Justice and law enforcement
Romanian senate's bill on prosecutorial appointments deemed unconstitutional
09/10/2008
BUCHAREST, Romania -- The Constitutional Court on Wednesday (October 8th) deemed an amendment to the law on prosecutor-naming procedures adopted by t...
Albania investigates Bosnian businessman over financial activity
09/10/2008
TIRANA, Albania -- Prosecutors decided on Wednesday (October 8th) to open criminal proceedings against Bosnian businessman Damir Fazlic over alleged...
Hague Appeals Chamber upholds former Croatian Serb leader Martic's sentence
09/10/2008
THE HAGUE, the Netherlands -- The UN tribunal's Appeals Chamber on Wednesday (October 8th) confirmed the 35-year sentence handed to former Croatian S...
Serbia dismantles network helping war crimes indictees
09/10/2008
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Authorities have begun dismantling a network of people who helped two top war crimes suspects, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan...
EC says Croatia must tackle organised crime
08/10/2008
ZAGREB, Croatia -- EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn's spokeswoman, Krisztina Nagy, expressed the European Commission's (EC) condolences Tuesday...
Serbia releases former diplomat from custody
08/10/2008
BELGRADE, Serbia -- A court in Belgrade on Tuesday (October 7th) released from custody a former diplomat who allegedly helped a Serbian college baske...
Kosovo's parliament sends seven recommendations to Mitrovica mayor
07/10/2008
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Parliament's security committee on Monday (October 6th) presented Mitrovica Mayor Bajram Rexhepi with seven recommendations for e...
Karadzic wants access to Holbrooke agreement documentation
07/10/2008
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands -- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic announced on Monday (October 6th) that he has asked The Hague war crimes tr...
Truck crash kills 18 illegal immigrants in Turkey; Greece rounds up illegal immigrants
06/10/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- A truck carrying illegal immigrants overturned in western Turkey on Sunday (October 5th), killing 18 people and injuring 23. The ac...
Italy charges allies of Montenegro's Djukanovic with cigarette smuggling
06/10/2008
ROME, Italy -- The anti-mafia directorate in Bari has filed charges against 14 people, including some of Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's...
UNMIK reopens court in Kosovska Mitrovica
05/10/2008
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- UNMIK on Friday (October 3rd) reopened its court in Kosovska Mitrovica, closed since clashes between Serbs and international secu...
Kosovo representatives might be barred from UN discussion of Serbia's ICJ initiative
05/10/2008
NEW YORK, United States -- Representatives of Kosovo will most probably not be allowed to attend an October 8th UN General Assembly discussion of Ser...
Bulgarian police destroy 638kg of illicit drugs; Croatian police seize 411kg of drugs
05/10/2008
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgarian authorities on Friday (October 3rd) incinerated 638 kg of illicit drugs seized at border checkpoints and during police r...
Perisic denies ICTY war crimes charges; Oric arrested in Sarajevo
05/10/2008
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Former Yugoslav National Army (JNA) Chief of Staff Momcilo Perisic pleaded not guilty Friday (October 3rd) to charges of fa...
Regulation provides loophole for fuel smugglers in Kosovo
03/10/2008
A Serbian regulation allowing duty-free export of goods -- including fuel -- to Kosovo for Kosovo Serbs has become a loophole for smugglers.
