It is difficult to put into words what the eyes can see in this UNESCO world heritage site, the Museum City of Gjirokastra. As you climb up the steep, cobbled road, leaving modern buildings behind, you enter a fairy-story-like world, half expecting a dragon to come around a corner and ask for something in turn for the release a of pretty princess.
Meta Slams Serbia Resolution on Kosovo
Tirana | 20 August 2010 |
The UN draft resolution submitted by Serbia to the UN General Assembly is one-sided and counter-productive for the region, Albanian Foreign Minister Ilir Meta has said.
Noel Malcolm: ‘Communists, not Ottomans, Are To Blame for Balkan Ills’
London | 19 August 2010 | By Jeta Xharra
It’s the legacy of the last 50 years, not the previous 500, that weighs on Balkan countries as they struggle to overcome a culture of corruption and clientelism, the British historian says.
Nine EU States Demand Debt Calculation Change
| 18 August 2010 |
Nine EU member states, including Bulgaria and Romania, have called for changes in the way their country’s debts are calculated by the bloc.
Knaus: Now or Never For Name Deal
Skopje | 17 August 2010 | Sinisa Jakov Marusic
With strong governments in Macedonia and Greece, there is no better moment for making a deal on the “name” dispute between the two, the head of the European Stability Initiative, Gerald Knaus, has said.
Albania 'Road Rage' Death Sparks Ethnic Fears
Tirana | 16 August 2010 |
The death of a Greek minority man in an apparent road rage incident in Southern Albania has provoked fears of unrest among ethnic communities.
EU Special Representative Mandat in Bosnia Extended
| 13 August 2010 |
The mandate for Valentin Inzko as EU Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been extended for a year by the European Council.
Ganic Case Shames Serbia’s War Crimes Office
By Nidzara Ahmetasevic29 July 2010 Belgrade’s war crimes prosecution must now answer claims that it allowed itself to be used as an instrument of Serbian foreign policy.
Kosovo Ruling Reveals World Court’s Darker Side
By Matthew Parish
28 July 2010 The Judges’ opinion will fuel suspicions that power, not law, is the fundamental factor behind the success or failure of secessionist movements.
- EU Mulls Podgorica's 'Economic Citizenship’ Plan
- Macedonia Marks Ohrid Peace Deal
- Romania Seeks Flood Help from EU
- Germans criticise Montenegrin Citizenship Plan
- Opposition Slams Macedonian PM Over "Anti-NATO" Comments
- Hope Fades For Early Macedonia “Name” Deal
- New British Ambassador to Macedonia Takes Office
- Kosovo Albanians Losing Faith in Independence
- Vejvoda: EU is Key to Kosovo Solution
- Italy Ratifies Serbia's SAA
- Greek Deputy FM Visits Belgrade, Pristina
- Romania to Cooperate With France on Roma Row
- New Powers for EU Bosnia Envoy Questioned
- Croatia Closes Two EU Accession Chapters
