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Inzko Calls on EU to Maintain Focus on Bosnia

27 January 2010 |

Valentin Inzko

Negative political trends in Bosnia must be taken very seriously and require the urgent attention of the European Union, the international community’s High Representative to Bosnia Valentin Inzko said.





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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'.

Macedonia Committed to EU and NATO Future
08 February 2010 | Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

There is no alternative to Macedonia's EU and NATO future, Macedonian President Georgi Ivanov said Sunday after the completion of the Munich Security Conference.

Bozic et al: First Instance Verdict Confirmed
08 February 2010 |

The Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirms the first instance verdict, sentencing Mladen Blagojevic to seven years in prison and acquitting Zdravko Bozic, Zoran Zivanovic and Zeljko Zaric of the charges that they committed war crimes in the Srebrenica area.



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Guerrilla Politics

Tirana | 29 January 2010 | By Besar Likmeta

Albania’s political class takes its latest spat to the Council of Europe - yet another sign that it has not matured enough to curb its excesses without a referee.

And The Winning Soundtrack is...

Tirana | 23 June 2009 | By Besar Likmeta

Is there any difference between an Albanian election and a turbo-folk festival?

The EU and NATO - the New Religion

Tirana | 07 April 2009 | By Besar Likmeta

Looking at the celebrations marking Albania’s NATO accession over the weekend one could not help but feel a sense of déjà vu, recalling the military parades of Albania’s former Stalinist regime. 

The Most Expensive Prayer in the World

| 04 February 2009 | By Besar Likmeta in Tirana

Sali Berisha’s propaganda machine is so desperate for a photo opportunity with Barack Obama that he is travelling to D.C just to say a prayer. 

The Fireworks of the Global Economic Crisis

Tirana | 05 January 2009 | By Besar Likmeta in Tirana

The economic crunch could have some good side effects after all.

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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.