March, 2010

• 1 March

  Karadzic to Give Opening Statement at ICTY

  Radovan Karadzic will deliver his opening statement today and tomorrow in his trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, following which the Prosecution will call its first witnesses.

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• 1 March

  Albanian opposition threatens protests

  Albanian Opposition Socialist Party (SP) leader Edi Rama said Friday that his party is again leaving parliament and threatened large public protests unless Prime Minister Sali Berisha agrees to open the ballot boxes of the June 2009 general elections.

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• 1 March

  Czech FM: “No need for ambassador in Priština”

  Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout said that there is no need for the Czech Republic to establish diplomatic relations with Kosovo.

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• 1 March

  Democratic Party of Serbia leader calls for Kosovo talks with EU

  DSS President Vojislav Koštunica said that Serbia should insist on talks with the EU in which there will be clear discussions of Kosovo. “European officials are stating every day that the time has come for conditions to be set before Serbia publicly to begin cooperating with Kosovo as a neighboring …

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• 1 March

  EC to Extend Danube Bridge II Deadline

  The European Commission intends to be flexible about the deadlines for the EU ISPA program, including those for the construction of Danube Bridge II. The statement came on the heals of a request on the part of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and his Romanian counterpart Emil Boc made before …

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• 1 March

  Turkish president says nation will overcome coup crisis

  Turkish President Abdullah Gul expressed conviction on Saturday that Turkey will overcome the crisis caused by an investigation into a suspected army plot to topple the government. The statement made to Hurriyet came a day after an Istanbul court charged two generals in the case. Dubbed the “Sledgehammer”, the plot …

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• 1 March

  ICTY rejects Karadzic’s request to delay trial

  ICTY)on Friday rejected a request of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to postpone his trial, ruling the proceedings will start next week after he makes his opening statements. Karadzic, who is conducting his own defence, has agreed to present his initial arguments early next week. But he has requested …

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• 1 March

  Three war crimes suspects arrested in BiH

  Police on Friday (February 26th) arrested three people suspected of involvement in the systematic execution of thousands of Muslims in Srebrenica during the 1992-1995 conflict in BiH. The chief prosecution announced that Vlastimir Golijan, 35, Zoran Goronja, 38, and Stanko Savanovic, 42 — all former soldiers in the Bosnian Serb …

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• 1 March

  BiH to apply for EU membership by end of year

  BiH Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj said on Friday that his country will submit its EU membership application by the end of this year. The statement came after a meeting with EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele in Brussels. Alkalaj said BiH cannot afford any further delays on the road to the …

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February, 2010

• 26 February

  BiH fails to meet conditions for OHR closure

  The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board is dissatisfied with BiH’s failure to meet conditions needed to turn the Office of the High Representative (OHR) into a EU Special Representative (EUSR) office. This news came Thursday from High Representative Valentin Inzko.

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