February 1, 2012 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News, Serbia
The interior ministry of the Serb entity sent a complaint to the State Prosecutor on Tuesday demanding it reconsider termination of the Dobrovoljacka war-crime probe. The letter follows the decision of an international prosecutor, Jude Romano, engaged
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February 1, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Kosovo’s parliament has adopted a resolution calling for the international community to permit full independence by the end of this year. Four years after seceding from Serbia, Kosovo’s parliament has adopted a resolution calling for an
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February 1, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News
After an EU prosecutor, Maurizio Salustro, refused to testify in the Klecka case, saying he had immunity as an international staffer, Fatmir Limaj’s defence asked the Chief Prosecutor to suspend the Italian lawyer from the trial. Fatmir Limaj’s defence team yesterday
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January 31, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
The Serbian parliament’s Committee on Kosovo and Metohija is set to discuss the decisions by the assemblies of the four municipalities from northern Kosovo. The Serb municipalities have called a referendum for mid-February, where the citizens will
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January 31, 2012 Eurasia News, Turkey
France’s new law punishing denial of the Armenian genocide was put on hold Tuesday after politicians opposed to the legislation demanded that its constitutionality be examined.
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January 31, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News
European leaders Monday called for an accord “by the end of the week” on a 130-billion euro (USD 171-billion) bailout for Greece as well as a debt writedown from private investors. “We urge finance ministers to take all
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January 31, 2012 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Director of the government EU Integration Office Milica Delević says she is optimistic about Serbia’s EU candidacy status in March. This, provided the preconditions defined by the European Council in
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January 31, 2012 Balkan News, Croatia, Eurasia News, Serbia
Croatian FM Vesna Pusić stated that Croatia will support Lithuania’s candidate for President of the United Nations General Assembly. This is because Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremićć
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January 31, 2012 Eurasia News, Kavkaz News
US President Barack Obama on 30 January offered his support for Georgia’s accession to NATO and a possible free trade agreement between the two countries. After hosting his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Saakashvili in the White House, Obama said at a subsequent press conference: “What we’ve agreed
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January 31, 2012 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News
Bosnia faces many challenges before it can apply for EU membership but the country must not miss its chance, a debate in Sarajevo on Monday heard. Bosnia lags far behind other countries in the region in its efforts to join the European
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