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You Owe Me €350 Mr. Djilas

19 June 2009 | By Simon Cottrell

Simon Cottrell So the day has finally come.  As I write this, I’m wondering if it’s the black eye and the pressure on the 9 sutures just beneath the eyebrow or the loss of my favourite sunglasses that’s hurting me most.


Ban Ki-Moon: Kosovo Relatively Peaceful
18 June 2009 |

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon unveiled his quarterly report on Kosovo yesterday to the Security Council.

US Urges Calm After Albania Politician Murder
19 June 2009 |

The US Embassy in Tirana has urged Albanian politicians to maintain a "peaceful environment" in the run-up to elections after a local party boss was killed by an explosive device placed in his car.

"Happy Birthday, Mr President"
19 June 2009 |

The Serbian National Movement, based in Banja Luka, Bosnia, has put up posters in nine cities across Bosnia and Herzegovina, wishing war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic a happy birthday.





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Kosovo Press Review - June 19

Pristina | 19 June 2009 |

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

Summit of Leaders Under Way in Novi Sad

Belgrade | 19 June 2009 |

Tadic at the Summit in Novi Sad - Image by FoNet
Tadic at the Summit in Novi Sad - Image by FoNet

Fourteen presidents are taking part in a summit of Central and South-East European heads of state in Novi Sad to discuss issues integral to the region.

US Urges Calm After Albania Politician Murder

Tirana | 19 June 2009 |

US ambassador John L Withers
US ambassador John L Withers

The US Embassy in Tirana has urged Albanian politicians to maintain a "peaceful environment" in the run-up to elections after a local party boss was killed by an explosive device placed in his car.

Slovenia, Croatia Talks Break Down

Zagreb | 19 June 2009 |

Ivo Sanader
Ivo Sanader

Talks aimed at settling a border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia broke down on Thursday, raising doubts over Croatia's bid to complete its EU accession talks by the year's end.

Bosnia Adopts Disputed Protectionist Law

Sarajevo | 19 June 2009 | Srecko Latal

Bosnian Parliament in session
Bosnian Parliament in session

A controversial law to protect local farmers from an influx of imported goods from neighbouring countries has been adopted by the Bosnian Parliament.

Croatia Gays Celebrate Diversity In Spite of Abuse locked

Zagreb | 18 June 2009 | By Barbara Matejcic


To volleys of abuse, about 500 gays and lesbians took to the streets – no small achievement in a society where rampant homophobia is the norm and anti-discrimination laws remain a dead letter.


 
 

We were ready to let loose, we’d stuffed all the girls and our glitter into one car and had one last friend to visit.


Precariously perched on the rocky Montenegrin coastline, Herceg Novi is a perfect getaway from the hustle and bustle of city life.


Real estate agents, only four months ago, were adamant that residential property in central Belgrade could not drop in value.

By Ian Mihajlovic



The Black Turtle Pub started out life as a high school hang-out, later transforming into a veritable franchise, not to mention a seminal part of Belgrade’s bar culture.


“Denying genocide is almost a certain sign that a country that has committed one has not gone through an awakening, which means that a danger of repeating genocide still exists.”


In a display of what was meant to be anger, anguish and shock, we learn just how pedestrian a theatre shocker can be.