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BALKANS: Art Breaks Some Ice
An exhibition presented by Serbia in Croatian capital Zagreb is doing its bit to thaw icy relations between Serbs and Croats, who fought one another in the bloody war of disintegration of former Yugoslavia.BALKANS: Serbs Wait For Free Wealth
Going by official media, the Kosovo dispute seems to top the nation's agenda. But Serbs have their mind more on visions of free wealth that they believe will be theirs, after the Law on Free Distribution of Shares came into force last week.EUROPE: Little Slovenia Takes Charge
Slovenia saw one of the greatest honours in its short history of 16 years as an independent state Jan. 1 when it took the rotating presidency of the 27-member European Union (EU) for the next six months.BALKANS: EU Abandons Boundaries, Serbia Wants Them
As the European Union (EU) drops boundaries between its countries and its people, Serbia plans to introduce new ones against its disputed southern province, Kosovo.
SERBIA: Too Late, Billboards Show a Way
The Serbian government has began an unusual billboard campaign to mobilise its people under the slogan 'Kosovo is Serbia' ahead of crucial developments that might lead to independence of the southern, ethnic Albanian populated province.SERBIA: The Less You Can, The More You Pay
So what did you pay for it? Before they knew it, that question was no more the usual small talk among Serbs.BALKANS: Who Remembers Yugoslavia?
The meeting of several hundred World War II veterans last weekend would not have meant much, had it not been convened in a town that symbolises so many things about a country that no longer exists, Yugoslavia.POLITICS-BALKANS: Kosovo Talks Collapse, Raising Many Questions
The final round of internationally sponsored talks on the future Kosovo collapsed Wednesday in Baden, Austria. Belgrade and Pristina remained firm in their diametrically opposed positions.POLITICS-BALKANS: Little Enthusiasm Shown in Kosovo Elections
Parliamentary elections in the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo were broadly expected to be yet another confirmation that ethnic Albanians firmly and overwhelmingly support the idea of independence promised by their leaders.RELIGION-BALKANS: Bishop May Be Retried For Sexual Abuse
The Supreme Court of Serbia recently announced that a local court in the southern city of Nis did not play strictly by legal rules when it pronounced a bishop of the influential Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) innocent in a sexual abuse case brought by four young men last year.SERBIA: Forget the Obstacles En Route to EU
Serbia has finally initialled a long awaited deal that could lead eventually to full membership of the European Union (EU).BALKANS: Ethnic Divisions Plunge Bosnia Into Chaos
The resignation of Bosnia-Herzegovina Prime Minister Nikola Spiric shows yet again that 12 years after the war ended, the unified state is still unable to function.SOCIETY-BALKANS: Facing 'Extinction', Nations Seek Babies
A young woman lost her job in a small town in Serbia after she gave birth to a baby boy and was to be absent from work for a year. That sacking shook up a nation.BALKANS: New Plan Fails to Bridge Differences
International mediators have made another effort to bring Belgrade and Pristina closer, with a 14-point plan for Kosovo.BALKANS: Dial 9191 for Mladic
Serbia has offered a record one million euros reward each for information leading to the arrest of Ratko Mladic, former commander of the Bosnian Serb Army, and his associate Radovan Karadzic.ENVIRONMENT-EUROPE: Education Ministers Step In
Representatives from 51 countries agreed at a three-day conference in Belgrade this week to undertake new environmental improvements to build sustainable development.BALKANS: New Call to Ban Cluster Bombs
Gita Jovic (48) describes herself as "half lucky", because she survived the deadly attack of NATO cluster bombs on her hometown Nis on May 7, 1999.BALKANS: Serbia Leans Towards a Russian Hug
Visitors to Montenegro are welcomed by billboards in Russian, because so many Russians have bought property in this tiny Adriatic country. Many Serbs think similar signs might now appear at Belgrade airport.BALKANS: Hot Summer Takes Its Toll
As rain falls and autumn approaches, countries across the Balkans are taking stock of the damage caused by one of the hottest summers in recent times, with temperatures in the 40s since mid-June until the beginning of September.BALKANS: Before EU Entry, Serbia Faces Return of Citizens
Serbia is finalising the procedure for signing the strategically important Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union (EU) as soon as possible, but several obstacles are still in the way.
ENVIRONMENT: Getting Some More Blue Into the Danube
The biggest river research expedition of the year is on its way to see if the Danube can be the Blue Danube again.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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