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30 Nov 07 / 13:00:55

Macedonia Jails Cocaine Smugglers

Skopje _ Controversial businesswoman Stanislava Cocorovska Poletan has been jailed for 14 and a half years after she was found guilty by a Macedonian court of drug trafficking.
30 Nov 07 / 11:26:32

Serbia's Muslims at Odds

Novi Pazar _ Six students of an Islamic high school, excluded from class earlier this month, demanded the right to return to their medresa at a rally in Serbia’s western, Muslim-populated region of Sandzak on Friday.

30 Nov 07 / 10:51:29

Serbia-Kosovo Heroin Haul

Raska _ Serbian police have seized a 10-kilogram shipment of high-quality heroin at a checkpoint on the boundary with Kosovo, a statement said Friday.
30 Nov 07 / 10:47:52

Montenegro Combats AIDS

Podgorica_ Montenegro has one of the lowest rates of HIV infections anywhere in the world, according to official figures issued on Friday, ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1.
30 Nov 07 / 09:22:22

Macedonia to Change Number Plates

Skopje _ Macedonia’s opposition and political analysts have criticized the government’s decision to add the country’s name to car number plates because it may strengthen Greek opposition to Macedonia’s constitutional name.
30 Nov 07 / 08:43:33

Montenegro Urges Officer's Release

Podgorica_ Montenegro has asked the Italian authorities to release from detention one of its senior officers who is awaiting an Italian court’s extradition decision relating to alleged war crimes.

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30 Nov 07 / 08:21:49

Serbia PM Criticizes US over Kosovo

Belgrade _ Stability in Europe’s south-east now depends on the position of the US and its commitment to a 1999 UN resolution on Kosovo’s status, Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said Friday.
30 Nov 07 / 08:03:12

Slovene Retailer Enters Montenegro

Podgorica_ Slovenia’s biggest retailer, Mercator, acquired a majority stake in the Montenegrin chain store, Mex, on Friday.
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30 Nov 07 / 07:41:03

Irregularities Tarnish Kosovo Poll

Pristina _ Irregularities in Kosovo’s November 17 elections were revealed on Thursday evening in a TV show produced by Balkan Insight’s publisher, BIRN.


30 Nov 07 / 06:41:42

Montenegro, Italy Power Link Study

Podgorica_ A feasibility study on linking the Montenegrin and Italian power grids across the Adriatic is expected to be completed in spring 2008, Montenegro’s electricity company says.
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30 Nov 07 / 04:50:40

Italian PM Prodi to Visit Albania

Tirana _ Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi is to visit Tirana on Monday at the head of a delegation of Italian business executives who are interested in investing in Albania.
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29 Nov 07 / 14:58:00

Romania: New Outbreak of Bird Flu

Bucharest _ Romanian local authorities took measures on Thursday to deal with a fresh outbreak of bird flu in a remote village in Tulcea county, near the border with Ukraine.
29 Nov 07 / 13:33:06

Serbia, EU Sign Aid Agreement

Belgrade _ The Serbian government and the European Commission signed an agreement on Thursday on the allocation of some €1 billion of pre-accession aid to Serbia over the next five years.
29 Nov 07 / 13:32:02

Bosnia: Top Institutions Slammed

Sarajevo _ Bosnia’s state and entity institutions have been condemned for their weak and ineffective performance in a report compiled by a local non-governmental organization.
29 Nov 07 / 13:30:57

Johnson Matthey Invests in Macedonia

Skopje _ Johnson Matthey, the London-based speciality chemicals company is to invest around €140 million in an autocatalysts factory in Macedonia, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said on Thursday.