January 13, 2010 Balkan News, Serbia
The former EU envoy for Kosovo, Wolfgang Ischinger, says Serbia should resolve its disagreements with Kocoso as a part of its EU accession process. The German Ambassador said that Serbia knows about these conditions and there is a general acceptance to find a solution within the context of Serbia’s EU …
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January 12, 2010 Eurasia News, Romania News
The law on the ratification of the Convention on Small Scale Border Traffic between Moldova and Romania was adopted unanimously by the Chamber of Deputies of Romania at its Monday’s meeting. The Senate is to take a final decision.
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January 12, 2010 Balkan News, Croatia, Eurasia News, Serbia
Newly elected Croatian President Ivo Josipović says he believes relations between Croatia and Serbia are strategic. He also expressing belief that he will soon meet with Serbian President Boris Tadić. Josipović said that the idea that both countries should drop the lawsuits for genocide before the International Court of Justice …
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January 12, 2010 Albania, Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
The Kosovo government and political parties in Priština reject all possibilities of new status negotiations with Serbia regarding the status of Kosovo. Kosovo Albanian government spokesman Memli Krasniqi said that “the Kosovo government will never agree to negotiations with Belgrade regarding Kosovo’s status. The status of our country is irreversible.”
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January 12, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Macedonia
The main opposition party claims that the government is secretly preparing constitutional changes that should impede the free work of the constitutional court. Prime Minister and ruling VMRO DPMNE head, Nikola Gruevski wants to deal with the judges who constantly reassess and annul his laws, an opposition legislator from the …
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January 12, 2010 Balkan Press, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia Press, Special Reporters
Administrativna komisija parlamenta BiH jučer nije prihvatila inicijativu SDP BiH o smanjenju plaća i naknada dužnosnicima u institucijama BiH. Predsjedavajući ove komisije Remzija Kardić potvrdio je da su juče ukinute dnevnice od po 50 KM za dolazak na sjednice redovnih parlamentarnih komisija. “Nismo mogli prihvatiti inicijativu SDP-a o smanjenju plaća …
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January 12, 2010 Balkan Press, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia Press, Special Reporters
Pet hrvatskih stranaka potpisnica Kreševske deklaracije podržalo je jučer u Kiseljaku inicijativu o održavanju hrvatskog foruma posvećenog ustavnom položaju Hrvata u BiH. Termin održavanja foruma trebalo bi da bude usaglašen na sastanku predsjednika ovih stranaka, koji bi trebalo da bude održan 1. februara ove godine. Ljiljana Lovrić, predsjednica HSS-NHI, rekla …
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January 12, 2010 Eurasia News, Turkey
Turkey and Russia will set up a high-level strategic cooperation working group Wednesday when Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pays a working visit to Moscow. Accompanied by five Cabinet members and a group of businessmen, the prime minister aims to boost bilateral relations, especially in the economic field. Turkey’s …
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January 12, 2010 Balkan News, Eurasia News, Serbia
KFOR considers Serb parallel structures in Kosovo dangerous, commander General Marcus Bentler said, adding that they violate UN Resolution 1244 and are therefore considered illegal. “These structures risk stability,” Bentler said at the Italian KFOR military barracks in Peja/Pec. “We are aware of their existence, but it is up to …
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January 12, 2010 Balkan News, Bosnia Hertegovina, Eurasia News
After an 11-month break, the trial before the Hague Tribunal of Serb Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Šešelj continues on Tuesday. Šešelj is accused of war crimes against non-Serbs in Croatia, Vojvodina and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The prosecution is expected to bring out its last witness in the case, and the trial …
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