August, 2011

• 18 August

  Haradinaj to face retrial for Kosovo war crimes

  The retrial of former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj for war crimes begins today in The Hague. Ramush Haradinaj, Lahi Ibrahimaj and Idriz Balaj were returned to the International Criminal Tribunal

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• 18 August

  Serbian Ambassador in Podgorica says Montenegro has anti-Serbia campaign

  Serbian Ambassador in Podgorica, Zoran Lutovac, has insisted that Montenegro is again leading an inappropriate campaign against Serbia while its politicians debate a new election law. 

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• 17 August

  Belgrade-Pristina to hold negotiations in Brussels on September 2

  Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic says the next round of talks between Serbia and Kosovo will take place September 2 in Brussels. The Belgrade-Pristina talks mandated by the European Union began in March, but stalled last month after Kosovo imposed a ban on imports from

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• 17 August

  Turkish FM to visit Balkan countries next week

  Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is set to embark on a nine-day tour in four Balkan countries. Kosovo will be Davutoğlu’s first stop, where he will stay from Aug. 26-28 before heading off to Bosnia and Herzegovina for another

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• 17 August

  Georgia makes concession for Russia to join WTO

  Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergi Kapanadze stated that the deployment of international monitors in trade corridors and border-crossing points would secure the transparency of customs administration and enable

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• 17 August

  Mladic could face two separate trials

  The charges against wartime Bosnian Serb military commander, Ratko Mladic should be split in two trials, according to a request from prosecutors at the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on Wednesday.

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• 17 August

  Serbia willing to accept customs form

  Serbian Ministry for Kosovo State Secretary Oliver Ivanović said Wednesday that the Serbian government was willing to accept a joint customs form. He pointed out, however, that Serbia would never accept a “Kosovo” customs stamp.

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• 17 August

  Serbia-EU forum to be held in September

  The Serbian government will on September 8-10 organize the Serbia-EU Forum, which will be attended by more than 400 of participants from several countries. The event will be modeled after the Davos Forum – said Serbian Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Božidar Đelić.

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• 17 August

  Kosovo rejects Serbian customs stamps proposals

  Kosovo refuses to change its customs stamp in line with proposals recently outlined by Serbia. Recent proposals circulating in Serbia to change the format of Kosovo’s custom stamp have been strongly rejected by Pristina.

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• 16 August

  Bulgarian delegation to visit Kosovo

  Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food Miroslav Naydenov and a business delegation from the agricultural sector are to visit the Republic of Kosovo on August 17. Minister Naydenov will meet with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and Deputy Prime Minister

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