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Kosovo Serb War Crimes Suspect Arrested in Sweden

Swedish police have announced that they have arrested a Kosovo Serb over allegations of war crimes committed in the village of Cuska near Peja/Pec, Kosovo in May 1999. The suspect, who is reportedly in his thirties, was arrested in a joint operation by the Swedish National Criminal Investigation Department (Rikskriminalen) …

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Civic organisations see few results from EULEX

Representatives of civic organisations in Kosovo have sent a letter to US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg asking him to use his influence “to ensure that EULEX has enough capacities and political support to fulfil its mandate and yield the expected results for Kosovo citizens.” No significant progress in …

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EU, U.S. officials meet with Inzko

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos discussed the political situation in Bosnia yesterday. They met with High Representative Valentin Inzko in Sarajevo. “The situation in Bosnia is disturbing and the October elections are an opportunity to change this trend,” Inzko said at …

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Karadzic asks UN to halt trial

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has again appealed to delay his genocide trial that is due to resume next week. Karadzic says the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has accepted 1,500 statements and items of testimony from earlier trials concerning the Bosnian war without giving him a chance to cross-examine …

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Moldova seeks becoming a post-monitoring country

Moldova’s transition to the PACE post-monitoring stage is a chief priority the new Moldovan authorities have set to themselves, Moldova’s Acting President, Parliament Chairman Mihai Ghimpu stated yesterday during his meeting with Josette Durrieu (France, SOC) and Egidijus Vareikis (Lithuania, EPP/CD), co-rapporteurs of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) …

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US Deputy State Secretary to visit Kosovo

US Deputy State Secretary James Steinberg is due to arrive Wednesday in Kosovo, as part of his brief Balkan tour. Before the visit, Steinberg said that Pristina and Belgrade must be more pragmatic despite all differences and pledged to help establish a dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. Steinberg announced that …

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