Eurasia

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele on Wednesday (March 17th) voiced the European Commission’s (EC) support for Serbia’s EU integration. After talks with Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic in Belgrade, Fuele said that while Serbia faces a lot of challenges and tasks, the EC is ready to help if Belgrade is truly …

The trial of Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj was adjourned until further notice due to health problems of four remaining witnesses, the UN war crimes tribunal announced on Wednesday (March 17th). Prosecutors had hoped to wrap up their questioning by the end of this month. Seselj is charged with …

Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu said on Wednesday (March 17th) that the downsizing of KFOR troops demonstrates improved security in the young country. Sejdiu briefed ambassadors of NATO member-states in Brussels about Kosovo’s achievements as an independent state, adding that for the first time since it declared independence in February 2008, …

I will participate in the Western Balkans summit, which will take place in Brdo if Serbian President Tadic makes an appearance. President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy made

EU Ambassador Erwan Fouere called on Macedonia and Greece to step up the pace and focus on the name, which he says is the main issue in the negotiations. It’s important that both sides try to speed up the pace of meetings to ensure that there is no misunderstanding

Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor has announced that the regional conference on the Western Balkans, scheduled for March 20 in Slovenia, will be held despite uncertainty over the participation of Serbian and Kosovo officials.

European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule said he expects to work with people of Kosovo to achieve sustainable reforms and concrete benefits on the way to Europe. In statements to the media on the eve of his visit to Pristina, the European Commissioner stressed that Kosovo …

Several hundred residents of the Bosnian Serb-dominated city of Visegrad gathered on 12 March to greet Mitar Vasiljevic, a convicted war criminal just released from prison after serving two-thirds of his sentence, Anes Alic writes for ISA Intel. Trumpet players from Serbia played a fanfare on the streets as his …

SARAJEVO, BRATUNAC, SREBRENICA Sadik Ahmetović, ministar bezbjednosti BiH, pod istragom je zbog seksualnog zlostavljanja maloljetne Romkinje iz Bratunca i juče je saslušan u Sarajevu. Kako saznajemo, pored Ahmetovića, pod istragom je još 16 osoba. Ukupno 15 osumnjičenih je juče privedeno na saslušanje u CJB Bijeljina, dok je jedna osoba u …

Moldova’s top court ruled yesterday that the country’s parliament be dissolved from June for new elections to pave the way for the selection of a new president and end a year of political turmoil.