Eurasia Press & News

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who has boycotted his trial on genocide charges since it started last week, will appear in court on Tuesday, two of his legal advisers said on Monday. Karadzic, 64, has denied all 11 war crimes charges brought against him over the 1992-95 Bosnian war, …

Bosnia’s largest newspaper publisher Avaz and the country’s Islamic Community has accused the office of the top international envoy in the country of slander, after its officials allegedly implicated top Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) leaders in crime. The Avaz Publishing Company announced they are planning to press charges against Deputy High …

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Saturday that she was trying to find a replacement for former Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Damir Polancec as soon as possible, but refused to disclose any names. “I am trying to solve that as soon as possible. Consultations are under way, …

Thousands of Kosovo Albanians welcomed Bill Clinton in Pristina on Sunday in a ceremony to inaugurate a statue of the former US President. Clinton, who first addressed the Kosovo parliament, joined thousands of his fans in the “Bill Clinton” boulevard.

Dozvole za međunarodni cestovni prevoz (CEMT) u Ministarstvu prometa i komunikacija BiH dijeljene su mimo Pravilnika, a prevoznici su za njih morali plaćati ogromne sume novca. Kazao je ovo juče Drago Kalabić, predsjedavajući Istražne komisije za provjeru raspodjele CEMT dozvola Parlamenta BiH, pozivajući se na prijave prevoznika koji su se …

The Moldovan society is having a growing feeling of an approaching catastrophe that may break out in case of an early parliamentary election, says the Appeal of the heads of Moldova’s national minority communities and ethnic-cultural organizations to the Moldovan Parliament.

After the Parliament declares a seat of MP vacant, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has ten days to examines the substitute candidate on the list. Within 30 day of the declaration of the seat vacant, the Constitutional Court confirms the next candidate proposed by the CEC. 

Croatia will hold the first round of presidential elections on December 27, officials said on Friday. If none of the candidates garners more than 50 percent of the vote, the runoff election will be held on January 10, 2010. The incumbent President Stjepan Mesic’s term in office expires in early …

Higher education will become more accessible for Armenians and Azerbaijanis in Georgia. Relevant amendments will be made to the Law on Higher Education. The bill, which was initiated by the government, has been already introduced to the Parliament. It aims to promote integration of Georgian citizens of Armenian and Azerbaijani …

Danube Bridge toll fees should be reduced, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Rosen Plevneliev told PMs on Friday, 30 October, adding he had sent a letter of request to the mayor of Ruse. The transit fees between Bulgaria’s Ruse and Romania’s Giurgiu are one of the highest in …