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19 years since war crime in Srebrenica

19 years since war crime in Srebrenica

BELGRADE -- Friday marks 19 years since the forces of the Bosnian Serb army, VRS, entered Srebrenica and committed war crimes, killing about 8,000 people.

Dacic takes part in informal ministerial meeting in Kotor

KOTOR, BELGRADE - Ivica Dacic, Serbia's first deputy prime minister and foreign minister, took part on Thursday in an Informal meeting of the Western Balkans Foreign Ministers in Kotor, Montenegro, in which improvement in cooperation and development of the region were the main topics.

Dacic to attend foreign ministers' meeting in Kotor

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will participate in the Informal meeting of the Western Balkans Foreign Ministers in Kotor, Montenegro, on Thursday.

EU enlargement in Balkans "strategically important"

EU enlargement in Balkans "strategically important"

BRUSSELS -- Three current and future EU presiding countries say they will "work on the further progress of negotiations on the membership of the Western Balkan countries."

Bid to Sack Bosnia Ministers Condemned as ‘Pointless’

The Bosnia Parliament is expected to vote on Thursday over the opposition-proposed dismissal of Foreign Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija and the Defence Minister Zekerijah Osmic. 

Bosnia Prepares for Polls in Pessimistic Mood

Parties start putting forward their candidates on Wednesday for the October 12 polls, at which voters will cast ballots for the tripartite presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the House of Representatives of the state-level parliament and the parliament of the Federation entity, the National Assembly of Republika Srpska and its president and vice-president, as well as assemblies of the ten can

Bulgarian President to Attend SEECP Summit in Bucharest

President Rosen Plevneliev will take part in the meeting of the heads of state and government of the South East European Co-operation Process (SEECP) countries on June 25.

This is the highest level of political dialogue in the region in this format, according to the President's press office.

The SEECP was launched on Bulgaria's initiative in 1996.

PM: Serbia supports Bosnia's integrity

PM: Serbia supports Bosnia's integrity

BELGRADE -- The government is implementing a policy of support and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia-Herzegovina "in the clearest way."

Croatia’s Embattled Govt Woos Church Over Schools

Croatia’s centre-left government is striving to end quarrels with the powerful Catholic Church over education in what is seen as a move to boost its tumbling ratings.

Vedran Molnar, the new Minister of Education, is to meet the Catholic primates of both Croatia and Bosnia - and assure them that the government has no intention of pushing religion out of the classroom.

Dacic, Bratusek discuss donor conference

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic conferred with Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek in Belgrade on Wednesday concerning the donor conference to raise aid for repair of consequences of recent floods in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Bosnia Arrests 30 Tax Officials For Corruption

The Bosnian prosecution ordered the arrests of over 30 officials of the taxation authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including former tax director Kemal Causevic, as well as questioning 20 others.

Nikolic, Bratusek: Bilateral relations better than ever

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek agreed in Belgrade on Wednesday that the bilateral relations are better than ever.

President Nikolic thanked Slovenia once again for timely assistance that it sent to Serbia during the catastrophic floods last month.

Biden congratulates Vucic on being elected prime minister

BELGRADE - United States Vice President Joseph Biden has congratulated Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on being elected to the post, adding that the US will continue to back his government's efforts to make Serbia a factor of stability in the Balkan region and beyond.

Balkan ‘Dysfunctional' Govts Blamed For Democratic Failings

A new report by Freedom House ranked Kosovo, Bosnia, Albania and Macedonia lowest in the Balkan region in terms of democratic standards.

Kosovo is rated the worst in the region, with a democracy score of 5.14 on a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 represents the highest level of democratic progress and 7 the lowest.

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