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Sarajevo is not your city, Mr Karadzic, but mine

02 March 2010 | By Nidzara Ahmetasevic

Radovan Karadzic Radovan Karadzic, Sarajevo is not your city, and you have no right to say that it is, just as you do not have the right to say in public, even if it’s in court, that someone has dug up bones around Bosnia and brought them to Srebrenica to make a fake graveyard. This is insulting.


Feith: ICJ Opinion May Ease Tensions
09 March 2010 | Bojana Barlovac

Pieter Feith, the head of the International Civilian Office in Kosovo, said that the opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence could help alleviate tense relations between Belgrade and Pristina.

Returned Asylum Seekers Arrive in Region
12 March 2010 |

A bus carrying Macedonian and Serbian nationals who unsuccessfully sought asylum in Belgium arrived in the two Balkan countries on Thursday after departing Brussels the previous day.


Indictment for Derventa Crimes Filed
12 March 2010 |

The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina has filed an indictment for confirmation by the State Court, against Ivica Perkovic, a former member of the Croatian Defence Council, HVO, who is charged with crimes against Serb civilians in Derventa.



Macedonia Press Review – November 11

Skopje | 11 November 2009 | Sinisa-Jakov Marusic
 
Macedonia Press
Macedonia Press
Here are the top stories in Macedonia’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

DNEVNIK
After several schools across the country were left without students due to the panic caused by the spreading of the swine flu, the health minister has urged parents not to take matters in their own hands. Only infected children should stay out of school, he says.


UTRINSKI VESNIK
The battle for Macedonia’s date for EU accession talks started in Brussels, the daily says, citing unnamed diplomats. There are two groups of countries divided over this issue. The first thinks that bilateral disputes like the name row Macedonia has with Greece should not be an obstacle for further EU progress of the country. The other group suggests that the name issue should be resolved prior to extending a date for EU talks.

VREME
The political come back of Ljubco Georgievski and Ljube Boskoski, and the forming of the “Demos” think tank comprised mainly from members of the main opposition party, the Social Democrats, SDSM shows that there is a great vacuum between the political left and right options in the country that stands empty for 15 years, the daily says.



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Comments:
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2009-11-11 20:18:06
Mr.Georgievski wants to sell Macedonia to Bulgaria.Mr.Crvenkovski already has sold Macedonia to the Greeks.They are left over communists who dont give a damn about the Macedonian ethnicity.They are more interested in pocketing money from these countries as is evident last week the meeting between Frckovski,Trifun with the Greek ambassador in Skopje.They have sold their own people,how can the people trust them?These people have no honor.

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Next month, Croatia’s anti-smoking laws will take effect and lighting up in most bars will be restricted.

 


Belgrade Alternative Guide is a project set up by 10 young Serbians who see it as their responsibility to show visitors the true Belgrade.


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Accidentally good food on the banks of the Danube.


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