South Serbia Albanians Look To Kosovo
Bujanovac | 16 February 2009 |
Unlike Belgrade authorities, Albanian politicians from Southern Serbia treat Kosovo as an independent state, and a few talk openly about joining it in secession.
World Bank Apologises Over Demolished Albanian Village
Tirana | 16 February 2009 | By Besar Likmeta and Gjergj Erebara
Bank promises to aid villagers’ court cases against government, after bank-financed project to ‘clean up’ coastline resulted in homes being destroyed.
Macedonia Journalists Slam 'Intrusive' Govt
Skopje | 16 February 2009 |
Macedonia’s Journalists Association strongly condemned the government for its intrusive requesting of names and data of journalists working in the local daily Dnevnik.
Serbia-Montenegro ties "below expectations"
Podgorica | 16 February 2009 |
Political relations between Serbia and Montenegro are "below citizens' expectations and the two countries' potential", Serbia's Ambassador in Podgorica Zoran Lutovac said.
Bulgarian Economy Grew 6 Pct In 2008
Sofia | 16 February 2009 |
Bulgaria's economy grew by six per cent in 2008 to 66.1 billion leva, the country's National Statistics Institute, NSI, said in a flash estimate, but the growth rate shrank drastically in the last quarter of the year.
Obama Congratulates Kosovo On Independence
Pristina | 16 February 2009 |
United States President Barack Obama has sent an official note of congratulations to Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu ahead of the first anniversary of Kosovo's February 17, 2008 declaration of independence.
Kosovo History Books Scrap Nationalist Myths
By Vjosa Musliu in Pristina12 February 2009 The new state is making the first attempt to de-nationalize its history books, deleting hate speech and toning down nationalism.
Independence, One Year On
By Ilir Dugolli in Brussels
12 February 2009 Freedom has not solved all our difficulties, but it has allowed Kosovo to at last start concentrating on other issues.
- Difference Between Tabloids and Serious Media Erased
- Karadzic as Celebrity
- The Two Last Cards
- Reading Between the Lines
- War Criminal or Poet?
- Serbia 'Closer To Mladic Arrest' - Official
- Albania High Court Suspends Lustration law
- Kosovo Independence Brought Stability - Sejdiu
- Serbia Says To Talk With UNMIK on Feb 17
- Macedonians Pessimistic On Economy - Poll
- Kosovo Budget ‘Depends on 150 Businesses’
- A Lot Of Work Ahead For Kosovo - Pieter Feith
- ‘Kosovo Could Have Done More’ - Agim Ceku
- Seven Running In Macedonia President Election