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BELGRADE – Serbian Minister of Justice Nenad Vujić stated on Thursday that Ratko Mladić, a convicted war criminal, will be buried “with full state and military honours”, stressing that “standard protocols for generals will be strictly respected”. Speaking …

BELGRADE – Following the death of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić, major regional media outlets published extensive coverage, focusing on his legal, historical, and wartime legacy. While Bosnian outlets emphasized his conviction for genocide, Croatian media highlighted …

PODGORICA – The announced closure of the new negotiating chapters with the European Union will be accompanied by coordinated “hybrid actions” involving officials from at least two countries in the region, announced Prime Minister of Montenegro Milojko Spajić on …

BELGRADE – Today, convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić died at age 84 at the United Nations detention unit in The Hague while serving a life sentence, Radio Television of Serbia reported. Mladić was top military general for the Bosnian Serbs during the war in Bosnia and Herz…

SKOPJE – On 26 August, the Court of Appeal in Skopje officially confirmed the acquittal of fugitive former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski in the high-profile “Talir 2” corruption case, it was reported by the media in North Macedonia. The final and legally binding deci…

DUBLIN – The Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union will organise an informal meeting of European Affairs Ministers on 3 and 4 September in Dublin, one of the main topics being EU enlargement. Ministers from nine candidate countries will also join the meeting…

ZAGREB – European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said that geopolitical enlargement had fundamentally changed and that the enlargement process needed to change accordingly. Speaking at the Croatian Ambassadors Conference in Zagreb on Tuesday, Kos outlined four areas…

PODGORICA – The Parliament of Montenegro adopted constitutional amendments on Monday that change the composition and appointment procedures of the Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils, reduce the direct influence of the executive branch over the judiciary, and provide additi…

BELGRADE – Serbia has activated the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism and accepted assistance from several EU member states in fighting the wildfire in Deliblato Sands, which has affected more than 3,500 hectares. Luka Čaušić, Head of the Emergency Management Sector…

BRUSSELS – The European Union is preparing a new, accelerated plan to complete accession negotiations with Montenegro, which envisages closing all remaining negotiating chapters by the end of this year and preparing the first draft of the Accession Treaty by the end of September,…

BELGRADE – Serbia has not activated the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism in order to receive assistance in extinguishing the wildfires, the European Commission confirmed for N1 Serbia, after the Russian plane “Ilyushin” arrived to the country on 20 Augu…

BELGRADE -The snap parliamentary election will be held either on 18 or 25 October, stated Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. According to him, the exact date of the voting will be known “in a few days”. “So, the parliamentary election in Serbia will be held, as things stand, eit…

TIRANA – The civic anti-government movement in Tirana, widely known as the “Flamingo Revolution,” marked its 80th consecutive day of protests on 18 August. Demonstrators gathered at Skanderbeg Square before marching down “Dëshmorët e Kombit” Boulevar…

The recent demolition of Serb-owned buildings near Lake Gazivode (Ujman) in north of Kosovo add friction to relations between acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti and the European Union. The interlocutors of EWB stress that these unilateral enforcement measures, taken by Pristina, c…

PODGORICA – The Constitutional Committee of the Parliament of Montenegro on Monday approved a proposal for constitutional amendments concerning the Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils and the Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG), as well as a constitutional law regulating thei…

PRISTINA – In a written interview for KosovaPress, Peter Sørensen, EU Special Representative for the Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, stated that the EU has not set a deadline for concluding the dialogue process. Sørensen stressed that more important than setting a date is that …

TIRANA – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama stated that while Ukraine is wrong not to recognize Kosovo’s independence, Kyiv’s fight for freedom remains unquestionable. In addition, he criticized nationalist reactions in Tirana and Pristina to the recent statement by Ukr…

BELGRADE / PODGORICA – The latest diplomatic spat between Belgrade and Podgorica centered around several issues, including the treatment of ethnic Serbs in Montenegro, compliance with anti-Russian sanctions, and alleged geopolitical double standards of Serbia. On 11 August, durin…

SKOPJE – Today, the solemn session held by the Government of North Macedonia marked the 25th anniversary of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, which was originally signed on 13 August, 2001. The peace treaty successfully ended a six-month armed conflict between Macedonian security fo…

BRUSSELS- The European Commission is drawing up a proposal to redesign rules for new member states ahead of the European Council summit which will begin on 15 October, 2026, reports Politico. According to Politico’s “Brussels Playbook”, this overhaul addresses deep concerns…

MITROVICA – After 27 years, the Kosovo Police has begun taking responsibility for security at the main bridge over the Ibar River in Mitrovica, Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK) reports. The bridge has for years been under the responsibility of international security mission…

PRISTINA – The new Assembly of Kosovo has still not been constituted as of Monday, 10 August. The deadline set by the Constitutional Court to finish the process passed on 7 August, but the Self-Determination Party (LVV), headed by the caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti, a…

FRANKFURT – Ahead of the announced visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Belgrade, the German paper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) recalls that Serbia and Ukraine have maintained military cooperation for many years. Former US Ambassador to Belgrade Christopher…

BRUSSELS – Iceland and Montenegro could join the EU at the same time in 2028 if Iceland votes to relaunch membership negotiations this month, reports Politico. According to its “Brussels playbook” newsletter, this was confirmed by eight diplomats. Iceland is sch…

PRISTINA –The constitutive session of Kosovo’s Assembly began this morning. The first item of the agenda was the establishment of Temporary Committee for the verification of quorum and mandates of the MPs. Then, the swearing-in of the MPs, the election of the Speaker of the Assem…