May, 2009

• 18 May

  Romania Leader Discusses Nuclear Plant

  Romanian President Traian Basescu visited Paris Monday to discuss among other issues the possibility of building a nuclear reactor for Romania, with France’s leader. French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office said Monday’s meeting over lunch would be devoted mainly to bilateral issues, the Associated Press reported.  

  Read More »
• 18 May

  Muslim Gathering Banned in Serbia

  A gathering of Muslim worshipers planned to welcome Bosnia’s Grand Mufti, Mustafa Ceric, to Serbia, has been banned by Serbian Police, citing safety concerns. The meeting was supposed to take place in Tutin, southwest Serbia, on Monday.

  Read More »
• 18 May

  Serb Bank Doesn’t Report to Kosovo

  A Serb bank operating in Kosovo, Komercialna Banka, that was granted a license in 2006 by Kosovo’s Administration, is not reporting its activities to the country’s Central Bank. Komercialna Banka is located in Mitrovica, Gracanica, Zubin Potok, Leposavic, Zvecan, Slivova, Shterpce and Dragash, areas populated by Serbian minority in Kosovo. 

  Read More »
• 18 May

  Algeria Will Not Recognise Kosovo

  Algeria is the latest country to express its opinion on Kosovo’s status, and says it will not recognise the newly independent state. “The Algerian government’s position on the issue of Kosovo is clear. We consider this to be a problem of partition, secession, not of self-determination.m,” said the Algerian ambassador …

  Read More »
• 18 May

  Sarajevo pod opsadom zbog Bajdena

  Author: Mirza Čubro SARAJEVO – Pripadnici Tajne službe SAD, zaduženi za bezbjednost američkog predsjednika i potpredsjednika, već nekoliko dana borave u Sarajevu pripremajući teren za dolazak američkog potpredsjednika Džozefa Bajdena u posjetu BiH. “Prethodnica koju sačinjavaju pripadnici Tajne službe SAD u BiH, odnosno Sarajevu, borave već nekoliko dana. Njihov je …

  Read More »
• 18 May

  Blokada

  Author: Mirza Čubro Vijeće ministara BiH ponovo je u krizi. Nije to neka vijest jer državna vlada je u konstantnoj krizi od potvrđivanja u ovom sastavu. Različiti su povodi za najavu blokada i zaustavljanja rada. Posljednji je izbor direktora Direkcije za evropske integracije BiH. Fabrika skandala ponovo je pronašla način …

  Read More »
• 18 May

  Russian Forces Kill Four Chechen Rebels

  Police killed four suspected members of a Chechen suicide bombing squad overnight and the republic’s leader warned militants he would kill them unless they surrendered, news agencies reported on Saturday. The men were shot dead in separate incidents after two suicide bombers blew themselves up on Friday outside the Interior …

  Read More »
• 18 May

  Glavas released from custody in BiH

  SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) The state court released Branimir Glavas on Friday (May 15th). He was detained on Wednesday on an international arrest warrant issued by Croatia, after fleeing to BiH to avoid serving a ten-year sentence in Croatia for war crimes. Earlier, a lower BiH court decided to …

  Read More »
• 18 May

  EU’s Rehn warns BiH over accession prospects

  BRUSSELS. Belgium EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn warned that Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) has to speed up EU-related reforms in order not to hurt its EU accession prospects in a meeting with Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj in Brussels on Friday (May 15th) the country.

  Read More »
• 18 May

  EU vows to continue seeking Slovenian-Croatian compromise

  BRUSSELS, Belgium/LJUBLJANA, Slovenia EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn pledged on Friday (May 15th) the EU will continue seeking a compromise solution to the Slovenia-Croatia border dispute, despite Slovenia’s attempt to revise his latest proposal. “It makes no sense to give up since we have almost reached the goal,” Rehn told …

  Read More »