BELGRADE, Serbia EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn reassured Serbian officials on Wednesday (July 22nd) that the European Commission (EC) is committed to bringing Serbia into the EU, once the country meets its obligations to the UN war crimes tribunal. After a meeting with President Boris Tadic, Rehn added that Serbia …

ROME, Italy The European Commission (EC) will approve Albania’s request for EU candidate status this summer, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini was quoted as saying by Albanian media on Wednesday (July 22nd). Tirana applied for candidate status in late April. “Albania’s early request cannot stay locked in a drawer … …

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Bosnian Serb television RTRS aired on Wednesday (July 22nd) footage allegedly proving crimes committed by Bosnian Muslim forces against Serb prisoners of war in 1994. The video shows General Atif Dudakovic ordering his troops to shoot two captured soldiers dead. Three years ago, Republika Srpska …