Latest Premium Articles from Croatia
07 Nov 07
Croatia’s parties are competing in making pre-election promises to root out corruption, but when it comes to action, the results are less impressive.
06 Nov 07
Southeast Europe is learning what star reformers already know – that lower, simpler taxes boost competitiveness.
06 Nov 07
The Western Balkans will have to wait until the EU has agreed its constitutional reforms, which won’t happen before 2009.
06 Nov 07
Trapped between the tough and exclusive positions adopted by the US and Russia, even the semblance of EU unity over Kosovo is falling apart.
By Branka Trivic in Belgrade
06 Nov 07
As Sarajevo moves towards reneging on its free trade commitments, the EU joins critics who warn this backsliding may damage Bosnia’s economy.
By Drazen Simic in Sarajevo
06 Nov 07
Corruption, waste and poor accounting condemn Bosnia to life in economic slow lane.
By Nidzara Ahmetasevic in Sarajevo
06 Nov 07
Constant outages are undermining the small businesses on which Albania’s hopes of recovery depend.
By Besar Likmeta in Tirana
06 Nov 07
While the politicians profess confidence in the UN Security Council, ordinary Kosovars have more faith in American power.
By Krenar Gashi in Pristina and Podujevo
06 Nov 07
Montenegro’s leaders may have forgotten their craven support for Serbia’s wars in Croatia and Bosnia but some filmmakers won’t let them off the hook.
06 Nov 07
As the chances of a UN resolution on Kosovo recede, Brussels is weighing up the fate of its long-planned mission to the territory.
By Gjeraqina Tuhina in Brussels and Luxembourg
06 Nov 07
Delay threatens to undermine Ceku government and hand initiative to the hardliners calling for protests and direct action.
By Krenar Gashi in Pristina
02 Nov 07
Despite some economic progress, the European Union says corruption, organised crime and ethnic tensions are continuing to obstruct progress in the Western Balkans.
02 Nov 07
The countries of the Western Balkans have a real prospect in Europe, but due to slow pace of reforms EU membership is a long way away, an EU Commission report says.
26 Oct 07
EU indecision over Kosovo and Bosnia threatens to revive the experience of the 1990s not as tragedy, but as farce.
08 Oct 07
The replacement of the Stability Pact by a new body sends out the message that regional co-operation in South-eastern Europe is alive and kicking.