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Amnesty: Serbia, Kosovo to conduct investigation on missing
NEW YORK - On the International Day of the Disappeared, August 30, Amnesty International urges authorities in Serbia and Kosovo to carry out prompt, independent, effective and impartial investigations against those suspected of enforced disappearances and abductions committed before, during and after the international armed conflict in Kosovo in 1999.
Croatia to Slap Taxes on Savings and Property
Struggling to reduce its hefty budget deficit, Croatia's government on Thursday announced a package of new taxes aimed at cutting the deficit.
The changes include new taxes, changes to existing taxes and scrapping some of the supplements given to salaries in the public sector.
Serbia to open regional military training centre
Serbia to open regional military training centre
Vucic Poorest PM in Balkans, Djukanovic Richest
Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's Prime Minister, has the lowest salary and least properties out of all the leaders of the Western Balkan region.
In his property report, Vucic revealed that he receives a monthly salary of only €1,000 and owns 30m2 apartment. He does not own a car, or have any savings, apparently.
Albania Starts Shifting Weapons to Iraqi Kurds
A source in Albania's Ministry of Defence, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told BIRN that weapons transfer had begun following a government decision earlier this month.
At least one C-17 US Air Force transport plane, commonly used for the transfer of weapons and ammunition, was seen leaving Tirana’s Mother Teresa Airport on Sunday.
Canadian Foreign Minister to visit Serbia on Friday
OTTAWA - Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will arrive on a four-day visit to Serbia on Friday, Serbian Foreign Ministry confirmed Wednesday for Tanjug.
Regional armies improve co-operation through NATO programme
Regional armies improve co-operation through NATO programme
Through bilateral, regional and NATO partnerships, Balkan armies support regional safety.
With the aim to secure safety and stability for the region, armies in the Balkans are working together to improve military education through bilateral agreements on military co-operation.
West Balkans PMs Flag Up Adriatic Highway
Ahead of an important German-hosted meeting in Berlin on Thursday, the Prime Ministers of Croatia, Albania, Bosnia and Montenegro met on Monday in Cavtat, Croatia, to discuss the planned construction of an Adriatic-Ionian highway.
The highway will connect Central and Western Europe with Greece through the Western Balkans, running down the coast.
Croatian Weapons ‘Could Arm Iraqis Against Islamists’
Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Friday that the Croatian government had given a certain amount of firearms and ammunition to the US authorities after Washington’s appeal to NATO members for military donations to assist in the conflicts in Iraq and Syria.
Joint military exercise strengthens Balkan armies
Joint military exercise strengthens Balkan armies
Participating countries said the exercise increases regional co-operation and supports regional security.
Balkan militaries are participating in the Immediate Response 2014 military exercise headed by the US European Command (EUCOM) in Pocek, Slovenia.
Croatia gives weapons to Kurds in Iraq
Croatia gives weapons to Kurds in Iraq
ZAGREB -- Croatia's government, at the request of the United States, has decided to give surplus weapons to Kurds in Iraq free of charge.
They will use it "in their fight against members of the Islamic State," writes the Zagreb-based Croatian daily Jutarnji List.
Croatia Moves to Toughen Referendum Rules
The centre-left majority in Croatia's parliament is working on tightening up the referendum law in order to make such exercises harder to hold.
The principal changes mean that in future, those seeking a referendum will have to present a clearer argument in pushing for one.
MAE firmly denying allegation of arms shipments to Islamic State extremists
Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) is firmly denying press allegation of tanks and firearms manufactured in Romania being delivered to the extremist forces of the Islamic State group, MAE says in an answer on Wednesday to an Agerpres question.
Croatia's constitutional court: No referendum on Cyrillic
ZAGREB - Croatia will not hold a referendum on the official use of the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet after the country's constitutional court ruled the proposed referendum question as unconstitutional.
The Constitutional Court made the ruling on Monday after the parliament requested that the constitutionality of the announced referendum be assessed.
Analysts see significance in Rama's planned visit to Belgrade
Analysts see significance in Rama's planned visit to Belgrade