The Serbian authorities offered the European Union to extradite war crimes indictees Goran Hadzic instead of Ratko Mladic so Serbia could continue its European negotiations, Belgrade’s Vecernje novosti daily reported. Although the Serbian authorities still have not found the former Croat Serb leader, they offered to extradite him to the …

Police tried to defuse a bomb found near a cemetery on the edge of the village of Surkhakhi but it went off as they worked on it. Six policemen were killed and two were injured on Thursday in a bomb explosion in Russia’s troubled North Caucasus region of Ingushetia, a …

Skopje,  – Protection and Rescue Directorate (PRD) signed Wednesday an agreement with Spanish company “Air Tractor Europe S.L.” for procurement of three fire-fighting amphibious aircrafts. PRD manager Saban Saliu and representative of the Spanish company, Hugo Arceo signed the contract.

Skopje, – Support in ensuring economic prosperity and political stability in Macedonia, responsible foreign policy, support of EU integration processes and the strategic partnership with the United States, collaboration with institutions at central and local level, commitment to the multi-ethnic concept, devotion to and protection of the tradition, culture and …

TIRANA, March 5 – Albania will borrow 250 million euros through Deutsche Bank and Greece’s Alpha Bank in a syndicated loan to fund its budget deficit, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. “The best offer was the one presented by Deutsche Bank and Alpha Bank. The Finance Ministry will give …

Britain will start reducing its troops from the NATO-led international peacekeeping Kosovo Force (KFOR) in late March as a result of the improved security situation, the British Embassy in Pristina said on Wednesday. The embassy said in a statement on behalf of the British Ministry of Defense that the force …

Slovenia firmly supported Montenegro’s efforts for the accession to the European Union (EU), Slovenian President Danilo Tuerk said on Wednesday after meeting his Montenegrin counterpart Filip Vujanovic. Tuerk said at the Brdo castle in the suburbs of the Slovenian capital Ljubljana that Slovenia was promoting the idea that the EU …

TBILISI/MOSCOW, March 5  – The Swiss embassy in Georgia began on Thursday accepting applications for Russian entry visas from Georgian nationals. Georgia severed diplomatic ties with Russia in late August 2008 after Moscow recognized its former republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states. Recognition followed a five-day war …

BRUSSELS – Seven months after breaking ties with Russia over its invasion of Georgia, the NATO alliance moved Thursday toward resuming formal relations despite lingering concerns about Moscow’s approach to reasserting its regional influence. NATO foreign ministers opened a one-day meeting Thursday and appeared likely to decide the time is …

BUCHAREST, – Romania will see economic growth in 2009 despite the ongoing global financial crisis, the country’s President Traian Basescu said on Wednesday. The president made the remarks while meeting with representatives of 12 banks, along with Central Bank Governor Mugur Isarescu and Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea.