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Symbols Row Holds Montenegrin Reforms Hostage
Six years after the referendum on independence, Montenegro has consolidated itself as a state, but dispute over symbols still dominates politics, overshadowing more important priorities.
New Party Freshens up Montenegro’s Old Politics
Positive Montenegro’s electoral hopes rest on its ability to attract disillusioned voters and abstainers and provide real economic alternatives.
Montenegro Veterans Face 'Pact of Silence'
Veterans of the 1990s wars accuse the authorities of neglecting those who were called up to fight, out of a desire to distance themselves from what are now seen as embarrassing conflicts.
Reconciliation as a Political Taboo
Reconciliation has lost its prominence on the political agenda of the former Yugoslav countries.
Montenegro Looks for Donors For Roma Refugees
At the upcoming donors conference, Montenegro will try to obtain funds for its most vulnerable refugees, says Zeljko Sofranac, director of the Bureau for the Care of Refugees.
Serbia Endangers Region by Rehabilitating Chetniks
Serbia’s announced rehabilitation of Draza Mihailovic is a fatal concession to the idea of Great Serbia - and to the ideas of the Croatian Ustasha, and all who aim to equalise Fascism and Anti-Fascism.
Spectre of Border Changes Still Haunts Balkans
New policy paper suggesting frontiers may yet have to be adjusted in the region has revived debate on a hoary topic that never quite goes away.
Trailer About Tito’s Space Plans Thrills Ex-Yugoslavs
The trailer for a Slovene docudrama that suggests America bought its space programme from Tito’s Yugoslavia has had almost a million net views. Balkan Insight spoke to authors Bostjan and Ziga Virc.
A Flourishing Albanian ‘Neighborhood’ Benefits the Balkans
US policy-makers remain wary of the concept of ethnic solidarity - but harnessing natural links between Albanian communities in the Balkans will actually reduce tensions, strengthening state structures and helping to stabilize the region.
Serbia Library Chief Purged for ‘Backing Terrorism’
Sacking of Sreten Ugricic for supporting a Montenegrin writer’s right to hold controversial views has drawn condemnation as a return to the worst practices of Milosevic’s Serbia in the Nineties.
‘Sanaderization’ Spreads to Montenegro
Echoing events in Croatia, corruption clean-ups conducted in response to the pressure of EU accession process are gaining strength in many parts of the Balkans.
Drive For Balkan Extradition Deal Nears End
Serbia’s initiative to establish a pan-Balkan extradition treaty may see lift-off next year - but Kosovo’s exclusion from the scheme looks like another politically driven error.
Hard Times Ahead For Crisis-Hit Balkans
A conjunction of local issues and the impact of the crisis in the eurozone have clouded the economic and political outlook for the whole region.
Balkans Loom Large in Italy’s Green Energy Goals
Italy’s need to meet its EU carbon reduction target underpins its ambitious investments in the energy sector in the Balkans and North Africa.
Montenegro is Ecological on Paper Only
Jelena Marojevic, a coordinator for the NGO Green Home, says the Moraca dams project is another sign that Montenegro does not take its environmental claims seriously.
