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Kosovo: UNMIK Flexes Muscles Over Former HQ

Pristina | 03 July 2009

Pristina

UNMIK has reminded EULEX that under resolution 1244 it remains in control of its former headquarters in central Prishtina, now the home of EULEX police.

Lawrence Marzouk

Interpol Recalls Bosnia’s Arrest Warrants

Sarajevo | 03 July 2009

Interpol has recalled arrest warrants against a group of Bosnian war-time leaders, who have been accused by Serbia of war crimes, media reported on Friday, quoting Bosnian government officials.

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Albania Ex-Deputy Minister Cleared of Graft

Tirana | 03 July 2009

Albania’s former Deputy Transport Minister Nikolin Jaka, was found innocent by an an appeals court in Tirana on Wednesday, after formerly being convicted of illegally influencing a public tender.

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Sanader’s Sudden Exit Shocks Croatia

Zagreb | 02 July 2009 | By Drago Hedl

Ivo Sanader

Prime Minister may be blamed for leaving at worst possible moment, as economic problems threaten to overwhelm the country.

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Albania Prime Minister Eyes New Mandate

Tirana | 02 July 2009 | By Besar Likmeta

Berisha is likely to succeed in wooing a number of opposition deputies to his new team, enabling him to form a stable administration.

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Stuck in Bosnia Quicksand, West Delays Departure

Sarajevo | 02 July 2009 | By Srecko Latal

Valentin Inzko

Caught between local and international divisions on its future role in the troubled Balkan state, the West again postpones any decision on the fate of the OHR.

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Serbian Reformists Assemble New Regional Party

Belgrade | 02 July 2009 | By Marina Rakic

Mladjan Dinkic

The small G17 Plus party aims to seize the political initiative by uniting several regional parties under one roof.

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Comment

Sanader’s Legacy is a Bankrupt State

By Boris Dezulovic

02 July 2009

None of the achievements to which Sanader lays claim in his six-year mandate was truly his own work, while on the domestic front he leaves an economy in tatters.

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Ivo Sanader: A ‘Promising Lad’ who Came Unstuck

By Drago Hedl

02 July 2009 The man who hoped to lead Croatia into NATO and the EU was cheated by fate of his second goal.

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Subtle Pressures Undermine Croatian Media Independence

By Boris Raseta

30 June 2009 Whereas the Tudjman regime challenged the independent media openly in the 1990s, today’s pressures from business, politics and the trend towards tabloidisation are less easy to resist, some journalists say.