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Ghost of Draza Mihailovic Still Divides Serbia
A potential court ruling on the Chetnik leader’s trial and execution in 1946 has reopened old, unhealed wounds in Serbia.
Kosovo War Film Wins International Plaudits
With a Sundance Festival award under its belt, Blerta Zeqiri’s ‘The Return’ looks like ending the run of Kosovo war movies that passed into film oblivion.
Kosovo Museum Under Investigation
Prosecutors are investigating whether 500,000 euro provided to Kosovo’s national museum has been misused, Balkan Insight has learnt.
Philistine Serbia Breaks its Young Artists’ Hearts
The average arts graduate’s romantic dreams are soon shattered in Serbia - a land where the state has little cash and businesses are only interested in sponsoring sport.
Kurti: I am Preparing for Government
Support for Vetevendosje is growing by the day, the leader of Vetevendosje Albin Kurti said in an interview with BIRN.
Belgrade Undaunted by Growing Debt Mountain
Serbia’s capital is eating up loans - city hall still maintains that borrowing is under control, and for the moment most experts give it the benefit of the doubt.
Ivica Dacic, Socialist in Tune With the Times
He may have learned his politics from Serbia's disgraced strongman Slobodan Milosevic but his ambition has helped him put that all behind him.
Bosnia Calls Time on Foreign Judges
As the last foreign judicial staff get ready to pack their bags in Bosnia, local lawyers are divided whether they did much good or not.
Mladjan Dinkic, Economist With Strings to his Bow
The leader of G17 Plus, now United Regions, combines musical talents with a gift for staying close to the seat of power.
Jury Out on Serbia’s Botched ‘Reform’ of Judges
As the row over the selection of judges in Serbia shows no sign of ending, the Judicial Council, the body tasked with sorting it out, remains hopelessly compromised, its own credibility in tatters.
Vojislav Kostunica, a Very Consistent Nationalist
This shy academic rallied Serbs against Slobodan Milosevic, but his obsession with Kosovo since then has helped marginalise him on the political scene.
Serbia's Cooperation With the ICTY Won't Change
Director of the Serbian Office for Cooperation with the Hague Tribunal, Dusan Ignjatovic, says Serbia will continue the cooperation with the ICTY’s successor in the same way.
Komsic Emerges Victor From Bosnian SDP Power Struggle
Zeljko Komsic has positioned himself as the SDP’s crown prince after threatening to resign and so humiliating the current leader, Zlatko Lagumdzija.
The Big Powers Have Betrayed Democracy in Bosnia
Nation-building cannot be said to have failed in Bosnia as the big powers, operating under warped calculations, have not allowed democracy to take root there in the first place.
Zeljko Komsic, All Teeth but No Backbone
Bosnians are still puzzling over why the popular and populist Social Democrat quit ‘out of principle’ on Monday – only to dump those same principles and come back a mere two days later.
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