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Serbia-Slovenia: Live Match Updates

07 September 2010 |

Serbia meet Slovenia in a crunch qualifying game for EURO 2012 in Belgrade tonight. Catch all the action live as it happens starting from 8 p.m.

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Belgrade Scraps UN Resolution on Kosovo
08 September 2010 |

Serbia’s controversial draft resolution on Kosovo has been dropped, a day before it was due to be submitted to the United Nations General Assembly.

Macedonia Parliamentary Changes 'Will Improve EC Report'
07 September 2010 | Sinisa Jakov Marusic

The European Commission's next report on Macedonia will be boosted after the parliament voted to adopt new ways of working, the EC's office in Macedonia has said.

Memic et al: Trial for Trusina Crimes Begins
08 September 2010 |

At the beginning of the trial of six indictees charged with crimes against Croats in Trusina, Konjic municipality, the State Prosecution announced it would examine 117 witnesses.




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Romanian Newspaper Sales Plunge

Bucharest | 08 September 2010
Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest, Romania

The circulation of Romanian daily newspapers has suffered a dramatic fall as the country struggles with the economic downturn and more people turn to the internet and mobile devices for news, according to a survey.




Romania Press Review – September 8, 2010

Bucharest | 08 September 2010

Here are the top stories in Romania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

Romania Facing IMF Cash Decision

Bucharest | 07 September 2010

Romania should decide by the end of next month whether to extend an existing loan from the International Monetary Fund or apply for emergency funding, President Traian Basescu has said.


Analysis

Romania: New Government Same Old Problems locked

Bucharest | 07 September 2010
Romanian PM Emil Boc
Romanian PM Emil Boc

Recent changes in the Romanian government are more about turmoil within the governing party than any impetus to reform and revitalise the economy.


Battle to Cut Deficit Leaves Romanians Feeling Bruised locked

Bucharest | 14 July 2010

Sharp cuts in public sector pay and an equally sharp hike in VAT are leaving many Romanians increasingly indebted and depressed about their prospects.


Spectre of Greek-style Crisis Haunts Romania locked

Bucharest | 10 June 2010

Coalition government faces substantial opposition to its plans to make drastic spending cuts. But while the opposition calls them ‘genocidal’, officials say they have no option.



 
 

Anyone who drives in central Belgrade will have come across young Roma windscreen washers. Gordana Andric spend some time talking to the boys about their life at the traffic lights.


Bulgaria’s tourist industry is expected to gain 6.5 billion lev (€3.25 billion) this year, the chairman of the Bulgarian Tourist Chamber has said.


Pristina’s Ulpiana neighbourhood, mostly comprising Yugoslav-era apartment blocks, is now home to an eye catching eight-storey building corresponding to current architectural trends and standards.



There have been several incarnations of Ana 4 Pistolja (Ana 4 Guns) over the last few years, so the name is already very familiar to those that are in the know as far as Belgrade’s nightlife is concerned.


Set in wartime Thessaloniki and centring on a Greek police officer’s complicated dilemmas and intrigues, this is a fast-paced, gripping story of secrets and betrayal.


Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek, collectively The Doors, carved out an LSD fuelled niche in late 60s American Pop Culture. Director Tom DiCillo explores the mysteries, big and small, that walk hand in hand with the most notorious rock band in American history.