May, 2011

• 18 May

  UN says Bulgaria should include prosecution service in the reform of its judiciary

  The United Nations independent expert on the independence of judges and lawyers on Monday urged Bulgaria to include its prosecution service in the reform of its judiciary to streamline the administration of justice in the European country. 

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• 18 May

  Serbia could get EU candidate status by the end of this year

  Stefano Sannino, deputy director-general of the EU’s Directorate General for Enlargement, said on Monday (May 16th) there is a chance that Serbia gets EU

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• 18 May

  Positive EC report on Montenegro is expected

  The European Parliament (EP) hopes that the next EC report on Montenegro will contain a date for starting accession talks, EP member Eduard Kukan said on Monday (May 16th). Kukan, chairman of the EP delegation for relations with Southeast European countries, was speaking on the eve of the second meeting …

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• 18 May

  Croatia’s PM attends European Economic Congress

  Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Monday (May 16th) that Croatia is ready to wrap up its EU accession talks by end of next month and reassured that the country will be a reliable partner. Kosor attended the third European Economic Congress in Katowice. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, …

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• 18 May

  Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister reacts Dacic’s idea of Kosovo partition

  Officials are reacting to Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic’s idea of Kosovo partition as a long-term solution. Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci emphasised on Monday (May 16th) that Serbia doesn’t decide about Kosovo; instead, it is Kosovo citizens and international partners who make decisions. “Serbia’s desires caused wars, genocide, …

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• 17 May

  Serbia can be EU candidate without Mladic arrest

  Serbia can become a candidate to join the European Union even if the most wanted war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic is not arrested, Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said Tuesday.

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• 17 May

  Dodik says he’s optimistic regarding Bosnia’s justice system

  President of the Serb entity in Bosnia (RS) Milorad Dodik says he’s optimistic about the future of an agreement with the EU regarding Bosnia’s justice system. According to the agreement, a dialog would be opened on the functioning of judiciary in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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• 17 May

  60,000 join opposition meeting in Macedonia

  Thousands of people from all over the country joined the meeting of the opposition Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) in Skopje. The streets and parking lots in Skopje have been crowded with people.  According to the SDSM, around 60,000 people have joined the meeting, while according to the police, …

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• 17 May

  Carla Del Ponte wants to investigate Kosovo organ case

  Carla del Ponte, former chief prosecutor at the Hague Tribunal, says she is ready to take on an independent investigation into allegations of organ trafficking in Kosovo. “I publicly express my willingness to

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• 17 May

  Belgrade and Priština continue talks

  Belgrade and Priština will continue their talks in Brussels on Tuesday for another round in the ongoing Kosovo dialogue. Head of the Belgrade team Borko Stefanović expects this, fourth round of the negotiations to result in solutions to some of the least contested issues, which, in his words, would improve …

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