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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".



Albania’s Corruption Index Worsens

| 07 May 2008 |
 

Tirana _ Corruption in Albania has worsened over the past year, a study backed by the United States has found.

The study was conducted by the Institute for Development and Research Alternatives, IDRA, funded by the USAID project.

The survey tracks both the perception and experience of corruption by ordinary citizens.

According to the survey, 92% of Albanians say corruption is widespread among public officials and that is a decline of eight points from a year ago.

The report shows no progress in bribery indicators. Nearly 70% of people surveyed report paying a bribe for medical treatment.

Nearly 60% have little or no trust in the judicial system. By a 3 to 1 margin, Albanians do not think the judges are impartial when conducting trials.

Corruption affects all parts of Albanian society, the economy, the potential for investment, Albania’s image abroad and remains the country’s greatest challenge in its European Union aspirations.



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