December 15, 2010 Albania, Balkan News, Eurasia News
The Albanian opposition is resuming anti-government street protests with a rally in the port city of Durres on Tuesday (December 14th). Spartak Ngjela, leader of the Law and Justice Party, which doesn’t have
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December 15, 2010 Balkan News, Croatia, Eurasia News
Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Monday that Austria supports her country’s EU integration process. After meeting with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann in Vienna, Kosor explained that the talks focused on additional efforts Croatia must make in order to close the negotiation chapters on judiciary and competition. She said …
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December 15, 2010 Balkan News, Croatia, Eurasia News, Serbia
Representatives of Serbs who fled Croatia during the 1991-1995 war announced on Monday (December 13th) they are launching a petition drive to insist that Croatia resolve their property rights and other outstanding issues before joining the EU. They will start collecting signatures as of Wednesday in Serbia, Montenegro, Republika Srpska, …
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December 14, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
The Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor has filed an indictment against six individuals suspected of helping war crimes indictee Stojan Zupljanin evade justice. Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor Bruno Vekaric said that the indictment covered the period from
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December 14, 2010 Balkan News, Croatia, Eurasia News
Croatian wartime official Tomislav Mercep, suspected of the murder or disappearance of 43 people in 1991, has been placed in 30-day custody. An investigation has been launched against Mercep, an assistant interior minister in Croatia during the war there, on suspicion
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December 14, 2010 Eurasia News, Kavkaz News
The Georgian authorities once again express their desire to cooperate with the Russian side to consider the case of the terrorist attacks in the country. “One can say that Georgia has avoided serious terrorist attacks, Manana Manjgaladze, spokesperson for the president, said today at a briefing.
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December 14, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Official results in Kosovo’s general election show a win for the prime minister’s party. But with just over 33 per cent, Hashim Thaci and his PDK will still need to form a coalition. Rival LDK leader Isa Mustaffa and other party leaders are calling for a re-run in two Thaci …
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December 14, 2010 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News, Serbia
Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković will pay a visit to Banja Luka, RS, in Bosnia-Herzegovina this Tuesday. It was announced that he would confer with Republic of Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik. Cvetković will attend a ceremonial reception organized by Dodik to mark his recent inauguration.
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December 14, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
Serbian Defence Minister Dragan Sutanovac arrived on an official visit to Sofia at the invitation of Bulgarian counterpart Anyu Angelov. Sutanovac will meet with Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, National Assembly Chairperson Tsetska Tsacheva, Defence Minister Anyo Angelov and will discuss the bilateral.
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December 14, 2010 Eurasia News, Kavkaz News, Romania News
Georgia is yet to take its decision though Azerbaijan has made up its that its state oil company SOCAR would like to buy out the Georgian section of the Russia-Georgia-Armenia natural gas pipeline. “The decision on the gas main may be taken with due regard for both states’ interests,” said …
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