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Bosnian Serbs Told To Pay for Destroyed Mosques

The Serb-dominated Bosnian entity of Republika Srpska and its biggest city of Banja Luka were ordered to pay 32.4 million euros to Bosnia’s Islamic Community as compensation for destroying 16 religious sites, including mosques and shrines, during the 1992-95 war. Banja Luka’s Main Court announced the first instance ruling on …

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Macedonia PM Slams Greece, Athens Rebuffs

Greece decided to block Macedonia’s NATO accession a year before the April 2008 Bucharest summit but kept its intentions secret, Macedonia PM Nikola Gruevski said on Friday, adding fuel to the fire sparked by reports of a controversial statement by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis. Athens has denied the statement …

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New Status Conference In Karadzic Case

“Due to the fact that the Defence team has not been formed”, Radovan Karadzic said he cannot respond to the Hague Prosecution’s proposal to reinstate the Susica incident into the indictment. At a status conference the Hague Tribunal Chamber ordered Radovan Karadzic to respond to the Hague Prosecution’s motion requesting …

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Russia Won’t Recognise Kosovo- Lavrov

Russia will not recognise Kosovo as an independent and sovereign country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday, in response to statements by Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci that the Kremlin would eventually accept Kosovo’s secession from Serbia and recognise it as independent. “Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci mistakes …

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Bosnia Fraud Probe Triggers Political Clashes

Bosnia’s State Investigation and Protection Agency, SIPA, has pressed charges for fraud and misuse of public funds against the Premier of the Serb-dominated Bosnian entity of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik and several other Bosnian Serb senior officials. The move, apparently done outside the usual legal channels and standard criminal procedures, …

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