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Bulgaria Mulls Further Judiciary Reforms

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev will hold a working meeting Monday to discuss a supplementary plan for judiciary reforms, combat against corruption and organized crime. The meeting will focus on the measures and policies to be taken by the government to supplement its action plan and will be attended by …

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War Crimes Charges Endanger Bosnia-Serbia Ties

Bosnia’s Minister of Security, Tarik Sadovic, has warned the Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic, that “good neighborly relations” between the two countries could “be jeopardized” if Serbia insists on prosecuting 19 Bosnian officials charged for war crimes against the Yugoslav Army in 1992. “I have asked that Dacic, in his …

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Controversy Over Skopje City Clock

The recent idea by one of the front runners for the position of Skopje’s Mayor to restart the clock adorning the old city train station, which has stood still since the morning of July 27 1963 when a devastating earthquake struck the Macedonian capital, has stirred public controversy and debate. …

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Clashes at Kosovo Power Cuts Protest

At least eight police officers and several people have been hurt in clashes between Kosovo Police and ethnic Serbs in eastern Kosovo during a protest against electricity cuts. Regional spokesman for the Kosovo Police Ismet Hashani told Balkan Insight that police confronted some 350 protesters in the central Kosovo Serb …

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Bosnia Mounts Battle Against Recession

Bosnia will use funds gained from its portion of the property of the Former Yugoslavia – amounting to some 90 million Euros – to fill depleted budgets and mount a fight against the worsening economic and social crisis. Economic experts over the weekend welcomed the decision of Bosnia’s state Fiscal …

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US open to Afghan Taliban talks

Barack Obama has hinted that the US could talk to moderate elements of the Taliban as part of its strategy in Afghanistan. The US president’s words come ahead of a visit on Monday by Joe Biden, the US vice president, to Europe for consultations with America’s Nato allies on the …

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