Balkans

Montenegrins can anticipate eased EU visa regime next spring

Travellers can expect visa relief after they receive new passports scheduled for the spring of 2008, Foreign Minister Milan Rocen said on Wednesday (August 1st). During a working breakfast with journalists, the first since the formation of the new government, Rocen announced that a unified EU visa application centre would …

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International community pushes for BiH to adopt Higher Education Law

In a joint statement issued Friday (July 27th) the international organisations in BiH — the Office of the High Representative (OHR), the Council of Europe (CoE), the European Commission (EC), the World Bank, the OSCE and the UN — urged the state parliament to adopt the Higher Education Law and …

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Croatia to expand firefighting fleet

Croatia will buy five firefighting planes to improve its ability to cope with wildfires, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said Sunday (July 29th). The country will get a Canadair water-carrying aircraft and three air tractor planes, Sanader said, adding that the government has earmarked 75m euros for fire-fighting activities this year.

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Nine buried in Serbia after gunman’s rampage

The nine victims killed in the eastern Serbian village of Jabukovac on Friday night were buried by their families on Sunday (July 29th). Five men and four women were shot dead by 38-year-old Nikola Radosavljevic, who began opening fire after a quarrel with his wife.

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Serbian Foreign Minister, Kosovo Albanian delegation pay visits to Washington

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic arrived in Washington on Thursday (July 26th), pledging that he would strive to reduce tensions over the Kosovo issue. His visit came just days after Kosovo Albanian representatives met with US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, who reiterated US support for granting sovereignty to the …

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