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Speak Up Opens Amid Hope and Scepticism
As the EU organizes a second media freedom conference on June 20, the jury is out on whether Brussels has positively affected a generally deteriorating situation for the media in the region.
Where Naturists Meet Mother Nature
Located where the Bojana flows into the Adriatic, the island remains a Garden of Eden - though one less favoured by nudists than in former times.
Boosting the Balkans’ Progress Towards the EU
Ten years after the Thessaloniki summit, the EU enlargement process for the western Balkans needs an injection of new energy.
Montenegro Tensions Put Ruling Party on Edge
Six months after presidential elections in Montenegro, smaller parties in the governing coalition are threatening to jeopardise the government’s stability and shake the Democratic Party of Socialists’ power.
Victims Feel Betrayed by Local War Crimes Trials
When the Hague Tribunal closes at the end of 2014, Balkan countries’ own courts will be responsible for all war crimes trials, but prosecutions are dogged by politics and differing interpretations of history.
Tight Presidential Race Rattles Montenegro's Ruling Party
The preliminary narrow victory of Filip Vujanovic sends a warning shot to the ruling DPS that it can no longer take election victories for granted.
Can International Justice Foster Reconciliation?
As the UN General Assembly debates the Hague Tribunal’s role in promoting reconciliation, there is a need for a deeper discussion about how international courts can contribute to lasting peace.
Montenegro Presidential Race Still Up for Grabs
While the ruling party candidate looks set to win, his lead over his rival is not unassailable; meanwhile, the outcome could also have long-term consequences for the current governing coalition.
Montenegro’s Last Sworn Virgin Has No Regrets
Stana Cerovic took an oath of virginity, swapped skirts for trousers and ‘became a man’ decades ago – a decision she has never looked back on.
Montenegro’s Container Camp Refugees Survive Winter Freeze
In the Balkans’ biggest refugee camp, Roma who fled the Kosovo war have spent months without electricity in metal containers after the huts they used to live in burned down.
Party Loyalists Jump Jobs Queue in Montenegro
Forget exam results and interview techniques; in Montenegro, it’s which party you belong to that decides whether you will get that sought-after civil service post.
EU Will Not Allow Reintroduction of Visas
A decade has passed since the Thessaloniki Summit, which firmly confirmed the European agenda for the Western Balkans and promised a clear European perspective for the region.
Montenegro’s Passport Offers to Stars Anger Non-Celebs
Speedy offer of a passport to Gerard Depardieu leaves thousands of ordinary people, waiting years for citizenship, feeling second class.
Montenegro: Tough Presidential Race Ahead
The battle to secure the post of head of state could be tough, while passing constitutional amendments, opening new EU 'chapters' and adressing the troubled economy are all pressing issues for 2013.
Turbulent Year for Balkan’s Transitional Justice
With four verdicts passed this year the ICTY brought justice to some ex-Yugoslav states, while some say that already endangered regional cooperation touched new low.
