Latest Blogs from the Balkans
Facebook: Friend or Foe?
Facebook: worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize, or the epitome of corporate evil?
The Face Saving of Mr Jeremic
As the European Council rolls up its sleeves to decide on the fate of Serbia’s EU dreams later this month and as the Serbian parliamentary elections get closer, Kosovo is once again becoming the focus of political battles in Belgrade.
In the Land of Blood, When does the Honey Come!
After watching “In the Land of Blood and Honey”, I am left with two questions: “Why did I have to be reminded?” and “Why not a live action short film instead?”
Snow Business
Kosovo, with its electricity-wire festooned streets and pothol strewn boulevards, is the mirror image of the United Kingdom’s “Health and Safety” state.
Flat-hopping in Belgrade: A Survivor’s Guide
Rental prices have tumbled since the crisis hit Serbia, but it still takes skill if you don’t want to end up with a rip-off, or living in the former murder site.
The Bigger They are, the Harder They Fall
This possibly isn't the most appropriate proverb but this is the only one that comes to my mind when thinking about the TV Duel: Jovanovic – Dodik.
Fan Violence Can’t Tarnish Serbia’s Sporting Pride
Attacks on Croatian fans should not overshadow the fact that Serbia has become a leader in the region with its latest sporting successes.
Ecosovo: Getting Bus Busy in Pristina
It wasn’t the incessant questions (where do you work? How much rent do you pay? Are you married? Why don’t you have children?) that got me in the end.
Dragan and Agnesa don’t get Edita and Borko
The fact that Kosovo and Serbia had to be glued to the negotiating table is something that anyone embracing progressive values should support.
Editor’s Word: Termokosi
Did you know that Termokos’s chief executive earned 37,000 euro last year, that’s more than ten times the average for Kosovo?
Macedonia Finds Economist Grim Reading
The well-known magazine may have come up with some data proving Macedonia’s ‘misery’ – but fear not; the government has plenty of other data proving the exact opposite.
Editor’s Word: Edhe Një
I bought a car recently. I did have my doubts about it when I saw it was leaking oil on the day I picked up the keys, but still, the nice man reassured me, and I parted with the cash: 300,000 euro to be exact.
An Albo-Serb Soap Opera
With a Serb President sandwiched between fanatics of the Battle of Kosovo of 1389 and EU wannabes on one side, and a Kosovar Prime Minister caught between an apathetic whingeing society and a purposeless government possibly facing a motion of no confidence, we look set for another jaw-dropping tragicomedy, no matter what the optimists tell you.
Fellowship 2010: Taboo
The Fellowship 2010 e-book available now
Report Links Top Kosovo Officials to Organ Harvesting
Kosovo Journalist Wins 2010 Balkan Fellowship Prize
Serbian Church Accused of Sex Abuse Cover-up
Pill Addiction Grips the Balkans
Women Head East for Wombs to Rent
Kosovars Turn Blind Eye to Fake Foreign Marriages
Battered Wives Shunned in the Balkans
Trapped in Black: Balkan War Widows
Freed Prisoners Remain Caught Behind Bars
Cult of Virginity Fades Slowly in Albania
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Hilltop University ‘Threatens Ohrid’s UNESCO Status’
Prominent architects say plan to build a university in the heart of the town, called Plaosnik 2014, could jeopardise Ohrid’s place on UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites.
Kosova Petrol “Occupying” Croatian Property
Banja Luka Residents Fear For Kastel’s New Look
Vukovar Still Imprisoned by its Bloody Past
Margarita Tsatsa – Nikolovska: Discontent in Macedonian Judiciary is Permanent
Prison Drug Abuse is a Ticking Bomb
Serbia’s Ageing Ballerinas Stifle Young Dancer’s Hopes
Macedonia Needs Cultural Understanding, Not Just Peace Pacts
Foes Reunite after Albania Corruption Scandal
Bujanovac Remains Town Where Streets Have no Name
Secret Indictments Offend Victims
Croatia Unveils First Spending Cuts Since Independence
Serbia Runs Risks in Racing For UN Post
Artists Long to Escape Kosovo Ghetto
