Eurasia Press & News
ANKARA, Turkey Turkish security forces killed early on Saturday (May 16th) seven militants of the outlawed separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Siirt, the army said in a statement. One village guard was also killed and another was injured in the fighting in the district of …
Read More »Hague prosecution demands life sentences for Serb war crimes suspects
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands The Hague war crimes tribunal (ICTY) prosecution seeks life sentence for the Serbian cousins Milan and Sredoje Lukic, ICTY announced on Friday (May 15th). They two are charged with torturing, terrorising and killing about 150 people in attacks targeting non-Serb civilians in the area of Visegrad …
Read More »Kosovo appoints first constitutional judges
PRISTINA, Kosovo The Kosovo parliament approved the appointment of the country’s first constitutional judges on Friday (May 15th), media reported. They include four Albanians, a Serb, and a Turk. Kosovo’s constitutional court will have a total of nine judges. The remaining three judges will be foreigners, named by Peter Feith, …
Read More »EU FMs meet to prepare for EU-Russia summit, int’l issues
Foreign Ministers from the 27 European Union (EU) member states opened their monthly meeting in Brussels on Monday morning to prepare for the EU-Russia summit later this week, and international issues including the latest development in Moldova, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Iran and Georgia. The EU-Russia summit is scheduled to be …
Read More »Romania not to stop upholding Moldova’s accession to EU
BUCHAREST Romania will not stop upholding the idea that the Republic of Moldova must be included in the European Union (EU), irrespective of how the relations between the two countries will develop, said President Traian Basescu on Friday. Basescu made the remark in Piatra Neamt of northeastern Romania when attending …
Read More »Bosnia Asks Interpol to Cancel Serbia Warrant
Bosnian Ministry of Security has asked Interpol to call off international arrest warrants reportedly issued by Serbia against a number of former Bosnian leaders who Belgrade accuses of being involved in an attack on Yugoslav Army soldiers in 1992. Serbian authorities opened up an investigation into the so-called “Dobrovoljacka street” …
Read More »Ruling HDZ Leads Croatia Local Elections
Croatia’s ruling Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ, and its partner won the majority of seats in 14 county assemblies, incomplete preliminary results of local elections show. The State Election Commission said the Democratic Party, SDP won a majority of seats in five of the assemblies, and the Istrian Democratic Party one …
Read More »Bosnian Serb Leader Appears to Soften Rhetoric
Tough talking Bosnian Serb leader, Milorad Dodik, infamous for his radical rhetoric, appeared to have softened his positions somewhat during a meeting Sunday with Bosnia’s top international envoy, Valentin Inzko. Displaying a rarely affable mood, Dodik pledged cooperation from the government and parliament of the Serb-dominated Bosnian entity of Republika …
Read More »Mixed Emotions Ahead of Biden Balkans Visit
US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Kosovo, Bosnia and Serbia next week is awaited with mixed emotions, much anticipation and some high hopes. The visit is seen as proof that President Barack Obama’s administration is ready to take a more active role in the Balkans in order to strengthen …
Read More »Bosnian Serbs Leaders Challenge Top Envoy, US
Bosnia’s new top international envoy, High Representative Valentin Inzko, faces his biggest challenge so far as Bosnian Serb leaders grouped together to demand he stop using his governing powers. The challenge was issued at a session of the Assembly of the Serb-dominated Bosnian entity of Republika Srpska, which on Thursday …
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