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| Marta Szpala
On 6 May parliamentary, presidential and local elections were held in Serbia. In the election to the National Assembly none of the parties won a landslide victory. The first round of the presidential election was not conclusive.
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| Marta Szpala
On 5 April, ten months before the end of his term, the Serbian president, Boris Tadic resigned from his office. His resignation will enable the presidential, parliamentary and local elections to be held on the same day 6th May. Until the…
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| Marta Szpala
Over the past few weeks Macedonia has seen an escalation of tension between ethnic Macedonians and the Albanian minority (this minority makes up approximately 25% of the population). The ethnically motivated massive acts of violence and…
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| Marta Szpala
On 2 March, the European Council granted Serbia the status of official EU candidate. This decision crowns the process of reforms and changes in foreign policy introduced by the Boris Tadić’s government. The changes which have been taking…
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| Marta Szpala
On 10 February, almost a year and a half after the parliamentary election, a new central government was formed in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The Council of Ministers of BiH, consisting of ten members, will be led by a Bosnian Croat,…
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| Marta Szpala
On 14–15 February, the local government in the four communes located in northern Kosovo next to the border with Serbia held a referendum. These communes are densely populated by ethnic Serbs. More than 35,000 people authorised to vote…
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| Marta Szpala
On 22 January, a clear majority of Croats who attended the referendum voted for Croatia to join the EU. 66% of the votes cast were for accession and 33% were against. However, voter turnout was very low – only 43.6%.
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| Marta Szpala
Vjekoslav Bevanda, a representative of the Croatian HDZ BiH party, was named prime minister. The cabinet will consist of ten ministers, four of whom will represent Bosniaks, while Serbs and Croats will be represented by three ministers…
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| Marta Szpala
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 5 December passed a verdict concerning the complaint brought by Macedonia against Greece. The ICJ found that Greece by opposing Macedonia’s accession to NATO in 2008 breached the interim…
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| Marta Szpala
The European Council has not taken a decision on whether to grant candidate status to Serbia, or on opening accession negotiations with Montenegro, despite the European Commission’s positive recommendations. Both issues will be addressed…