Bosnian Serb strongman Milorad Dodik has said that Bosnia’s predominantly ethnic Serb entity Republika Srpska “is already separated, but it has not been announced yet.” In an interview published on Sunday with the Serbian daily Vecernje Novosti, Dodik also predicted the emergence of an all-Serb state in the Balkans. Source: Balkan Insigght
Turkish and Turkish Cypriot authorities have decided to turn Varosha, which has remained abandoned and uninhabited for 46 years, into a major tourism destination.
The people of Turkey and Turkish Cyprus will not accept deadlock as the fate of the long-divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, said Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay on Feb. 15. Source Daily News
The bloc has resolved to monitor a UN arms embargo, which is routinely flouted. The naval element had been a sticking point for some countries because of the possible incentive for migrants looking to reach Europe. Source Deutsche Welle
All six prosecutors who formed part of the MH17 investigation in Ukraine have been transferred or dismissed, including the two who were part of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) investigating the plane crash, NRC reports. Ukraine is reorganizing its public prosecution office in the fight against corruption. Source NL Times
