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In Balkans, U.S. Could Use 1800s Supreme Court Case for Guidance
By Ralph R. Johnson
Vice President Biden is on a diplomatic tour in the Balkans, visiting what many regard as the most problematic areas in the region. In his visit to Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo, he has the opportunity to foster improved relations among parties whose cooperation needs additional encouragement, and few are as well-suited as he to do just that: In Bosnia-Herzegovina, in particular, the vice president has significant experience and meaningful relationships.
BiH's Ganic remains in British custody
Former BiH presidency member Ejup Ganic awaits a bail hearing after his March 1st arrest at London's Heathrow Airport.
Belgium deals potentially heavy blow to PKK
Consecutive raids by the French, Italian and Belgium police against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party cut the terrorist organisation's finances and resulted in the arrest of senor members.
Antonescu wins second term as head of Romania's Liberal party
The National Liberal Party, the second-largest opposition party in Romania, keeps Crin Antonescu at its helm. He beat rival Ludovic Orban by a landslide, 986 to 357.
Facebook has a friend in Southeast Europe
As interest in social media takes off in the region, even presidents are getting into the act.
Culture and Sports: Sarajevo hosts film festival
Sarajevo screens films from around the world as host of a big cinema event. Also in culture and sports news: Bulgarian poet Lubomir Levchev is honoured in Macedonia, and Armand Duka is re-elected head of the Football Association of Albania.
Papandreou says US backs Greek efforts
WASHINGTON, United States -- Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Tuesday (March 9th) that US President Barack Obama supports his call for...
Greeks no longer need visa for US travel
WASHINGTON, United States -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced on Tuesday (March 9th) that Greece has been added to the list of...
Turkey wants clear signal on genocide resolution
ANKARA, Turkey -- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday (March 9th) that Turkey will not send its ambassador back to Washington until i...
Three suspected in Cyprus grave robbery case
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Police announced on Tuesday (March 9th) that they have arrested two persons in connection with the theft of late President Tassos...
Romanian prosecutors seek lawmaker's arrest
BUCHAREST, Romania -- The National Anti-Corruption Prosecutors' Office asked Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu to allow the arrest of an opposition la...
Singapore policeman testifies at Romanian envoy's trial
BUCHAREST, Romania -- Station Inspector Raimi Mohd Yusof of the Singapore police told a Romanian court Wednesday (March 10th) that he recognised a fo...
BiH fulfils last condition of visa liberalisation roadmap
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- The Council of Ministers appointed Himzo Selimovic as head of the Directorate for Co-ordination of Police B...
Belgium to repatriate first group of asylum seekers
BELGRADE, Serbia -- On Tuesday (March 9th), Belgian Secretary of State for Asylum Melchior Wathelet told authorities in the southern Serbian municipa...
Slovenia to send envoy to Croatia, Serbia
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- Prime Minister Borut Pahor is sending an envoy to Zagreb and Belgrade, to discuss Kosovo's participation at the Western Balkan...
IMF says Albania managed global crisis well
TIRANA, Albania -- The head of the IMF office in Albania, Gerwin Bell, said on Tuesday (March 9th) that the country achieved an impressive economic p...
Belgium says visa liberalisation depends on Kosovo recognitions
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme said on Tuesday (March 9th) in Pristina that visa liberalisation depends on the recognition o...
US to withdraw 570 troops from Kosovo
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- The United States plans to draw down 570 troops from its peacekeeping mission in Kosovo over the next two months, local media rep...
Turkey fines artist for mocking Erdogan
ANKARA, Turkey -- A court in Istanbul on Tuesday (March 9th) convicted a British artist of publishing a caricature deemed insulting to Prime Minister...
Romania's Boc okays opening of secret documents
BUCHAREST, Romania -- Prime Minister Emil Boc on Tuesday (March 9th) gave a green light to opening all remaining documents related to the 1989 anti-c...
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News and Views of Southeastern Europe
GdF, Dalkia eye privatisation of Sofia steam heating utiulity
France's utility operators Gaz de France and Dalkia are interested in the forthcoming privatisation of Sofia's steam heating company "Toplofikatsiya", minister of industry Traicho Traikov said Tuesday.
Judges urge magistrate council to sack members suspected of corruption
The Union of Judges in Bulgaria on Tuesday issued a statement demanding the Supreme Judicial Council to expell three of its members, which have been implicated in corruption.
Bulgaria asks France to help it build second nuclear plant, backtracks on warships purchase
Bulgaria's new prime minister Boiko Borisov on Monday asked France to help his country build and finance a second nuclear power plant and scrapped a deal to purchase French warships worth EUR750 million that his predecessor had agreed in principle.
Bulgarian official blasts Libya in UNESCO dispute
Bulgaria's former foreigm minister Ivailo Kalfin on Moday berated Libya for its threat to leava the UN organisation on cultural heritage UNESCO if its newly elected chief, Bulgarian Irina Bokova takes office.
Libyan attacks Italian army barracks, loses hand
A Libyan immigrant threw a bomb at Italian army barracks in Milan on Monday and had his hand torn off in the blast.
US scholars share economics Nobel prize
U.S. economists Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson won the Nobel prize for economics Monday by their analyses of management of common property and role of economy in conflict resolution.
Bulgaria's economy to contract by 2% in 2010 - Fin Min
Bulgaria's economy will contract by 2% next year compared to a 6.3% contraction this year, finance minister Simeon Djankov said as quoted by the media on Monday.
Support for Bulgaria's new government rises - pollster
Support for Bulgaria's new centre-right prime minister Boiko Borisov has risen by 3.7% on the month to 50% September, Gallup reported Monday.
Blast kills 41 people in Pakistan
A blast caused by a suspected suicide bomber killed up to 41 people in Pakistan's tense Swat valley, the army said.
Armenia's leader to pay a landmark visit to Turkey
Armenia's president Serzh Sarkisyan said Monday he would pay a landmark visit to Turkey on Wednesday.
Bulgaria, Romania mull joint Danube hydroelectric projects - official
Balkan neighbours Bulgaria and Romania are considering construction of two hydroelectric plants on the Danube River, which makes their common border, a Romanian official was quoted as saying Sunday.
Bulgaria's PM to meet Sarkozy
Bulgaria's prime minister Boiko Borisov will discuss economic and military co-operation with French presidend Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris on Monday.
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The latest bulgarian news online in English. Business, finance, politics and sports. A quick, accurate and dispassionate report of everything that matters. The shortest cut to the heart of the Balkans.
Kosovo precedent: Barroso dismisses Saakashvili calls it an excuse
Kosovorsquo;s independence was called as a special case by the Western powers while Russia had warned it as a dangerous ldquo;precedentrdquo; earlier this year but European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Tuesday October 14 dismissed Moscowrsquo;s ldquo;Kosovordquo; comparison with the ldquo;South Ossetia and Abkazia rdquo; as baseless.
Addressing a joint...
The McCain Clinton or Obama Balkan Line?
Which presidential hopeful will best lead the US into a new era will not necessarily be the best for its foreign policy in the Balkans. The US has maintained hegemonic policy in the Balkans throughout the 1990s fueling turmoil and just recently supported another break-up in the region - Kosovos...
Drug road troubling for EU road
With most Western Balkan states heading towards EU membership its worrying that a well-known drug trafficking route running through the heart of the region is a driving factor of Europes black economy and is adapting to new economic demands. The traditional Balkan Route used by organised criminals to import drugs...
A new state - is spirit enough?
The initial thrill that Kosovo Albanians expressed last week after their long-awaited declaration of independence may soon die down as the real challenges of state-building surface. There is no turning back. They are now faced with working alongside the EU to transform their dilapidated contentious state into a self-governing internationally-respected...
A response to The Balkan Line: Bosnias status quo finale
I have read your article entitled Bosnias status quo finale November 18th by Elisabeth Maragoula and would like to take this opportunity to clarify the position of the government of Republika Srpska RS on the issues that have been mentioned in the article. The RS government is not against streamlining...
Bosnias status quo finale
Anticipating tomorrows political arena in the Balkans is nearly impossible; but one thing is for certain: Bosnias political status quo is not functional. The country is facing its worst political crisis in the last 12 years which is fuelling an economic downturn and heightened ethnic tensions. The Dayton Accords ended...
Kosovo elections face major hurdles
Insecurity over their future status intensifying ethnic loyalties a flawed arena for elections and below par social and economic conditions are several of the difficulties Kosovo citizens are facing as they mull voting on November 17 in the provinces third parliamentary elections alongside municipal elections.Debate over Kosovos status - in...
Serb authorities slammed: Neo-Nazis hit the streets despite ban
In the wake of the nationalist struggle for Kosovo the recent failure of the Serb government and police to prevent neo-Nazis from causing a ruckus in the multicultural city of Novi Sad is a serious problem as things may soon heat up among even-more threatening groups. The Vojvodina-based neo-Nazi group...
Wakeup call on cluster bombs from Serbia
More than eight years after NATO pounded Serbia and Montenegro with cluster bombs in the Kosovo war the organisation last month finally released its target data including 218 sets of coordinates so groups like the Serbian Centre for Demining can get down to work to save more lives from being...
EU travel a tough road for Balkan citizens
Travel through Europe is slated to get easier and cheaper for Balkan citizens but much more is needed. When Milosevic was in power the lines in front of the embassies were explained by the political circumstances in the former Yugoslavia. Today is 2007; Milosevic is not in power anymore and...
No happy ending in sight for Kosovo
Calls by international envoys last week for ldquo;fresh ideasrdquo; and ldquo;realistic proposalsrdquo; for Kosovorsquo;s future status may be too late. The diametrically-opposed Belgrade and Pristina delegations made no progress meeting separately with troika envoys US EU and Russia on September 18 and 19 in bridging the gap between their respective...
Distrust mounting over Kosovo question
Last weekrsquo;s headlines of a shootout at a jewellery store outside Pristina and a fatal clash with police in neighbouring FYROM former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia near the Kosovo border are examples of regional insecurity. Distrust is mounting as impatience builds over the question of Kosovorsquo;s future - status quo...
Europes test on Kosovo: Unity first diplomacy second
The Kosovo issue may just make or break the European Union. With more than 1.6 billion Euro in EU funds poured into Serbias southernmost province since 1999 Kosovo still has rampant crime higher than 40 percent unemployment and no tangible state status. While the current status quo is unsustainable a...
Serbias Last Hand: The Battle for Kosovo Rages
In a last-minute bid to push Belgrade and Pristina to agree on a final status for Kosovo troika envoys met in Vienna separately with the two delegations on August 30 in what looked like more dead-end talks. This fresh 120-day round of jawboning diplomacy comes following Russias threat to veto...
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Bill Clinton's Statue Is in Kosovo
But who’s really responsible for the breakaway republic?
Keep an Eye on the Balkans
Trouble is brewing.
Macedonia Ready to Start EU Membership Talks
German Foreign Policy
While the Obama administration is distracted by the overwhelming economic crisis that deepens day by day, Germany is taking charge in the global foreign-policy arena.
The Tragedy of Kosovo
One year on from the declaration of Kosovo’s independence, the former Serbian stronghold remains destabilized, wracked with crime and corruption.
European Union Deploys Its Largest Police Mission Ever
What does it mean when the EU sends its largest police mission ever to Kosovo?
The Next Balkans Crisis
Is the world sleepwalking into another Balkans crisis?
EU Steps Up Mission in Kosovo
The true conqueror of the Balkans takes control now that NATO and the U.S. have finished the dirty work.
Georgia and the Balkans of Eurasia
Suddenly the Transcaucasus leaps into perspective in the emerging global order.
Karadzic and Islam's Northward Push
A coming clash of civilizations may be accelerated by the outcome of the forthcoming trial of Radovan Karadzic.
Karadzic and the Anti-Serbs
A pervasive anti-Serb bias guarantees that the trial of Radovan Karadzic will be at least as unjust as was the sham trial of Slobodan Milosevic.
Germany: Second-Largest Single Donor in Kosovo
Germany continues to follow its blueprint for control of the Balkans.
Pro-EU Government Takes Power in Serbia
The European Union is one step closer to cementing its influence over the Balkans.
Cracks Appear in the EU Facade
Does the present EU crisis herald a change in the unification process? Will Europe’s emerging disorder develop into a situation that will eventually require the use of military force to fulfill the EU vision?
The Vatican Purposes to Evangelize Kosovo
The Roman Catholic bishop of Kosovo believes that Kosovo’s Muslims need a “cultural baptism” into Catholicism. How is the Vatican influencing events in the Balkans?
Bosnia: Terrorist Attacks Thwarted
Recent arrests in Bosnia remind us that Islamic terrorism has taken root in the underbelly of Europe.
Russia's Balkans
What is at stake at the coming NATO summit? Why is it “an issue of survival” for Moscow? Why does Russia want to keep Ukraine and Georgia out of the alliance?
Adding Injury to Insult
NATO and Europe are pouring troops and police into Kosovo to put down Serbs who are actually angry their country has been torn apart.
Kosovo--Last of the Balkan Dominoes
What Germany started in the Balkans in the early 1990s, it is now preparing to finish.
Russia Encourages Serbs in Kosovo and Bosnia to Secede
Moscow supports Bosnian and Kosovo Serbs uniting with their motherland. Europe is trying to further divide them. What does the future hold for the Balkans?
Kosovo Declares Independence
How will the international community respond to Kosovo’s newly declared independence?
Black Sea--New EU Frontier?
In less than two decades the European Union has pushed its eastern frontier from Berlin to the Black Sea. How much more will Russia tolerate—and what of Iran, beginning to feel the EU breathing down its neck?
Pope Meets Kosovo Leader
The Vatican meddling in Balkan affairs should be sounding off historically terrifying echoes.
Russia Pursues Serbia's Largest Energy Company
Moscow’s efforts to secure influence over Serbia’s energy systems will perturb the European Union.
German Fascism Is Conquering Kosovo!
What is happening in Kosovo reaches far beyond the Balkans. It is so shocking that the nations of this world would be paralyzed with fear if they truly understood! Shamefully, America is its chief architect.
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SERBIA: Serbia Expects Beginning of Ratification of SAA with EU
Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said after talks with President of the European Council Herman van Rompuy in Brussels today that Serbia eagerly awaits the beginning of the process of ratification of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with the European Union (EU). Cvetkovic said that 2009 was a very successful year for Serbia in terms of European integration and that it will do everything to continue the reform process, including the completion of cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
BULGARIA: Public Tenders Drained Bulgaria State Railroads of BGN 127 mln
The probe of the Transport Ministry had discovered serious violations committed at the Bulgarian State Railroad Company, BDZ, between 2007 and September 2009. Transport Minister, Alexander Tsvetkov, reported that over BGN 127 mln have been lost, calling the waste of resources a “total disgrace.” The most striking example is a public order, signed in 2008 by the former BDZ Head Hristo Monov, for the delivery of 30 sleeping cars from Switzerland. 18 of the cars, for which EUR 14 mln have been paid, are missing and no one knows their location. 12 cars were delivered but 6 are already out of use over malfunctions. The Prosecutor has been notified, Tsvetkov says.
TURKEY: Inflation to Remain High Until End of 2010
Mehmet Şimşek The Central Bank of Turkey said on Thursday that a jump in inflation in February stemmed primarily from rising vegetable prices due to cold weather but added that while these prices are expected to return to normal levels, inflation is not expected to decrease significantly until the last months of the year owing to the base effect. In a report released on Thursday, the bank attributed a 1.45 percent increase seen in the consumer price index (CPI) in February, which put annual inflation at 10.13 percent, to temporary factors such as rising unprocessed food prices due to decreasing temperatures, tax adjustments and the base effect. The bank foresaw unprocessed food prices returning to normal levels partly in March but did not anticipate seeing a major drop in inflation until the last months of the year, as the base effect is anticipated to persist throughout 2010.
ROMANIA: Four Energy Projects Involving Romania, Selected for EC Financing
The European Commission has decided to finance 43 major energy projects, including four projects in which Romania is involved: the Nabucco pipeline, the linkup with the natural gas grids in Hungary and Bulgaria and a project meant to enhance the security of natural gas supply by reversing the flow, HotNews reports. EC will earmark EUR 200 mln for Nabucco, EUR 16.6 mln for the linkup with the Hungarian natural gas grid and EUR 8.9 mln for the linkup with the Bulgarian natural gas grid. Likewise, Transgaz will receive EUR 1.5 mln for the project on reversing the flow of natural gas in case of a brief interruption in supply. Overall, the Commission earmarked EUR 2.3 bln for 31 European natural gas projects and 13 European electric energy projects. This is the second financial decision included in the economic recovery package worth approximately EUR 4 bn. This is also the largest sum ever invested by the EU in energy infrastructure. “As part of the EU’s recovery plan we are financing ‘smart’ investments – we offer short-term stimulus for attaining long-term goals,” European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said.
TURKEY: Efficient Infrastructure Investments Could be Realized Through PPP
Public-private partnership (PPP) could be an efficient way for Turkey’s government to remove the burden of risk for its public project portfolio, but stronger legislation is required to enable this potential for regional development in Turkey. Speaking to Today’s Zaman at the Investing in Turkey’s Regions Summit 2010 in İstanbul yesterday, Richard Lucas, head of the PPP practice at the London-based international law firm Bird & Bird, highlighted that partnerships between the government and private sector in realizing the public sector’s project needs are crucial. Citing the UK as an example, Lucas stated that a history of government projects being delivered late or under the requirements set shifted the focus towards PPP strategies.
ROMANIA: Preliminary Estimates Point to 7.1 pc GDP drop in 2009
Budget deficit capping won’t lead to imbalances, Central Bank Counsellor Lucian Croitoru says. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimate for 2009 topped RON 491.2737 bln in current prices, down 7.1 pc in real terms from 2008, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INS), Standard.ro reports. The budget deficit reported by Finance Ministry at RON 36.4 bln rose to 7.2 pc of the GDP value and to 7.4 pc of the GDP reported by the National Statistics Institute (INS). Romania pledged within the IMF agreement to keep the budget deficit bellow 7.3 pc of the GDP. “The technical memorandum of understanding with the IMF set the nominal target of the budget deficit at RON 36.5 bln. We met this target,” Gheorghe Gherghina, state secretary in the Finance Ministry said, quoted by Mediafax. He added that the figure announced for last year’s budget deficit could be subject to change but only after final GDP data will be released.
REGION: EU Alarmed by Influx of Western Balkan Immigrants
The European Commission has demanded that the authorities in Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro take measures to stem the influx of immigrants to Belgium. This has happened after Belgium requested help from the EC over the fact that since visa-free travel to the EU was introduced on January 1, 2010, the montly number of Macedonians asking for asylum in the country increased twofold. An increased influx of immigrants from Serbia, Montenegro, and Kosovo has also been registered in Belgium.
BULGARIA: Bulgaria Rightists Insist on New EU Funds Absorption Structure
A new special Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU funds absorption is needed, according to rightists allies of Bulgaria’s ruling party GERB. The Democrats for Strong Bulgaria party, which is part of the rightist Blue Coalition, announced Tuesday that it had already insisted before Prime Minister Borisov and Finance Minister Djankov on the appointment of an additional Deputy PM and on changing the structure of managing the absorption of EU money.
TURKEY: Clear Legislation Needed for Renewable Energy Investments
A lack of legal infrastructure and uncertainty surrounding the legal aspects of renewable energy investments are severely limiting financing by the private sector in this burgeoning field. Speaking at the University and Industry Partnership Summit for New Energy Technologies organized on the first year anniversary of the founding of TİYEP, a joint organization of the Young Businessmen’s Association of Turkey (TÜGİAD) and İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ) Renewable Energy Platform, TÜGİAD Chairman Lütfü Küçük stressed the importance of renewable energy investments for reducing Turkey’s budget deficit and its massive spending on energy imports. Küçük pointed out that Turkey spends nearly USD 35 bn on energy imports today and that in two years this would increase by approximately USD 10 bn. He stated that the abundant renewable energy opportunities in the country would source energy for Turkey at significantly lower costs.
ROMANIA: Swiss FDI Reached EUR 1.12 bn at the End of 2009
The overall Swiss investment in Romania reached 1.7 bn CHF or 1.124 bn EUR a study of Switzerland Embassy informs. In a top of foreign investors in Romania, Switzerland is currently placed somewhere between 6th to 8th position. “In 2010, Switzerland will start the first projects within the Swiss EU Enlargement Contribution to Romania. The Contribution has a financial volume of approximately 120 mln EUR. Economically, Switzerland will consolidate its position as one of the Top-10 investors in Romania, and bilateral trade should pick up after a rather difficult 2009.
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Balkanalysis.com Announces Ongoing Progress, Slight Delays
Balkanalysis.com would like to announce to its readers that the promised website transformation, meant to increase our range of services and products while also adhering to our traditional standards of quality, is still going ahead.
Technical issues have kept us a bit behind schedule, but progress is envisioned in the following month or two. We look [...]
Balkanalysis.com Invites Potential Partners for New Operations
A special note from Balkanalysis.com Director Chris Deliso.
Apologies in advance for the length of this special notification. However, if you are a regular reader of this website, or a prospective contributor or institutional partner, I would be most grateful to have a moment of your time to read it. It marks an important moment in [...]
Balkanalysis.com Announces Summer Hiatus, Reprogramming Period
Balkanalysis.com would like to inform its readers that the website will be on annual summer hiatus from now until mid-September. During this period, we will also be experimenting with some new programming and design solutions in our continuing quest to provide you with a wider and better variety of services. Readers can feel free [...]
The South Stream Pipeline and the Environmental Factor
By Ioannis Michaletos
The South Stream pipeline project is a complex technical endeavor which entails a wide array of factors, including that of environmental protection.
The present assessment concerning South Stream’s environmental impact reveals opposing views from multiple actors vying for answers, concessions and influence alike.
Furthermore, the South Stream project in terms of environmental research lacks [...]
Photo of the Week
The last village. Ikaria, Greece
Photo of the Week
Beyond here lies nothing. Georgian Military Highway, Georgia
Exploring Byzantine Cartographies: Ancient Science, Christian Cosmology, and Geopolitics in Byzantine Imperial Mapping
By Alex G. Papadopoulos, Ph.D.
Department of Geography
DePaul University, Chicago
This short paper on Byzantine maps and geographic science was born out of a conversation with Christopher Deliso, director of Balkanalysis.com. We agreed that there is a need to look at southeastern Europe – the Balkans – from a spatial (geographical) analytical perspective. Our understanding of the [...]
Photo of the Week
Everybody loves a military parade. Istanbul, Turkey
Modernism in Serbia: The Elusive Margins of Belgrade Architecture, 1919-1941
Modernism in Serbia: The Elusive Margins of Belgrade Architecture, 1919-1941
By Ljiljana Blagojevic
MIT Press (2003), 300 pp.
Reviewed by Christopher Deliso
Architecture has long commanded public attention in the Balkans. Swedish diplomats lament the low-quality granite used not long ago to create public thoroughfares in Kosovo – itself an experiment in building – and organized debates are sparked [...]
Emerging Water Industries in Greece
By Ioannis Michaletos*
Water management is attracting the attention of businessmen in Greece, especially when it is related to the water cycle and energy production. Dams, water transmission pipelines, water depots, and seawater desalination plants are all included in the five-year plan that the Karamanlis administration has relayed recently to the press, as a plan to [...]
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CrisisWatch N°79, 1 March 2010
Four actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and two improved in February 2010, according to CrisisWatch. Côte d’Ivoire’s President Gbagbo dissolved both the electoral commission and government on 12 February, triggering violent protests that killed at least 7. In Niger soldiers launched a successful military coup, while in Kenya the coalition government was plunged into crisis over two major corruption scandals. The situations improved in Yemen, where the government and Houthi rebels reached a peace agreement, and in Guinea, where prospects for an end to military rule continued to improve.
CrisisWatch N°78, 1 February 2010
Two actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and two improved in January 2010, according to CrisisWatch. In Haiti, up to 200,000 are feared dead in a devastating earthquake that has reversed much of the country’s recent progress in institutional strengthening, while a fresh outbreak of violence between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria claimed at least 320 lives. The situation improved in Guinea where hopes for an end to military rule were raised after successful talks between junta leaders and regional mediator Blaise Campaoré.
"Ein kritisches Jahr für Bosnien", Srecko Latal in Der Tagesspiegel
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"BiH pred ključnim izazovima u 2010", Srećko Latal in Nezavisne novine
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"Bosnia Faces Critical Challenges in 2010", Srecko Latal in Balkan Insight
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Crisis Group - Balkans
The International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict.
Cyprus: Unification on the Table
As Cyprus’s new president brings the nation closer to unification, the EU comes one step closer to Jerusalem.
Malta and Cyprus Adopt Euro
The European Union cements its influence in the Mediterranean.
EU Extorts Turks Before Giving Them the Boot
Cyprus Joins European Defense Alliance
History is playing out in Cyprus once more.
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Romania to Declassify Documents from Revolution
The Romanian government is to declassify all remaining secret documents related to the country's 1989 anti-communist revolution that toppled dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.
Patrick Robinson: ‘Mladic Could Be Tried After Tribunal Closes’
Tribunal president says court ‘exit’ strategy would not affect trials of outstanding fugitives, praises Bosnia’s war-crimes court and insists victims should receive compensation.
Serbia: 'De-euroisation' the key to Financial Stability
Serbia’s aim to reduce widespread use of the euro to boost macroeconomic stability hinges on lower inflation and strengthening of its flagging local currency, the dinar.
Earthquake Rocks Kosovo
An Earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale hit Kosovo at 2.39pm today.
New Bosnia, Montenegro Border Crossing Opens
A new border crossing point between Bosnia and Montenegro, constructed with ⁈2.6 million in funds from the European Union, opened on Wednesday near the southern Bosnian town of Trebinje.
Karadzic Files Appeal For Trial Postponement
Radovan Karadzic has called on the Appellate Chamber of the Hague Tribunal to postpone the presentation of evidence against him until June 17 this year.
Serbia Sends Official Request for Ganic Extradition
The Serbian Ministry of Justice has announced that it has requested the extradition of Ejup Ganic, a former member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from the UK.
Macedonia: Forged Diplomas Scandal Unfolds
A controversial businesswoman from Macedonia’s northwestern town of Tetovo is suspected of forging diplomas and other documents from the public University of Tetovo and selling them to students from neighboring Albania.
Slovenia PM: Regional Summit Under Question
As no agreement has been reached on a formula that would allow both Belgrade and Pristina to participate in a regional conference, Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor has sent an envoy to Zagreb and Belgrade in an attempt to solve the dispute.
IMF Calls On Albania to Curb Deficit
While praising the Albania economy fore its resilience to the global economic crises, the International Monetary Fund, IMF, representative in Albania, Gerwin Bell, called on the government on Tuesday to slash the lumping budget deficit.
Bosnia Presidency Postpones Ganic Discussion
Members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina met today in their regular session. They were scheduled to talk about the Ganic case but voted to postpone the discussion until their next meeting.
Veteran Leader’s Imminent Exit Divides Montenegro
As Milo Djukanovic confirms that he will soon step down, his fellow Montenegrins argue about whether fatigue or foreign pressure is the main reason why he is bowing out.
Djukanovic Confirms Plans for Withdrawal
Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic has confirmed his earlier plans to withdraw from his post, but he did not specify the date when such a withdrawal might happen.
Commemoration of Deported Macedonian Jews
Macedonia on Wednesday marks 67 years since the raids, attacks and deportation of Macedonian Jews to the notorious Nazi camp Treblinka that wiped out almost the entire Jewish community in the country.
Belgian PM: Kosovo's Future Is in the EU
Albania Press Review - March 10
Here are the top stories in Albania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
Serbia Press Review - March 10
Here are the top stories in Serbia’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
Macedonia Press Review – March
Here are the top stories in Macedonia’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
Bosnia Press Review - March 10
Here are the top stories in Bosnia and Herzegovina's main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.
Bulgaria Govt Moves to Impeach President
Bulgaria’s governing GERB party has announced that it will submit a request to Parliament for the initiation of the process for the removal of Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov from his post.
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