March, 2012

• 6 March

  UK PM backs Serbia on EU

  British Prime Minister says Serbia merits getting a start date for accession talks if it continues on its current path. Addressing the lower house of the British parliament, the House

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• 6 March

  Serbs in Northern Kosovo block EULEX convoy

  NATO troops in Kosovo, KFOR, blocked the main road between Kosovska Mitrovica and Ribariće near in Zupče on Tuesday afternoon. The Zvečan-Zubin Potok road in Jagnjenica is also blocked. Earlier today, local Serbs stopped a EULEX convoy in order to prevent it from reaching the administrative checkpoint of Brnjak, located …

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• 6 March

  US ambassador Warlick to Bulgaria hails judges forum results

  United States ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick attended a public presentation of the Judges’ Forum action plan in Sofia on March 6 2012. The judges’ forum is an initiative of Bulgarian

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• 6 March

  Amnesty International says Medak Pocket war crimes must be investigated

  Amnesty International says the responsibility of senior Croatian military officials for war crime against Serb civilians in Medak Pocket should be investigated. The arrest of five people suspected of war crimes against

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• 6 March

  Georgian President visits Azerbaijan

  Several international agreements will be signed during Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s official visit to Azerbaijan on March 6. A number of international agreements will be signed during the visit.

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• 6 March

  Bulgarian FM: the relations with China are vital

  Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nickolay Mladenov said Monday partnership with China is crucial for his country and bilateral dialogue is becoming increasingly intensive. “For Bulgaria, the partnership with the People’s Republic of China is crucial, I would say not

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• 6 March

  Bulgaria, China sign agreement on mutual visa exemption

  Bulgaria and China have signed an intergovernmental agreement on mutual exemption of visa requirement for holders of diplomatic and service passports. The deal will allow Chinese

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• 5 March

  Seselj’s trial close to end

  The closing arguments for both the defence and the prosecution in the case of Vojislav Seselj will begin on Monday and last until March 15. “It is expected that the prosecution will complete its

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• 5 March

  New EU ambassador to Skopje hands letter of credence to President

  The EU’s new ambassador to Macedonia Aivo Orav has handed over his letter of credence to Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov, taking up the post of a head of the EU’s delegation in Macedonia. Having met with Ivanov, Orav said that “Macedonia belongs to Europe and this will be my goal.”

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• 5 March

  Serbian President praised Bulgaria for EU support

  Serbian President Boris Tadic had a phone conversation with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in which he thanked for latter’s principle position of support to the decision of the European Council for giving Serbia a status of EU member state candidate.

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