Serge Brammertz, chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, will join prosecutors from the region for a two-day conference in Brioni, Croatia on cooperation in war crimes prosecution.

The European Commission announced today its adoption of a proposal to lift the visa regime for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, but the two countries must still fulfill remaining benchmarks before their citizens can travel without a visa in the Schengen zone.

Georgia on Wednesday celebrated its Day of Independence with a military parade and the opening of a new memorial monument. “Today, one of the oldest nations is celebrating the Day of Independence and its young sovereignty. This is the most precious day for the freedom-loving nation,” Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili …