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Radmanovic Urges Bosnian FM to Resign

Nebojsa Radmanovic, the Serb member of the Bosnian tripartite Presidency, has urged the country’s Foreign Minister, Zlatko Lagumdzija, to resign over Bosnia’s UN vote on Syria.Day after his party boss and the president of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity, Milorad Dodik, had said that all political agreements between the ruling six parties …

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Survey: Bosnian Croats Would Try Their Luck in EU

Almost 70,000 Bosnian Croats who hold the Croatian passport are likely to leave Bosnia to look for work in the EU once Croatia becomes the union member, says a survey.The NGO “Croatia Libertas” in Bosnia and Herzegovina has conducted a survey asking its Bosnian Croat citizens: “Will you look for …

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Bulgaria Refuses to Investigate PM Borisov’s Past

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office has refused to investigate Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov over the reports that his past is connected with criminal activity based on secret US diplomatic cables published on WikiLeaks.A brief note by Prosecutor Krasimir Kozhuharov from the Appellate Prosecutor’s Office in Sofia has confirmed an initial refusal …

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UK Envoy to Bulgaria Lauds Borisov-Cameron Talks

The British Ambassador in Sofia, Jonathan Allen, has officially expressed Wednesday his deep satisfaction from the successful talks between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and UK counterpart, David Cameron. Allen says the meeting will have an exceptionally beneficial influence on bilateral relations.

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Albania to Offer Medical Aid to Syrian Refugees

Prime Minister Sali Berisha asked his cabinet on Wednesday to send medical staff to Turkey and Jordan in order to help refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war.“We should help these refugees and send our doctors, nurses, surgeons or even a field hospital as an offer of our solidarity,” Berisha said.

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Bosnian Serb Leader Calls for FM’s Resignation

Bosnia’s Serb leader has called for the resignation of the Foreign Minister over the country’s vote on the UN resolution on Syria.The President of Republika Srpska, the Serb-lead entity in Bosnia, Milorad Dodik, said that the country’s Foreign Minister, Zlatko Lagumdzija, should leave the office accusing him of breaking the …

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New Serbia Leaders Announce Arrests for Corruption

Serbia’s ruling Progressives say that the new government’s results in fighting corruption would become visible “very soon”.Serbian Progressive Party is preparing corruption-related arrests for September, Balkan Insight has learned from the party.The tackling corruption was one of the main goals in their election programme and campaign. Aleksandar Vucic, Serbian Deputy …

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