EU eyes Bulgaria, Romania money management (UPI)
BRUSSELS, Oct. 20 (UPI) — The European Commission says funds earmarked for Bulgaria haven’t been paid out because of the country’s weak financial supervision and management.
UN prosecutor expects tough trial for Bosnian Serb (MalaysiaNews.net)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor said Tuesday he expected the trial of Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb wartime leader, to be a tough case – made even more difficult b…
UN war crimes prosecutor ready for difficult trial of Bosnian Serb leader starting next week (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor said Tuesday he expected the trial of Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb wartime leader, to be a tough case – made even more difficult by Karadzic’s insistence on leading his own defence.
Slovenian Press Agency: Foreign minister starting two-day visit to Ukraine (KYIV Post)
Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar is beginning a two-day working visit to Ukraine on Wednesday. Several meetings with Ukranian officials are scheduled, including with his counterpart Petro Poroshenko. He is also to attend the Council of Europe’s (CoE) Forum for the Future of Democracy.
Bulgaria Welcomes Kosovo-Macedonia Border Agreement (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria has announced its support for the Kosovo-Macedonia border agreement that was signed late Saturday and rejected by Serbia soon after.
Romania, R. of Moldova seal border traffic accord (Nine O’Clock)
Romania and the Republic of Moldova signed the accord on small border traffic yesterday in Chisinau, after both countries delegations ended negotiations on the document, a press release from the Foreign Ministry says.
UN prosecutor expects tough trial for Bosnian Serb (AP via Yahoo! News)
The chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor said Tuesday he expected the trial of Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb wartime leader, to be a tough case made even more difficult by Karadzic’s insistence on leading his own defense.
Bulgaria Welcomes Kosovo-Macedonia Border Agreement (Novinite.com)
Macedonia has resolved its border dispute with Kosovo. Map by faq.macedonia.org
Slovak photojournalist wins Czech Press Photo with Obama, Masaryk photo (Radio Prague)
The winners of this year s Czech Press Photo a competition recognising the very best in Czech and Slovak photojournalism, were announced on Monday, with the main prize going to Slovak photographer Joe Klamar, who shoots for AFP. Mr Klamar won with an unusual photo from a series covering US President Barack Obama s visit to Prague in April, including a highly-attended speech on Prague s …
Albanian parties challenge govt over Greek accord (Deepika)
TIRANA, Oct 20 (Reuters) Six Albanian parties launched a legal challenge to the government today, seeking a ruling on whether a maritime accord it sign with Greece violated the Balkan state’s constitution and sovereignty.
