May, 2014

• 21 May

  Ratko Mladic Begins War Crimes Defence

  Former Bosnian Serb Army chief Mladic has begun his defence at the Hague Tribunal against charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1992-95 conflict.

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• 21 May

  Bosnian Serb Forces ‘Never Targeted Sarajevo Civilians’

  Former Bosnian Serb Army officer Predrag Trapara testified in the defence of his ex-commander Ratko Mladic in The Hague, saying that his unit did not intentionally fire on civilians.

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• 18 May

  EU Conditions Albanian Membership on Reform

  Albania will only be able to move forward towards EU membership when it starts showing more progress on its reform agenda, the Council of Ministers underlined on Tuesday.

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• 18 May

  Albania Parties Trade Blame Over EU Deadlock

  Opposition and government point fingers after the EU Council of Ministers on Tuesday said Albania had made little progress towards membership.

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• 18 May

  Albania Warned it Risks Missing EU ‘Train’

  MEPs from the joint EU-Albania Stabilization and Association Committee warned Tirana on Friday to speed up reforms or risk missing out on the integration process.

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• 18 May

  Albania PM Says Serbia Influenced Organ Trafficking Report

  Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha has dismissed Dick Marty’s report on organ trafficking during the Kosovo war, saying it was influenced by Belgrade.

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• 18 May

  Key Evidence of Albania Riots ‘Destroyed’

  Balkan Insight has learned that key evidence shot by security cameras in the Prime Minister’s office during the January 21 riots was destroyed in the aftermath of the protest.

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• 18 May

  Balkan ‘Mini-Schengen’ Deal Signed

  New agreement on border control-free travel between Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro brings Balkans closer to establishing EU-style Schengen zone.

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• 18 May

  Albanian Muslims Grapple with Religious Identity

  A Turkish brand of Islam now dominates the country’s religious institutions, as local Muslims struggle to find their own spiritual path.

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• 16 May

  Bosnia’s Tuzla Commemorates Deadly Battle

  Tuzla residents commemorated the anniversary of the Brcanska Malta battle in 1992, when 37 people died as local police in the north-eastern town fought the Yugoslav People’s Army.

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