The head of the European Commission (EC) delegation to Serbia, Vincent Degert, said on Saturday (November 6th) that authorities should use the upcoming EC progress report on Serbia as a roadmap. He says the report, scheduled for release Tuesday, will hail the country’s progress in several fields but will also …
Read More »Romania does not recognize Kosovo
Romania will not change its stance regarding recognizing Kosovo “because it is a matter of principle”, Romanian FM Teodor Baconschi said in Bucharest. A unilateral act cannot turn an area into
Read More »Serbian’s President visit to Croatia marks a new page of history between the two countries
An almost unanimous assessment of Serbian President Boris Tadić’s first visit to Vukovar is that it is a new page in history of Belgrade and Zagreb. However, what comes next is solving of specific
Read More »Turkey ready to mediate Kosovo-Serbia talks
Turkey is ready to mediate future talks between Kosovo and Serbia in order to contribute to sustainable peace in the Balkans, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said as he kicked off a two-day visit to Kosovo on
Read More »Tadić apologizes during Vukovar, Croatia visit
Serbian and Croatian presidents Boris Tadić and Ivo Josipović have placed wreaths for Croat victims in Ovčara, near Vukovar. The two are later expected to visit a memorial for Serb civilians killed in the town of Paulin Dvor. Both towns saw executions of prisoners and civilians during the war in 1991.
Read More »Serbia’s former Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic: Pristina tries to avoid talks with Belgrade
Serbia’s former foreign minister Vuk Draskovic said that Pristina has been trying to avoid talks with Belgrade for a long time and this is also the motive of Prime Minister Hashim Thaci’s decision to dismiss the government and call early elections. “The Albanians are surprised and they are not happy …
Read More »Serbian Foreign Minister: Serbia continues to support RS
Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić said Wednesday in Banja Luka that Serbia will continue to support Bosnia’s Serb republic (RS) and its leadership. Jeremić was in Banja Luka to congratulate the newly elected RS President Milorad Dodik. Jeremić and Dodik discussed the situation in the region, RS and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Serbia supports …
Read More »Serbian President to visit Croatia
Serbian President Boris Tadic will visit the eastern Croatian town of Vukovar on Thursday (November 4th), the first Serbian head of state to do so. Tadic and his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic will pay their respects to victims of the 1991-1995 war in Croatia. They will first lay wreaths at …
Read More »UN Security Council to hold Kosovo session on Nov. 12
The UN Security Council will hold session on Kosovo on November 12. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed in his latest quarterly report to the UN Security Council the announcement that the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština will begin soon, and expressed readiness
Read More »BiH’s Izetbegovic offers personal apology for wartime victims
Newly elected member of the tripartite presidency Bakir Izetbegovic on Monday (November 1st) apologised for every innocent victim killed by the BiH army. Speaking to Serbian radio B92, Izetbegovic said all innocent victims are equal and offered his personal apology, but at the same time
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