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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.



Kosovo Sells Horses, Donkeys and Cows

Pristina | 27 November 2009 | By Visar Hapçiu
 
Two playful horses in a field at the foot of the mountain.
Two playful horses in a field at the foot of the mountain.

Hot on the heels of announcements to privatise Kosovo's post and telecoms and build a new power station, Kosovo’s government has revealed its latest money making venture – the auction of five horses and nine donkeys.

A tender published in Kosovo's national newspapers offered the quick sale of the animals on behalf of the Office of the Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci, and the Food and Veterinary Agency.

According to the Food and Veterinary Agency the animals were confiscated by police four months ago as unidentified persons were attempting to smuggle them into Kosovo loaded with coffee.

The agency told Balkan Insight that when the cost of keeping these animals becomes too high, it organises an auction. According to the Food and Veterninary Agency, the agency has held already held two such auctions.

The agency receives animals that have been caught being used for contraband or being smuggled into the country.

On 23 November, 11 cows were confiscated near Mitrovica. Allegedly, the owner of the animals lacked the appropriate documentation



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