SERBIA The Supreme Court will continue to hear Milorad Ulemek and Zvezdan Jovanović’s appeal against their conviction for the murder of late PM Zoran Đinđić today. The public part of the trial began yesterday in a courtroom at the Belgrade District Prison with a statement by Judge Bata Cvetković (presiding) …

UKRAINE Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Thursday offered reassurances to Europe’s natural gas consumers, saying a recent agreement with the Kremlin on fuel deliveries had eliminated chances of another Russian gas blockade. ‘Ukraine and Russia are convinced, that this Christmas there will not be any of the traditional jokes, …

GEORGIA Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister, David Jalaganiya and Assistant to the Georgian honorary council in the Atlanta city, Scott Henwood held a meeting at the Georgian foreign Ministry. The meeting mulled cooperation between Georgia and the U.S state of Georgia, as well as the project on development of agrarian industry …