Tadic and Ashton in Brussels
Belgrade’s Kosovo U-turn Marks 'End of an Era'
Belgrade | 09 September 2010 | By Branka TrivicUnder immense diplomatic pressure, Serbia’s pragmatic president chooses EU over Kosovo.
Journalists' 'Uprising' Mars Macedonia's Independence Day
Skopje | 09 September 2010 | By Sinisa Jakov MarusicThe organisers of an Independence Day demonstration say it is high time the country’s journalists fought back over declining standards and working conditions and pervasive censorship.
Romanian PM Emil Boc
Romania: New Government Same Old Problems
Bucharest | 07 September 2010 | By Marian ChiriacRecent changes in the Romanian government are more about turmoil within the governing party than any impetus to reform and revitalise the economy.
Vineyard at Rahovec
Kosovo Winemakers Face Bitter Harvest
Pristina | 07 September 2010 | By Petrit Collaku and Shengjyl OsmaniGrowers have accumulated the equivalent of 16 million unsold bottles, owing to the Serbian blockade on Kosovo products and the overall economic crisis.
The Kosovo flag
Kosovo-Serbia Land Swap Gets Official Thumbs Down
Pristina, Belgrade, Presevo | 02 September 2010 | By Petrit Collaku and Bojana BarlovacWhile Pristina condemns - and Belgrade ignores - the call by the International Crisis Group for a territorial exchange to be considered, some believe the option remains on the table.
Skopje Sees Politics Behind Kosovo’s Mass Grave Claim
Skopje, Pristina | 02 September 2010 | By Sase Dimovski and Petrit CollakuMacedonia suspects political motives lie behind Pristina’s demand to inspect two sites in the country, where it believes about 40 missing citizens from the 1999 conflict may be buried.
Investors Fail to Mine Kosovo’s Rich Opportunities
Pristina | 02 September 2010 | By Lavdim HamidiDespite Kosovo’s unexploited mineral reserves, the number of firms interested in exploring their potential is declining.
Grand Hotel
Privatised Kosovo Firms Face Repossession Threat
Pristina | 01 September 2010 | By Besiana XharraFour former state concerns, including Pristina’s Grand Hotel, have days to stump up pay 18.5 million euro in fines for failing to meet agreed investment targets - or have their assets seized.
Pristina, Kosovo.
ICG, 'Kosovo-Serbia Land Swap Under Active Consideration'
Belgrade | 27 August 2010 | By Branka TrivicWhile a territorial exchange remains a taboo subject in Pristina and Belgrade, Sabine Freizer, of the International Crisis Group, says officials in both capitals are mulling the idea in private.
Low Poll Turnout in Bosnia May Boost Nationalists
Sarajevo | 26 August 2010 | Sabina ArlsanagicGrowing disillusion among voters about whether any parties can resolve the country’s ongoing crisis means that ethnic hardliners - with their core vote - could fare best in October.