January, 2011

• 10 January

  Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Djelic says compromise must be made with Kosovo

  Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic said on Friday (January 7th) that the upcoming dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina could be an opportunity for an historic compromise between Serbs and Kosovo

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• 10 January

  Turkish, Greek prime ministers advocate co-operation

  Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou addressed the annual conference of Turkish ambassadors in the eastern city of Erzurum on Friday (January 7th). Participants outlined the challenges and problems affecting

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• 10 January

  Kosovo Albanians protest Marty’s report

  About 500 Kosovars gathered on Saturday (January 8th) in the southern part of Mitrovica to protest a report by Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty. The demonstration was organised by NGO Rilindia and war

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• 10 January

  IMF approves next tranche of Romania’s loan

  The IMF approved a 905m-euro instalment to Romania on Friday (January 7th) under the country’s stand-by agreement with the Fund. The tranche should have been disbursed around mid-December but was postponed

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• 7 January

  Bosnia arrested war crimes suspect in Serbia

  Bosnian police have arrested Croatian citizen Tihomir Purdi, who is wanted in Serbia on war crimes charges. Purdi was arrested on an Interpol warrant

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• 7 January

  Greek Prime Minister meets Turkish counterpart in eastern Turkey

  The Greek prime minister is meeting his Turkish counterpart in eastern Turkey and is expected to discuss his country’s plans to build a fence along part of their mutual border to try to stop thousands of illegal migrants crossing into EU member Greece every month. The two Prime Ministers are …

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• 7 January

  Mass grave discovered in Turkey

  A mass grave has been discovered in a field in southeast Turkey, local media reported on Wednesday (January 5th). The grave is believed to contain the remains of Kurds who went missing in the 1990s. The bones of eight

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• 7 January

  Inzko suspends RS state property law

  High Representative Valentin Inzko suspended a law Wednesday (January 5th) on the status of state property in Republika Srpska (RS), in a bid to avoid any legal uncertainty over ownership, pending a final decision on

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• 7 January

  Kosovo State Prosecutor receives claims of election irregularities

  Kosovo’s State Prosecutor’s Office has received 133 claims related to irregularities in the December 12th election process, media reported on Wednesday (January 5th). This election process has been described by some

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• 6 January

  Amid Rather Grim Economic Outlook, Serbia Adopts 2011 Budget

  Serbian parliament has adopted its budget for this 2011 targeting a deficit of 4.1% of gross domestic product, in line with the country’s €3 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The budget, approved by a slim majority of deputies, foresees revenues at nearly €7 billion and spending at …

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