 RFE/RL Balkan Report 12/10/2009 5:03:07 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the western Balkans. For more stories on the Balkans, please visit and bookmark our Balkans page . |
 Russia, U.S. Face Off In Court Over Independence The United States and Russia, deeply divided over the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence, have presented opposing arguments about the move to the International Court of Justice. More  Court Hears Serb Challenge To Kosovo Independence The legality of Kosovo's secession from Serbia is being reviewed by the International Court of Justice in hearings that started today in The Hague. More  Tito's Grandson Elected Head Of Serbia's Communist Party Josko Broz, a grandson of late Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito, has been elected as president of a newly formed Communist Party of Serbia, RFE/RL's Balkan Service reports. More  UN Urges Sides In Bosnia To Work Together The permanent members of the UN Security Council and the European Union have urged the competing sides in Bosnia and Herzegovina to work toward common solutions so the country can get on the fast track to join Euro-Atlantic structures. Speaking at the UN, Valentin Inzko, the high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, described the current situation as "worrisome and stagnant." More |
