June, 2011

• 14 June

  UN peacekeeping force mandate in Cyprus was extended

  The UN Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus for another six months and urged the leadership of the Greek and Turkish Cyprus to accelerate the pace of talks aimed at reunifying the long-divided island.

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• 14 June

  Slovakia supports Serbia’s EU accession

  Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič met with Serbian FM Vuk Jeremić and said his country supported Serbia’s entry into the European Union “without reservation”. He also stated that Bratislava’s stance not to recognize Kosovo remained unchanged.

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• 14 June

  Bosnia’s Presidency to choose the PM

  Bosnia’s State Presidency members are due to announce their candidate for prime minister on Tuesday, but it’s unlikely that he will be approved by parliament. Bakir Izetbegovic, the Bosniak member of the country’s tripartite presidency, said on Monday that he will support Dr. Slavo Kukic for prime minister, as Bosnia …

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• 14 June

  Hungarian PM visits Serbia

  Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will visit Serbia on Tuesday to discuss bilateral cooperation and European integration with top Serbian officials.

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• 14 June

  Dutch prosecutor leaves EULEX

  EULEX Chief Prosecutor Johannes van Vreeswijk is leaving the mission due to the expiration of his contract, leaving behind unfinished cases of organized crime. EULEX is

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• 13 June

  Kosovo: Limaj could face war crimes charges

  As nine war crimes suspects face a preliminary hearing in Pristina on Monday, there are indications that another suspect in the case, MP Fatmir Limaj, will soon face an official

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• 13 June

  Armenian cultural center inaugurated in Tbilisi, Georgia

  Mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan and Mayor of Tbilisi Gigi Ugulava attended the opening ceremony of an Armenian cultural center in the Georgian capital. The two stressed the importance of maintenance of cultural ties and cooperation between the neighbor countries. His Holiness Karekin II Surpreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All …

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• 13 June

  Serbian President says that start of EU talks in 2012 would be a historic event

  Serbian President and leader of the Ruling Democrats Boris Tadić stated on Sunday that the start of EU accession talks in 2012 would be a historic event. According to him address to the party’s main board on Sunday in Belgrade, this would also be the country’s greatest achievement.

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• 13 June

  Serbia hosts NATO meeting

  A NATO conference in Belgrade this week will bring together scores of defence officials from across the globe, but it will not change Serbia’s neutral stance towards the alliance, the government says. 

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• 13 June

  Major conference in Sarajevo about Western Balkans progress

  A major conference on the Western Balkans has gotten underway in Sarajevo, focusing on efforts to move the region forward. The conference “The Western Balkans: Progress, Stagnation or Regression” opened on Sunday, organised by the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Johns Hopkins University and the Bosnian-American

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