February 8, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
UN Security Council will discuss UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s report on the situation in Kosovo on Wednesday. EULEX should submit its report on results of the investigation into human organ trafficking in Kosovo.
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February 8, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
EU mediator in the Belgrade-Priština dialogue Robert Cooper and head of the Belgrade negotiating team Borislav Stefanović conferred in Vienna on Wednesday. They discussed the possibilities of continuation of the Kosovo talks, which
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February 8, 2012 Eurasia News, Kavkaz News
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Philippe Lefort discussed the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict during a meeting in Moscow. The sides also exchanged views on other issues of the South Caucasus, including the situation at …
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February 8, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Bulgaria has taken some measures to improve its justice system and the prosecution of organised crime but more convincing results are needed, according to an interim monitoring report by the European Commission. The February report — released by Brussels on Wednesday — focuses on the
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February 8, 2012 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Croatia, Eurasia News, Serbia
Croatian President proposes arbitration to solve Croatia’s oustanding border disputes with Serbia and Bosnia. Croatian President Ivo Josipovic says if more
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February 8, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
No ethnic community in Kosovo can expect special treatment, Hashim Thaci said, urging Serbs in the north of the country to recognize the Pristina government and its institutions. Thaci told reporters in Pristina that he felt encouraged by the willingness
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February 7, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Serbia will not become a candidate for EU membership if Belgrade fails to, by the end of next week, reach an agreement with Priština on Kosovo’s representation. EU officials expect to see a progress in the dialogue already by mid-February.
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February 7, 2012 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decided to release Dusko Tadic, who has been charged over the killing of civilians in the east of the country in 1992, but has imposed limitations on his movements. The court’s decision prohibits Tadic from leaving his place of residence. It imposes a …
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February 7, 2012 Eurasia News, Romania News
Romania’s former Prime Minister Emil Boc said Tuesday the Parliament will assemble to hold a confidence vote for a new government Thursday and the ruling coalition is expected to nominate new ministers soon. Emil Boc handed in his resignation on Monday, saying he wanted to defuse political and social tension …
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February 7, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
EU prosecutors in Kosovo trying seven people accused of organ trafficking in a landmark case said Tuesday they have asked Russia, Ukraine, Israel and Turkey to help identify victims of the scam. “We have several requests for legal assistance out to many countries including most
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