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Accused of genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the former Bosnian Serb leader - Radovan Karadzic appeared before the Hague Tribunal yesterday.

The European Commission stated yesterday that Radovan Karadzic’s extradition was an important step towards the Serbia-European Union cooperation.

The former Bosnian Serb politician, poet and psychiatrist, Radovan Karadzic has been extradited to the Hague Tribunal. The news has been confirmed by the Hague spokesperson Nerma Jelacic this morning.

Novi Sad: The Hungarian Foreign Minister has stated that her country supports the ratification of the Stabilization and Association with Serbia.

Athens - A Greek court on Tuesday ruled a gay rights group can use the name Lesbian, saying people from the Aegean island of Lesbos did not have sole claim to the name.

Spanish police dismantled the most active cell of the militant Basque separatist group ETA on Tuesday, detaining at least nine people, police said.

The Serbian Minister of Education – Zoran Loncar, DSS, yesterday walked out of an informal conference of European education ministers in Oslo.

The European Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner stated yesterday that a “stable, democratic and multi-ethnic Kosovo” has a European perspective.

Brussels: The European Commissioner Olli Rehn stated on May 29 that the issue of recognizing Kosovo is in the hands of EU member states. Rehn made the statement in response to some ministers’ claims that by raising the flag of a self-proclaimed “independent Kosovo,” the EP had recognized Kosovo as an independent state.

Brussels: The European Union stated yesterday that the text of the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA), signed by the Serbian government and EU officials, cannot be altered at all. The officials of the EU Council of Ministers and the European Commission in Brussels reiterated that such a step would require new negotiations.