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.
Kosovo Serbs' Bonus Payments 'to Continue'
Belgrade | 20 August 2010 |
Belgrade is to continue paying special bonuses to Kosovo Serbs, officials have said, despite a Constitutional Court ruling the move was unconstitutional.
First Roma Expelled from France Reach Romania
Bucharest | 19 August 2010 |
The first 93 ethnic Roma who agreed to the "voluntary return procedure" have left France and landed in Bucharest on Thursday afternoon, as part of a plan of French authorities to expell people living in illegal camps.
Bucharest Fears Xenophobia After Roma Expulsion
Bucharest | 18 August 2010 |
Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi has expressed concern over the risk of a rise in xenophobia in Romania following France's decision to expel Roma people.
Bin-Laden Song Shocks Macedonian Religious Community
Skopje | 18 August 2010 | Sinisa Jakov Marusic
Macedonia’s Islamic Religious Community, IVZ, says it has been shocked by the appearance of a song written in Albanian that praises the leader of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda, Osama Bin-Laden.
Albania FM Urges Implementation of Ohrid Deal
Tirana | 17 August 2010 |
Albanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ilir Meta has called for the full implementation of the Ohrid Agreement on its ninth anniversary, in a letter sent to his Macedonian counterpart.
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.
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.
- Macedonian Muslim Leaders Halt Hostilities for Ramadan
- Kosovo Albanians Losing Faith in Independence
- Serbian Church Condemns NATO Shrine Transfer
- Kosovo Police to Protect Serb Monasteries
- Pristina to Invest Half a Million Euro in North Mitrovica
- Romania to Cooperate With France on Roma Row
- Pristina, Belgrade React to ICJ Shock Decision
- Preparations Ongoing for Belgrade Pride Parade
- ICJ Ruling Revives Border Debate in Southern Serbia
- Sandzak Tense After Serbia Annuls Bosniak Council
- Kosovo, Serbia Prepare For Post-ICJ Battle
- Macedonia Court Annuls Controversial Classes
- ICJ Will Deliver Kosovo Ruling on July 22
- European Court Rules in Favour of Slovenia's 'Erased' People
