Balkan states should continue judicial and security reforms if they want the current EU visa restrictions for their citizens
Read More »EU appoints German diplomat as Kosovo talks mediator
German career diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger was named Sunday (July 29th) as the EU’s representative in the upcoming talks between Belgrade and Pristina on Kosovo’s future status.
Read More »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 …
Read More »Polt: Security Council resolution on Kosovo status not the only option
Outgoing US Ambassador to Belgrade Michael Polt said that a Kosovo status resolution by the UN Security Council is desirable, but not the only option available. Polt, whose term ends this summer, said that a decision from the Security Council will be welcomed, but if this doesn’t happen, the US …
Read More »RS Interior Ministry interrogates Karadzic’s wife
Ljiljana Karadzic, wife of UN war crimes tribunal indictee Radovan Karadzic, has been interrogated by Republika Srpska (RS) authorities, an official of the entity interior ministry said Thursday (July 26th).
Read More »Lajcak: SAA is main priority, police reform necessary
High Representative in BiH Miroslav Lajcak said in an interview on Thursday (July 26th) that the signing of a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU is his main short-term priority.
Read More »Kosovo to hold elections in November
Kosovo’s leaders and UNMIK head Joachim Ruecker agreed Thursday (July 26th) that local and parliamentary elections will take place in the province in November. Although there are some concerns that elections could be an obstacle to resolving Kosovo’s status, the two processes can move together, Ruecker said after meeting with …
Read More »Bulgaria rejects Libyan protest over medics
Bulgaria rejected a formal Libyan protest Thursday (July 26th) against President Georgi Parvanov’s decision to pardon five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor released from life imprisonment in the North African country earlier this week.
Read More »Greece mourns death of two fire-fighting pilots, as heat wave continues
The military aviation services are observing two days of mourning, following the deaths of two pilots, killed on Monday (July 23rd) when their firefighting plane crashed while trying to put out a blaze caused by record heat on the island of Evia.
Read More »Serbia appoints Radovanovic as new chief prosecutor
The High Judicial Council decided on Tuesday (July 24th) to appoint Slobodan Radovanovic as acting public prosecutor. Parliament relieved state public prosecutor Slobodan Jankovic and district public prosecutor Milovan Bozovic of their duties Monday.
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