Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has made it clear it would welcome observers for the presidential and local elections on October 23, 2011, if the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe decides to send any.

The retrial of former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj for war crimes begins today in The Hague. Ramush Haradinaj, Lahi Ibrahimaj and Idriz Balaj were returned to the International Criminal Tribunal

Serbian Ambassador in Podgorica, Zoran Lutovac, has insisted that Montenegro is again leading an inappropriate campaign against Serbia while its politicians debate a new election law.