May 22, 2014 Balkans, Kosovo
After three former Kosovo Liberation Army guerrillas accused of war crimes during the 1990s conflict went on the run, the Justice Ministry has blamed EULEX for allowing their escape.
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May 21, 2014 Balkans, Bosnia Hertegovina
An estimated 2,000 children fought in the 1992-95 Bosnian war, sometimes in horrific conditions on the frontlines, but their efforts to win special state benefits have been rejected.
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May 21, 2014 Balkans, Bosnia Hertegovina
The High Representative to Bosnia has told the UN Security Council that the work of internationally overseeing the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords was far from complete.
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May 21, 2014 Balkans, Bosnia Hertegovina
A witness at the trial of five Bosniak military policemen, charged with crimes against prisoners of war in northern Bosnia in 1995, said detainees who were being set free were beaten first.
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May 21, 2014 Balkans, Bosnia Hertegovina
The state court ordered the release of former Bosnian Serb special policeman Zeljko Ivanovic, jailed for assisting the Srebrenica genocide, because the wrong criminal code was used at his trial.
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May 21, 2014 Balkans, Bosnia Hertegovina
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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May 21, 2014 Balkans, Bosnia Hertegovina
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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May 18, 2014 Albania, Balkans
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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May 18, 2014 Albania, Balkans
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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May 18, 2014 Albania, Balkans
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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