The parliamentary committee investigating Romanian Tourism Minister Elena Udrea decided in its first meeting on Tuesday to question journalists who wrote about her allegedly illegal use of public funds. Chair Ludovic Orban said the committee had yet to decide whether the minister would be invited to attend its next meeting, …

BELGRADE, Serbia Police arrested Stanko Ristic, a close associate of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, local media reported on Tuesday (August 3rd). Ristic’s lawyer vowed to appeal the arrest. This is not his first. The retired military pilot was jailed for 162 days in 2006 during an investigation …

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) The Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) nominated its deputy leader, Sadik Ahmetovic, as security minister Monday (August 3rd). The previous two nominees — Halid Genjac and Senad Sepic — had dropped out of contention. The position became vacant after incumbent Tarik Sadovic was dismissed …