October, 2012

• 2 October

  Equal Rights for Chetniks Unconstitutional, Rules Court

  The Serbian Constitutional Court has ruled that some aspects of the law that gives the same rights to both the Partisans and the Chetniks are not in accordance with the constitution.Serbia’s Constitutional Court has quashed a number of clauses within the 2005 Law on the Equalisation of Chetniks and Partisans, …

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• 2 October

  Romania Cancels Privatisation of Chemical Plant

  The Romanian government has cancelled the privatisation of the country’s largest chemical company, Oltchim.The bid to privatise Romania’s state–owned chemical producer, Oltchim, had been cancelled, Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced on Monday evening, after the previous bid winner, Dan Diaconescu, failed to pay for the majority stake. “We have to …

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• 2 October

  Serbia Wants Kosovo Talks at Technical Level

  Serbia’s Socialist-led government has expressed its readiness to resume talks with Kosovo at the technical level.

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• 2 October

  Serbian Officials ‘In No Rush’ to Join EU

  As Serbia awaits an EU progress report which is likely to be negative, the country’s nationalist government has started signalling a change in their attitudes towards EU integration.Suzana Grubjesic, the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU integration, has said that Serbia is in no rush to meet the …

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• 1 October

  Sarajevo Gunman Had Bomb Making Manual on Laptop

  At the trial of Mevlid Jasarevic, who is charged with shooting at the US embassy in Sarajevo last year, a state investigator testified that the defendant’s computer contained photos of weapons and bomb making manuals.Irhad Kos, a witness from the State Investigative and Protection Agency, said that Jasarevic’s computer contained …

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• 1 October

  Thaci Rules Out Partition of Kosovo

  Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said that Kosovo and Serbia must normalise relations soon to begin integrating with Europe, but he insisted that partition of Kosovo “will never happen.”Thaci met with EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton, European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso and US officials in a fringe meeting …

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• 1 October

  Montenegro Urged To Punish Dubrovnik Attackers

  On the 21st anniversary of the attack on the Croatian town of Dubrovnik, a Montenegrin NGO has urged the authorities to prosecute Montenegrins who took part in the attack.The Montenegrin NGO, Human Rights Actions, HRA, stated on Sunday that the prosecution of those responsible for the crimes committed during the …

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• 1 October

  Pusic Puts Conditions on Withdrawal of Genocide Suit

  Croatia will not withdraw its genocide lawsuit against Serbia at the International Court of Justice, ICJ, until the issue of missing persons is solved, the Croatian Foreign Minister, Vesna Pusic, said.In an interview for Croatian radio, HR, on Sunday, Pusic specified that missing persons are “the prime issue” for her.

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• 1 October

  IMF Unlocks New Funds for Romania

  The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has approved the release of 513 million euros following the sixth review of Romanian’s standby arrangement.The International Monetary Fund, IMF, on Saturday approved the release of the latest chunk of funds under Romania’s precautionary loan after reviewing the country’s progress in meeting the terms attached …

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• 1 October

  Mladic’s Trial: Witness Recalls Markale Massacre

  At the trial of the former Bosnian Serb army chief, Ratko Mladic, a prosecution witness described how his wife was killed in an explosion at Sarajevo’s Markale market in August 1995.Sujelman Crncalo described how his wife went to the Markale market in the morning of August 28, 1995.

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