President Boris Tadić will continue his three-day visit to Italy on Saturday, meeting with Roman Catholic Church leader Pope Benedict XVI. Tadić will also be talking to the Vatican secretary of state and foreign minister before meeting with the Pope. He will discuss questions related to the joint goal of …

Croatia has sent a report to the Hague Tribunal stating that measures have been taken for sending all documentation request by the court to The Hague. “The report states everything that has been done, and I think that a lot has been done,” Croatian Justice Minister Ivan Šimonović said.

Turkey has announced plans to improve the rights of its Kurdish minority. The reforms are seen as a way of boosting Turkey’s chances of EU membership and include the creation of an independent anti-discrimination commission to prevent torture and discrimination. The plan also involves allowing the Kurdish language to be …