The European Commission’s interim report in connection with mechanisms for collaboration and control of internal affairs and justice systems in Bulgaria and Romania will be approved and issued next week, a spokesman officially announced.

The ruling Democratic Party (PDK) candidate won the mayoral race in Gjilan on Sunday (March 14th), the third time it’s been held. Qemajl Mustafa beat Fatmir Rexhepi of the Democratic League of Kosovo by 5,000 votes. The Central Elections Commission said no incidents were reported and that turnout was around …

Croatian Justice Minister Ivan Šimonović said that there is no possibility that Serbia can pay reparations for damages incurred by Croatia during the war. He said that Croatia can only expect “symbolic reparations based on the genocide committed”, referring to the genocide charges Croatia filed against then Yugoslavia in 1999.