US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pressing political reforms to the restive Balkans with the hope that such changes will lead to the region’s full integration into the European Union and NATO. Clinton is set to visit Sarajevo on Monday, the capital of ethnically divided Bosnia-Herzegovina, which
Read More »China won’t change stand on Kosovo
The Chinese government has not changed its stand regarding Kosovo and continues to respect Serbia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. This is according to Chinese Ambassador to Belgrade Wei Jinghua has stated. On Thursday, the Chinese ambassador said that
Read More »Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović concerned about actions in Kosovo
Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović says he is concerned about the tension caused by KFOR and EULEX actions against organized crime in northern Kosovo. Speaking on Wednesday, he qualified them as psychological and propaganda warfare.
Read More »Serbia’s progress in its EU integration depends on ICTY chief prosecutor’s report
The Netherlands will give ‘green light’ for Serbia’s progress on its way to the EU accession depending on the report of Serge Brammertz, chief prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, said Dutch politician MEP Han ten Broeke, Serbian online edition S Media reports. In …
Read More »EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele: Netherlands should support Serbia
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele told the Dutch parliament that Serbian application for EU candidate status should be sent to the European Commission. He pointed out that Serbia’s cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) can still remain a precondition of EU integration.
Read More »Bosnia’s new president wants talks with Serbs
Sarajevo: A moderate Muslim leader who has won a seat in the country’s presidency said yesterday he would base his policies on multi-ethnic tolerance and will not allow any moves by Bosnian Serbs to break away from Bosnia.
Read More »Priština: Ten more recognitions soon
Kosovo government in Priština FM Skender Hyseni claims that ten countries have already set a deadline for recognition of Kosovo. He said that about 60 countries had promised Priština that they would soon consider recognizing Kosovo.
Read More »Croat president honors Serb victims
Croat President Ivo Josipović attended the unveiling of a memorial for nine elderly Serb men killed in late September 1995 in the village of Varivode near Knin. Their murder happened almost two months after the military Operation Storm against these Serb areas of Croatia.
Read More »Greek PM: Serbia’s future is in EU
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said in Belgrade that Serbia’s future is in the EU and that Serbia needs to become a member as soon as possible. At the end of an event called Serbia on the Road to Europe – 10 Years Later, Papandreou said that in 2000, the …
Read More »KFOR increases presence in Kosovo’s Serb-run north
NATO peacekeepers and European Union police have stepped up patrols in Kosovo’s tense north in a bid to fight a surge in violent incidents, including arson and explosions, officials said. The top NATO commander in Kosovo, Maj. Gen. Erhard Buehler, and police chief Udo Moeller said they have more foot …
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