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Eurovision

15 May 2009 | By Simon Cottrell

Simon Cottrell It just wasn’t gay enough.


Mixed Emotions Ahead of Biden Balkans Visit
15 May 2009 |

US Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Kosovo, Bosnia and Serbia next week is awaited with mixed emotions, much anticipation and some high hopes.

Albania Approves ODIHR Mission Chief
15 May 2009 |

After strongly contesting the appointment of the head of the international election monitoring team, the  Albanian Central Electoral Commission on Thursday approved her appointment, along with a further 39 long-term observers.

Loss of Srebrenica Victims’ Possessions Shocks Families
13 May 2009 |

Relatives of those massacred in 1995 are dismayed by reports that their loved ones’ exhumed possessions may since have been destroyed without their permission.


By Nidzara Ahmetasevic


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Romania Press Review - May 15

| 15 May 2009

Here are the top stories in Romania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.


Romania Press Review - May 14

| 14 May 2009

Here are the top stories in Romania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.



Local Heroes Crash Out of Eurovision

Belgrade | 13 May 2009

Three of the region’s entrants for the Eurovision Song contest will be heading home before the final after Europe’s tele-voters gave them a firm thumbs-down following their performances at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Moscow last night.

Kosovo Independence - One Year On
Analysis

Street Riots Expose Yawning Gulf in Moldovalocked

Busharest | 09 April 2009 | By Marian Chiriac

Protests reveal depth of alienation from pro-Russian regime on the part of those yearning for integration with the West. 


Romanians Row Over Plan to Decriminalise Incestlocked

Bucharest | 01 April 2009 | By Marian Chiriac

The Orthodox Church leads public opposition to proposals to exempt consenting adults from prosecution for incest.


Romania Miners Remain in Dark about Future

| 08 December 2008 | By Andreea Gheorghe in Anina, Harworth and Sofia.
Romania mine
Romania mine

While prospects look bright for coal workers in Bulgaria, the fate of their once powerful counterparts in Romania is more uncertain.


Lacklustre Election Fuels Romanian Disenchantmentlocked

| 03 December 2008 | By Marian Chiriac in Bucharest
Romanians wait to vote
Romanians wait to vote

A revamped electoral system brought expectations of change but the November 30 polls show Romanians are stuck with the same old politicians.



 
 

After a year and half of indulging in Belgrade’s many pleasures, I think like any relationship, the honeymoon period has to end. 


Nikola Lazic waxes lyrical whilst recalling the relaxing delights of a holiday spent in Prohor Pcinjski, an ancient holy place on the border with Macedonia.


Montenegro’s central bank said foreign investment in the country’s real estate market dropped 59.2 per cent in January this year, when compared to January 2008.




Wine tasters, slip on your smoking jackets, because it’s time to hit the ‘In Vino’ wine festival in Belgrade this weekend!


This collection of travelogues sheds as much light on the British culture of the authors as it does on the Balkans, writes Marcus Tanner.


Two young immigrants from the Balkans try to legalise their residence in Austria. They are prepared to do almost everything to get a European passport, including a paid marriage.