A ceremony to mark the shift of command of NATO Headquarters Skopje will take place Monday at ARM House in Skopje. The outgoing Commander of NATO HQ Skopje and NATO High Military Representative, Commodore Valentin Gagashev (Bulgaria), will hand over the two posts to his successor Brigade General David Humar …

SARAJEVO Pravobranilaštvo BiH zatražilo je od nadležnih sudova da vojne objekte uknjiže kao vlasništvo države BiH, a Općinski sud u Sarajevu prihvatio je ovaj zahtjev i već počeo uknjižbu, zbog čega je reagovao i Ured visokog predstavnika (OHR). Na upis vojne imovine kao državne svojine ne gledaju svi isto pa …

Republic of Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik called on Croatia to enable the exhumation of unidentified Serb victims in Croatia. He called on Zagreb to remove obstacles related to the return of property and property rights. “This would be the best proof that Croatia, as a democratic country that …

Slovakian Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčak said that the EU will be prepared on the day that the ICJ gives its opinion on Kosovo’s independence proclamation. He said that he has prepared a plan for solving the problems between Serbia and Kosovo.

Prime Minister George Papandreou announced on Sunday (May 2nd) that his government will implement a series of reforms in return for EU/IMF aid. “We are approving the agreement for an unprecedented rescue package in exchange for unprecedented efforts on the part of the Greek people. Big sacrifice is expected from …

Montenegro officially became an associate member of the EU on Saturday (May 1st), when the country’s Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the bloc took effect. Podgorica submitted its EU membership application in December and hopes for candidate status in the beginning of 2011, which would enable it to begin …

Serbia’s Parliament Speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic announced on Saturday (May 1st) that lawmakers will be discussing a declaration Wednesday condemning war crimes committed against Serbs during the 1990s. Lawmakers will then have ten days to submit objections or proposals. The draft condemns crimes against Serbian citizens and all people of the …

The fact that Turkey is a predominantly Muslim country should not be an obstacle to EU membership, EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said in an interview with DPA on Friday (April 30th). “The EU is not a religious project, it is based on values, and if Turkey makes it clear …

The Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly, PACE, warned Bosnia on Thursday that it must urgently take measures to change its constitution, notably to end discrimination against minorities, or face serious consequences. “Bosnia and Herzegovina must urgently launch an institutionalized process for preparing a comprehensive package of amendments to the Constitution …

Romania’s Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi has reiterated that his country will not recognize Kosovo. He also stressed that Romania supports the Western Balkan countries on their path towards the EU. Baconschi, who met with Lamberto Zannier, head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), said that peace and …