May, 2011

• 31 May

  Thousands protest Mladic arrest in Bosnia

  Thousands of supporters are protesting the arrest of Ratko Mladic. The Tuesday’s gathering is the biggest demonstration so far in Bosnia in support of Mladic, arrested last week in Serbia after 16 years on the run. Gathered in Banja Luka, the crowd chanted Mladic’s name, and carried his picture alongside …

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• 31 May

  After Mladic’s arrest, Goran Hadzic is now Serbia’s priority

  The arrest of Ratko Mladic shifts the spotlight to Goran Hadzic, who is now the most wanted man in the Balkans. Serbian Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor Bruno Vekaric said that search for Hadzic is now the country’s priority, explaining that Serbia will not stop until Goran Hadzic is captured.

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• 31 May

  No discussions on partition of Kosovo

  Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga is downplaying the possibility of discussing any partition of Kosovo in ongoing talks with Serbia. Jahjaga was speaking at the Pristina airport Sunday (May 29th) as she returned from the Warsaw

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• 31 May

  URS to file petition in support of decentralising Serbia

  The United Regions of Serbia (URS) will submit a petition Monday (May 30th) for the decentralisation of Serbia, as well as a proposal for amendments to five laws related to the initiative. The petition

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• 31 May

  Macedonia’s ruling VMRO-DPMNE leads in election poll

  Macedonia – The ruling VMRO-DPMNE will win most of the votes in Sunday’s (June 5th) elections, according to a survey by IPIS institute, published at the weekend. The poll shows that the ruling party enjoys the support of 22.6% of the

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• 30 May

  NATO wants Western Balkan countries integrated into the alliance

  We all would like to see Western Balkan states completely integrated into the Euro-Atlantic structures. I think the recent arrest of Ratko Mladic is a very important step, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said after meeting with Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov in Sofia.

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• 30 May

  US supports Moldova’s European aspirations

  The United States of America supports the open door policy towards the countries that want to join the European Union, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a meeting with Head of Parliament and Acting President of Moldova Marian Lupu. Barack Obama said he will continue to support Moldova’s European aspirations …

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• 30 May

  Ukraine looking forward to breakthrough in Transnistria settlement process

  Ukraine hopes for a breakthrough in the Transnistria settlement process in 2011 and for resumption of official negotiations in 5+2 format, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Constantin Grishenko stated at the session of profiled Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe being held in the Ukrainian …

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• 30 May

  Ukrainian FM visits Romania

  The Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi met recently with his Ukrainian counterpart Konstyantyn Gryshchenko, who was on an official visit to Bucharest. The two ministers agreed on having consultations and working meetings at expert level, on European issues, security policies, energy security, and regional cooperation. “We have stated our shared …

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• 30 May

  Sørensen named EU ambassador to Bosnia

  Peter Sørensen, a Dane, has been appointed the European Union’s new ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The appointment was announced by Catherine Ashton, the EU’s foreign policy chief, today (30 May), almost a year after the departure of the previous ambassador. 

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