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Love Hurts

05 February 2010 |

Simon Cottrell It's a shame that the internet is a virtual medium, because there are a lot of people out there that I'd like to express my deep feelings of friendship to, and having spent the last two years here in Serbia, I'd like to do it in a truly Serbian way.


Feith: 'New Beginning' for Mitrovica
05 February 2010 | Lawrence Marzouk

The International Civilian Representative in Kosovo, Pieter Feith, has said the appointment of a team to create a new Serb-majority municipality in the divided city of Mitrovica could herald a 'new beginning'.

Georgieva, Ciolos Approved with New Commission
09 February 2010 |

The European Parliament has approved the new European Commission at its session in Strasbourg. Kristalina Georgieva and Dacian Ciolos are the new commissioners from Bulgaria and Romania, respectively.

Koricanske stijene: Awareness of Security
09 February 2010 |

A member of the Intelligence-Security Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina says he spoke to Milorad Skrbic while investigating the murder at Koricanske stijene and "determined that he did not have any operational data about this event".




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Bosnia, Croatia to Sign Extradition Agreement

| 09 February 2010
Sarajevo
Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia will sign an agreement on extradition on February 10 that could prevent convicted criminals from escaping justice.




Croatia: €30 Million for Tourism Promotion

| 08 February 2010

Croatia’s Ministry of Tourism plans to spend €30 million to promote tourism in 2010.

 

Croatian People's Party Leader to Stay in Politics

| 05 February 2010

Radimir Cacic, leader of the Croatian People’s Party, HNS, said he plans to remain party leader despite his involvement is a recent car crash that resulted in two deaths, the Croatian Times reports.

 


Analysis

Duels Over Bosnia Unlikely to Set Balkans Aflame locked

Sarajevo | 26 January 2010
Sarajevo
Sarajevo

The common interest of Serbia and Croatia in pursuing EU membership diminishes the potential of their war of words over Bosnia to develop into a serious conflict.


Balkans Becoming Economically Freer, Says Index locked

| 21 January 2010
Tirana
Tirana

Albania has region’s freest economy, Bosnia the least free, while Bulgaria is sole country in region whose score has dropped.


Sanader’s Failed Coup Plays Into Kosor’s Hand locked

Zagreb | 07 January 2010
Ivo Sanader
Ivo Sanader

Ex-prime minister of Croatia’s abortive putsch may have been attempted to head off corruption allegations. Either way, it has enabled his successor to finally emerge from his shadow.



 
 

Whether it’s the Lotto, betting shops or gambling dens, Serbians are up for a gamble in increasing numbers and despite, or perhaps because of, the economic crisis, business is better than ever.


Albania’s parliament has extended the country’s moratorium on the use of speedboats along its coast for another three years. The moratorium is part of an effort to thwart illegal smuggling.


An international competition to manage Arena Zagreb has attracted only one local company.



Trencherman checks out this Celebrity Haunt.


Tim Judah, the Economist's Balkan's Correspondent, and regular Balkan Insight contributor, has fully updated one of the seminal works on the modern history of Serbia, bringing the narrative through to the present day.


Slobodan Trkulja is one of  Serbia’s hottest export items and his compositions and arrangements of traditional Serbian music have been widely praised.