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Serbian Parties Hold Secret Talks on Government
Serbian parties are holding informal talks on forming a government but the Progressives say that official talks will start after Tomislav Nikolic's inauguration.
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22 Oct 07 / 08:35:00
New Round of Kosovo Talks Concluded
Vienna _ Representatives of Serbia and the Kosovo Albanians have completed their third round of face-to-face talks under the auspices of an international Troika of mediators.
22 Oct 07 / 08:35:00
Sofia Faces Mountain of Rubbish
Sofia _ Sofia is heading for a garbage crisis just after its local elections, when next month its quotas for using the dumps in Plovdiv and Karlovo are exhausted.
22 Oct 07 / 08:35:00
Croatia Journalist's Arrest Condemned
Zagreb _ Senior Croatian officials met on Monday to discuss the case of a journalist who was briefly detained last week on suspicion of having revealed state secrets.
22 Oct 07 / 08:35:00
Troika Sets out Principles for Kosovo Talks
Vienna_ The Troika of international mediators on Kosovo’s status presented both parties on Monday with its first set of proposals aimed to "open a path for a solution".
22 Oct 07 / 08:35:00
Bosnia Serbs Threaten to Walk out
Sarajevo _ The main governing party in Bosnia’s Serb entity, RS has warned that its representatives will walk out of state institutions, unless planned changes to the government and parliament are withdrawn.
22 Oct 07 / 08:35:00
Kosovo Talks Get under Way
Vienna_ Leaders of Serbia and the Kosovo Albanians have been holding talks in Vienna on Monday on new proposals about Kosovo's status, drafted by an international “Troika” of mediators.
22 Oct 07 / 08:35:00
Romania Farmers Demand Higher Subsidies
Bucharest _ Some 150 cattle farmers protested on Monday outside the agriculture ministry in the Romanian capital, calling for higher subsidies.
22 Oct 07 / 08:35:00
New Party Formed in Macedonia
Skopje_ Macedonia’s former parliamentary speaker, Ljupco Jordanovski, was elected president of the newly-formed Party of Free Democrats, PSD on Sunday.
22 Oct 07 / 08:35:00
Serbia Minister: Army will not Intervene in Kosovo
Belgrade _ Serbia will not intervene militarily if its breakaway UN-administered province Kosovo unilaterally declares independence, Defence Minister Dragan Sutanovac said Sunday.
Albania PM Warns Kosovo against Unilateral Moves
Tirana _ Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha has appealed to Kosovo’s political leaders to avoid taking unilateral steps over their homeland’s future status.
22 Oct 07 / 08:34:00
Romania Leaders Push for Electoral Reform
Bucharest _ The Romanian government on Wednesday adopted a draft law on changing the electoral system currently based on party lists.
19 Oct 07 / 08:36:00
Macedonia Politicians Fail to Unblock Judiciary Reform
Skopje_ Macedonian party leaders on Friday, failed once again to agree a draft law on public prosecutors, leaving judiciary reforms, vital for the country’s NATO and EU accession, deadlocked.
19 Oct 07 / 08:36:00
Montenegro Adopts New Constitution
Podgorica _ The parliament of Montenegro, Europe’s youngest state, adopted the country’s new constitution on Friday evening.
Kosovo PM Warns again of Possible Unilateral Moves
Pristina _ Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Agim Ceku, has reaffirmed his readiness to take unilateral steps towards the UN-administered territory’s independence after December 10.
19 Oct 07 / 08:36:00
EU Warns over Bulgarian and Romanian Diplomas
Sofia_The European Commission has called on 22 EU countries to recognize Bulgarian and Romanian diplomas so that these two states' citizens can practise their professions throughout the Union.
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"Croatia’s Putin" Takes Over Tudjman’s Party
Newly elected head of HDZ, Tomislav Karamarko wins the post by reviving the nationalist rhetoric of the 1990s.
24 May 12 / 15:07:13
Football Wins Amid Political Row over Kosovo Status
21 May 12 / 11:09:21
Klecka Outcome Embitters Both Serbs and Albanians
21 May 12 / 00:35:49
Symbols Row Holds Montenegrin Reforms Hostage
18 May 12 / 09:54:29
Social Networks Mobilise Army of ‘White’ Voters
17 May 12 / 20:45:47
Belgrade Weighs Up Hopes of City’s New Bosses
17 May 12 / 10:48:41
New Party Freshens up Montenegro’s Old Politics
17 May 12 / 09:12:34
Hague Ruling Won’t Help Macedonia in Chicago
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Foreign Soaps Push Out Kosovo Productions
Kosovo’s domestic soaps are falling victim to cheap imports from Turkey and Latin America.
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Construction of Macedonian Motorway Section to Begin
Construction of the remaining section of one of Eastern Europe's key motorway networks, Corridor 10, will begin this summer, Macedonian Finance Minister Zoran Stavrevski said today.
