June, 2010

• 22 June

  Serbian President to meet Turkish President

  Serbian President Boris Tadić will take part in the Summit Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of South East Europe in Istanbul on Wednesday. During the day, Tadić will also participate in the Summit of Heads of State of South East Europe under the sponsorship of UNESCO, the …

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• 22 June

  ICTY Denies Request for Gojko Jankovic Review

  The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, has denied the request of Gojko Jankovic, convicted of war crimes by the Bosnian state court in Sarajevo, to review his case. Jankovic, wartime commander of a paramilitary unit that operated together with the Army of Republika Srpska, VRS, in the …

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• 22 June

  Albania Calls for Balkan Schengen System

  Albania’s Minister of Interior Lulzim Basha declared on Monday that Albania’s Presidency of the Regional Initative for Migration, Asylum and Refugees would be dedicated to creating a Balkan Schengen system.

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• 22 June

  CoE Assembly begins discussion of situation in Kosovo

  The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, PACE, has begun its discussion of a draft report on Kosovo that points to poor respect for the rule of law as one of the main problems facing Kosovo. The report, which was prepared by the CoE rapporteur for the political affairs …

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• 22 June

  Serbia, Croatia to sign extradition agreement

  Serbian Justice Minister Snezana Malovic said on Sunday (June 20th) that Serbia and Croatia will sign an extradition agreement later this month, covering those who are apprehended on charges of corruption and organised crime. She added that afterwards, Serbia will request the extradition of Sretko Kalinic, a member of the …

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• 21 June

  Belarus, Russia, Ukraine military to discuss cooperation

  Belarusian, Ukrainian and Russian military leaders are expected to meet in Brest, Belarus, on June 21-22, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said. “The talks will center on prospects

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• 21 June

  Zagreb: War Crimes Indictment Filed Against Former Soldiers

  The prosecution in Zagreb has filed an indictment against seven people for war crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995. According to the indictment, which must be confirmed by the court, seven former members of the Croatian Army, HV, participated in the execution of a group of six Bosnian …

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• 21 June

  Czech President says to Macedonia to start negotiations

  In time of so many problems in the world, Czech President Vaclav Klaus called Macedonian-Greek name dispute a undeserving issue. He said that the two countries should sit down and find a name solution because nobody would accept to that for them.

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• 21 June

  Moldova’s Russians want Russian language status up for referendum

  Eighteen nongovernmental organizations defending the rights of ethnic minorities in Moldova have announced their support for the proposal of the Ravnopravie (“Equity”) party. Ravnopravie suggested that, besides the way of electing the president, two more questions should be asked

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• 21 June

  Bulgaria facilitates visa regime for Moldovans

  The period for issuing a visa for Moldovan organized tourists is reduced to 10 days. This is presumed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria regarding the facilitation of the visa regime for Moldova’s citizens. According to the message of the Bulgarian Embassy to Moldova, some categories of citizens …

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