montenegro-s-constitutional-talks-to-proceed-without-media
16 Jan 13 Montenegro Shuts Media out of Constitutional Talks

Parliament’s constitutional committee was to discuss changes intended to bring EU accession closer but instead agreed to close its doors to press and public.

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montenegrin-mps-to-discuss-constitutional-changes
14 Jan 13 Montenegro to Debate Constitutional Changes

Parliament’s consitutional committee will discuss moves that will help address EU concerns about judicial independence.

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10 Jan 13 Skopje Mass Murder Defendants Plead Innocent

Three of the six defendants charged with killing five men in April pleaded innocent at the start of their trial in Skopje.

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07 Jan 13 Arrests Mar Kosovo Serbs' Orthodox Christmas

Ceremonies to mark Orthodox Christmas at churches and monasteries in Kosovo were shadowed by detentions and protests.

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macedonian-court-scraps-lustration-verdicts
07 Jan 13 Macedonian Court Clears Alleged Communist Informants

Two former officials accused of collaborating with Communist-era Yugoslavia's secret police have had their names cleared.

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07 Jan 13 Serbian Orthodox Graves Vandalised in Croatia

Attackers have damaged several graves, crosses and tombstones at a Serbian Orthodox cemetery in the Croatian town of Knin.

 

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croatia-returns-serbian-indictments-against-officials
03 Jan 13 Croatia Rejects Serbia 'Genocide' Indictments

Zagreb has sent back Serbian indictments for war crimes against three top Croatian military officials, saying they aren't valid.

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03 Jan 13 Croatia to Introduce Cyrillic Script to Vukovar

Croatia is to introduce official use of the Serbian language and script into about 20 areas of where Serbs make up more than a third of the population.

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21 Dec 12 Trial in Skopje Mass Murder Case Postponed

A court in Skopje has delayed the start of a trial of six people charged with the murder of five men in April to January.

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croatia-publishes-war-veteran-s-registry
20 Dec 12 Croatia Publishes List of War Veterans

The government has released a list of half a million former fighters in the independence war from 1991-1995 - in a drive to clamp down on the widespread abuse of veterans status.

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18 Dec 12 Resignations Rock Macedonia’s Lustration Commission

The head of Macedonia's Lustration Commission says his work will continue despite the high-profile resignations of two members of the commission.

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montenegro-advised-to-tighten-judiciary-appointments
17 Dec 12 Montenegro Advised to Tighten Judiciary Appointments

The Advisory body of Council of Europe suggests that the most important judicial functions in Montenegro should be appointed by a two-third parliamentary majority.

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eu-urges-croatia-to-prosecute-war-crimes
14 Dec 12 EU Urges Croatia to Prosecute War Crimes

The Croatian local courts need to prosecute those responsible for war crimes that took place in Croatia, EU official says.

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13 Dec 12 Bosnia Gets New Chief State Prosecutor

The High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina has announced that Goran Salihovic has been appointed the Chief Prosecutor of the Bosnian State Prosecution.

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montenegrins-might-be-forbidden-to-comment-court-decisions
13 Dec 12 Montenegro Seeks to Ban Commenting on Verdicts

The initiative by Montenegro’s judges to ban public comments on non-final verdicts is largely seen as controversial and against the basic principles of open trials.

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