Milo Đukanović said that he recognized the intentions of people, including late journalist Ivo Pukanić, for "drawing a target" on his head. "From the start I recognized the ambitions of Messrs (ex-associate Ratko) Knežević and Pukanić and many others to draw a target on my head in the same ...
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said Thursday that his country may ask the IMF for a bailout, a move which Germany would support. Analysts, however, think Athens is simply trying to provoke a concrete EU aid plan.
Croatia's President Ivo Josipović has condemned "statements of the founder of the Croatian Orthodox Church (HCP) Ivo Matanović". Reports from Zagreb said that the condemnation came in the shape of a letter send to the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Bishop of Dalmatia Fotije.
European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said that Bosnia-Herzegovina is on the right road to achievement its visa liberalization this year. He called on the Bosnian government to continue with its reforms, changes in the constitution and election laws, in order to hold democratic elections in October.
There is “zero chance” of Greece leaving the eurozone, Prime Minister George Papandreou said yesterday, Ekathimerini reports. His comments came after suggestions by German Chancellor Angela Merkel that members should face expulsion if they do not comply with the euro’s fiscal criteria.
Montenegro will not establish any special relations with Republic of Srpska (RS), Prime Minister Milo Đukanović told Radio Montenegro. “As far as suggestion about special relations between Montenegro and RS is concerned, I would not transplant the situation of relations between Serbia and RS. Meaning, we don't have 'Republic of ...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Croatia has been discriminating against Roma children by segregating their classes in elementary schools. The Strasbourg-based court stated that Croatia has violated the European convention on Human Rights. Zagreb has been instructed to pay EUR 4,500 and another EUR 10,000 for ...
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Croatia discriminated against Roma (Gypsy) school pupils by putting them in Roma-only classes. The Croatian state had argued that the separate classes were intended to help Roma catch up with other pupils.
The Republic of Srpska (RS) police this morning raided a house belonging to Bosnia-Herzegovina Security Minister Sadik Ahmetović. Media in Banja Luka, RS, reported this Tuesday that the house is located in the village of Podgoj, near Srebrenica, in eastern Bosnia.
Protests have continued in Greece as Euro zone finance ministers said they have agreed a way to help the cash-strapped country. Over recent weeks stringent government spending cuts have been urged by the EU bloc to deal with the country’s massive deficit.
The Republic of Srpska (RS) believes that crimes that took place during the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina should be condemned at any place and everywhere. This is according to a statement from the president of the Serb entity in Bosnia, Rajko Kuzmanović.
The South East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO) today strongly condemned the attack on journalist Rade Tešić. Tešić, who works for Euroblic, the Bosnian edition of Belgrade's Blic daily, on March 13 had his car, parked near his house in Doboj, Bosnia, set on fire.
SPC Bishop of Dalmatia Fotije has called on Croatian President Ivo Josipović to stop the formation of the so-called Croat Orthodox Church (HPC). The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) dignitary told B92 that there are no conditions for forming such a church, but also that the main problem is the ...
Bojan Gudurić, accused of the murder of Croat journalist and publisher Ivo Pukanić and his colleague Miko Franjić, pleaded not guilty to the charges. After the indictment was read in Zagreb on Monday, Gudurić said that he was not guilty of any of the counts of the indictment that ...
Croatian Justice Minister Ivan Šimonović said that there is no possibility that Serbia can pay reparations for damages incurred by Croatia during the war. He said that Croatia can only expect "symbolic reparations based on the genocide committed", referring to the genocide charges Croatia filed against then Yugoslavia in ...
Russia and Bulgaria will soon form a joint company that will help realize the South Stream pipeline project. This is according to Russia's Minister of Energy Sergei Shmatko, who made the announcement on Monday after his meeting with Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva.
The Montenegrin Police administration stated that Nebojša Medojević’s claims on the whereabouts of Darko Šarić and Stanko Subotić were “irresponsible.” The Movement for Change (PZP) leader stated on Saturday that the two wanted crime bosses are currently hiding in Žabljak, Montenegro.
A man suspected of having committed war crimes in Baćin near Hrvatska Dubica in October 1991 has been arrested. The suspect, sixty year-old N.K., was arrested while entering Croatia from Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Serbia and Croatia must improve relations, because they affect stability in the region, Croatian politician Vesna Pusić said. “Relations between Croatia and Serbia are such that they have always stabilized and destabilized the region. Because of this, we should create responsible policies for relations to improve and in that ...
Ejup Ganić, accused by Serbia of war crimes committed in Sarajevo in 1992, did not apply for Bosnian citizenship until May 8, 1998. Therefore, Ganić was a member of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency in wartime as a foreign citizen between 1992 and 1995, Banja Luka daily Nezavisne Novine writes.