May, 2010

• 12 May

  Germany extends Kosovo mission

  Germany’s government says it will keep up to 2,500 troops in Kosovo for at least another year as part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission. Government spokesman Christoph Steegmans said the Cabinet approved extending the mandate while also cutting the maximum number of soldiers by 1,000 from 3,000. He says Germany …

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• 12 May

  Priština wants “equal status” in Sarajevo

  Kosovo Albanian government’s Foreign Minister Skender Hyseni says Priština is ready to participate in the Western Balkans-EU conference in Sarajevo. But Kosovo Albanian officials, he explained, wish to have an “equal status”.

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• 12 May

  Karadzic Claims of ‘Staged Markale Massacre’

  Radovan Karadzic once again questioned facts established previously by the ICTY regarding the massacre at the Markale market during the Bosnian war, in an apparent effort to get confirmation from the prosecution witness that the incident was staged by the Bosnian government.

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• 12 May

  Bulgarian Foreign Minister Urged to Support Kosovo in EU

  Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikolay Mladenov, has showed his support for the strengthening of the state institutions in Kosovo so as “to protect the rights of all ethnic communities.” Mladenov was speaking after meeting with his counterpart in Pristina Skender Hyseni and Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci, as part of his …

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• 12 May

  Montenegrin speaker criticizes Serbia

  Speaker of the Montenegrin parliament Ranko Krivokapić stated that Serbia was “not capable of organizing a good state meeting”. “As far as I’m concerned, my visit to Serbia was finished on May 8 and 9 and I will invite my counterpart to come to Montenegro because I reckon that Serbia …

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• 12 May

  Bramerc to visit Belgrade

  Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Bramerc will kick off his 2-day visit to Belgrade on Wednesday. His visit is in the course of the preparations for submitting the regular report on UN Security Council towards mid-June. His assessment on Belgrade’s cooperation will have impact on whether EU will ratify the …

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• 12 May

  Georgia, Armenia to discuss cooperation in border regions

  Working meeting on improving the response to the economic development of border regions of Georgia and Armenia will take place in Tbilisi May 13. During the meeting, a presentation of the results of the research and recommendations for the regions located near the Georgian-Armenian border will be held, the organization …

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• 12 May

  Srbija insistira na razmjeni teritorija

  SARAJEVO Srbija od Bosne i Hercegovine traži razmjenu teritorija na međudržavnoj granici kod hidroelektrana Zvornik i Bajna Bašta te u blizini Rudog. Zahtjev za razmjenu teritorija ponovljen je na sastanku državnih komisija BiH i Srbije održanom u ponedjeljak. Slavica Vučić, predsjedavajuća Državne komisije za granice BiH, jučer nije mogla precizirati …

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• 12 May

  EC calls for more fiscal reforms in Romania

  The European Commission (EC) issued a statement Monday (May 10th), concluding that while Romania has broadly met conditions to receive aid from the EU, the country needs more progress in terms of fiscal reforms, particularly by adopting laws on pension and state wages. The statement came after the end of …

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• 12 May

  EC to assess Montenegro’s EU application by autumn

  The European Commission’s (EC) assessment of Montenegro’s EU membership application will be completed by autumn, the EC Head of Delegation in Podgorica, Leopold Maurer, said on Monday (May 10th). He pointed out that based on this opinion, EU leaders will decide by year end whether to offer candidate status. Podgorica …

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