes
SERBIA Interior Minister Ivica Dačić and OSCE Mission Chief Hans Ola Urstad have signed an agreement on a strategic partnership and priorities in police reform. Dačić said that the agreement was important for visa liberalization, as the strategy it contains will enable the implementation of all the remaining criteria from …
Read More »EU: Agreement benefits Priština too
SERBIA, KOSOVO The EU supports the signing of an agreement on technical cooperation between EULEX and Belgrade, and is now explaining the benefits of the deal to Priština. EU sources told Beta in Brussels today that this was the thrust of EULEX official Karin Lindahl’s statement, who stressed that the …
Read More »NATO-led force in Kosovo has new commander
KOSOVO In a ceremony held at KFOR HQ in Priština on Tuesday, German General Markus Bentler took over as commander of the NATO-led force in Kosovo. He replaced Italian General Giuseppe Emilio Gay. The outgoing commander said that a gradual reduction of NATO members would not mean the end of …
Read More »Sejdiu on missing Albanians
ALBANIA Fatmir Sejdiu has promised the families of missing Albanians that he will use his authority to order the identification of human remains as soon as possible. The Kosovo president is the first provincial official to visit the mothers of missing persons, who have been striking in front of the …
Read More »Wahhabi sentenced to 27 years’ prison
SERBIA The Special Court in Belgrade has sentenced four Wahhabi to a total of 27 years in prison. Adis Murić and Bajram Aslani were sentenced to eight years, Nedžad Bulić to seven, and Enes Mujanović to four years. The group was accused of criminal association with a view to unconstitutional …
Read More »First conference on ‘What must be Georgian foreign policy?’ held in Tbilisi
GEORGIA The first conference of a new project ‘Movement for Fair Georgia’ – ‘Georgia tomorrow’ on ‘What must be Georgian foreign policy?’ is held in ‘Tori’ hotel of Tbilisi. Leaders of the movement, representatives of regional offices and famous experts participate in the meeting. The meeting is held to discuss …
Read More »Georgian parliamentary speaker and Turkish FM notes necessity to intensify inter-parliamentary relations
GEORGIA The chairmen of the Georgian parliamentary committees on Foreign Relations and Integration with Europe will visit Turkey in November to promote inter-parliamentary relations. This agreement was reached during a meeting between the Georgian Speaker of Parliament, David Bakradze, and the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davudoglu. Davudoglu also noted the …
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