Latest News from the Balkans
Croatia Begins Iran Oil Exploration
Zagreb _ Croatia’s state-owned INA oil and gas company has begun exploration in an oil block in northwest Iran.
24 Jun 08
Serbia Rejects Hague Complaints
Belgrade _ A senior Serbian official has denied allegations by The Hague war crimes tribunal that Belgrade is failing to cooperate with the court.
24 Jun 08
UN Chief 'To Endorse' EULEX if Necessary
Pristina _ The UN Secretary General will have to approve the EU’s new law and order mission in Kosovo, if the UN Security Council fails to do so, the EU’s foreign policy chief argues.
24 Jun 08
Bosnian Police Charge 40 for Football Riots
Sarajevo _ Bosnian police are pressing charges against some 40 people for attacking officers during recent football riots in southern parts of the country.
NATO Chief: Kosovo Partition Not an Option
Pristina _ The territorial partition of Kosovo is unacceptable and not an option, the NATO Secretary General says during a trip to Pristina.
23 Jun 08
Serb Socialists to Join Democrats-led Govt
Belgrade _ Serbia's Socialist Party will join the pro-European alliance led by President Boris Tadic to form a coalition government, the Socialist leader says.
23 Jun 08
Serb Suspect Refuses to Enter Plea at Hague
Sarajevo _ Stojan Zupljanin will attend a plea hearing in 30 days as he has still not received the indictment.
23 Jun 08
Kosovo Prisoners on Hunger Strike
Pristina _ Prisoners in Kosovo’s Dubrava jail have gone on hunger strike calling for better conditions and the adoption of an amnesty law.
23 Jun 08
Heatwave Alert for Romania
Bucharest _ Temperatures are set to soar in southern Romania this week, weather forecasters warn.
23 Jun 08
Journalists Slam Macedonian PM Remarks
Skopje _ The European Federation of Journalists has slammed the Macedonian Premier’s remarks where he discredit the work of Brussels’ correspondents.
Macedonia Government Talks Start
Skopje _ Macedonia’s victorious VMRO DPMNE party has started talks with the two major ethnic Albanian parties to decide which one enters the new government.
New UNMIK Chief Meets Kosovo Leaders
Pristina _ The UN administration in Kosovo will closely work with the new incoming EU law and order mission, the world body’s new envoy in Kosovo has pledged.
23 Jun 08
Hague Tribunal Chief Reports Serbia to UN
Belgrade _ The President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia, ICTY, has reported Serbia to the UN for failing to cooperate with the Tribunal.
'Too Early' for Montenegro's EU Candidacy
Brussels _ Montenegro’s been given a ‘cold shower’ by the European Commission over its plans to apply for EU membership in the autumn.
23 Jun 08
Montenegro PM 'Unaware' of Deportations
Podgorica _ Montenegro’s Prime Minister and his party’s deputy leader have denied having any knowledge of the 1992 forced deportation of Bosniaks.
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