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.

Moldovans to vote in crucial referendum
Will changes to the way presidents are elected end Moldova's political crisis?

Youth find no prospects in BiH
Frustrated by a lack of economic opportunities and an inability to shake up the political status quo, many young people are looking abroad.

Belgrade celebrates beer, music
Almost a million people headed to Belgrade to sample different brands of beer, rock out with their favourite bands and have a good time.

US report notes decline in terrorist attacks worldwide
"The past year may have been a watershed year for Turkey in countering the PKK," the US State Department said earlier this month in its Country Reports on Terrorism, while also noting the sharp increase in domestic terrorism in Greece.

Culture and Sports: Turkey beats Greece in FIBA game
Basketball teams and fans flock to Turkey. Also in culture and sports news: Serbian frescoes are on display at the European Parliament, and a Bulgarian sets a new scuba diving record.

Turkey takes over UN Security Council's rotating presidency
NEW YORK, United States -- Turkey took over the month-long rotating presidency of the UN Security Council on Wednesday (September 1st). The previous...

Romania's ruling PDL opts for cabinet reshuffle
BUCHAREST, Romania -- Prime Minister Emil Boc presented two options at a meeting with lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) late W...

Bulgaria says no additional troops to Afghanistan
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Defence Minister Anyu Angelov said on Wednesday (September 1st) that Bulgaria will send no additional troops to join the Internati...

Albania's Berisha calls for laws to improve tourism infrastructure
TIRANA, Albania -- Prime Minister Sali Berisha called on his cabinet Wednesday (September 1st) to draft laws that will improve tourism infrastructure...

Albanian government, opposition accuse each other of corruption
TIRANA, Albania -- Accusations of corruption are flying between the government and opposition. On Wednesday (September 1st), opposition Socialist Par...

BiH meets last condition for EU visa liberalisation
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- Parliament on Wednesday (September 1st) met the last condition for EU visa liberalisation after the House o...

Croatia to await EC assessment before deciding on shipyards
ZAGREB, Croatia -- Economy Minister Djuro Popijac said on Wednesday (September 1st) the cabinet will wait for the European Commission's (EC) assessme...

Kosovo awaits recognitions from CARICOM states
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- The independence of Kosovo will soon be recognised by members of CARICOM, an organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencie...

Turkish ship sinks off Romanian coast
BUCHAREST, Romania -- A Turkish cargo ship sank off the Romanian coast in the Black Sea on Wednesday (September 1st), the Naval Authority announced....

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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.

 

Its time to replace Strasbourg... with Skype
Post Lisbon there will be more face to face contact between the Parliament and other institutions and this is another argument for a single seat in Brussels. Why on Earth should the Council and Commission spend hours traveling to South East France for a committee meeting or hearing? Surely it...

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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Germany Pushes Serbia on Kosovo

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.

theTrumpet.com: Balkans
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SERBIA: Municipalities Need to be More Active in Proposing Danube Projects

Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration and national coordinator of Serbia's cooperation with the EU in the Danube region Bozidar Djelic said today that of 24 municipalities in the Danube area only nine have submitted projects, although the financial construction of the Danube strategy will soon be closed.

Opening the conference “Danube strategy, ideas and projects”, Djelic pointed out that there is no justification for such inertia in these municipalities, especially bearing in mind that the proposed projects would be the sources of funding.

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SERBIA: Support of Hungary, Croatia Important for Serbia's European Integration

Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic said today that the support of Hungary and Croatia is of great importance for Serbia's European integration, which is of central strategic priority for our country.

Jeremic said at a news conference after talks with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Balazs and Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic in Budapest that the cooperation between Serbia, Hungary and Croatia is of great importance for the stability of the region.

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BULGARIA: Bulgaria PM Accepts Health Minister Resignation

Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has accepted the resignation of Health Minister Bozhidar Nanev after he was charged over the ‘Tamiflu’ scandal on Tuesday.

Borisov said Wednesday that he had accepted Nanev’s resignation but added that he has not yet been dismissed from his post. He added that more materials regarding the case will be presented after the Easter Holidays.

“The only chance for our citizens and Europe to believe us is if we are uncompromising. I do not care from which party people come from as long as justice is served,” Borisov concluded.

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TURKEY: Turkey to Double Trade with Southeast Europe’

Foreign Trade Minister Zafer Çağlayan addresses the Southeastern European Nations Cooperation Process ministers’ meeting in İstanbul. Çağlayan called for further economic partnerships between countries to realize the potential of the region. State Minister Zafer Çağlayan has announced that his ministry plans to double southeastern Europe’s share of Turkey’s total exports from 5 percent to 10 percent, while also calling for further economic partnerships between countries to realize the potential of the region.

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ROMANIA: Romanian Еconomy to Grow by 1.9 pc in 2010

The bank has revised downwards its estimate on the inflation rate this year, from 4.5 pc to 4 pc.
According to the latest BCR estimate, the Romanian economy will grow by 1.9 per cent in 2010, up from an earlier estimate of 0.6 per cent, and the GDP level reported before the recession onset will be reached in 2012 at the earliest, Lucian Anghel, the bank’s chief economist told Mediafax.

‘Although uncertainty level is high, the economy could return to growth in 2010 in the context of a more than moderate resumption of investments in the private sector, a resumption mainly backed by FDI,’ Anghel said in a press conference. At the same time, the population’s consumption could see low growth, mainly because of a good agricultural production and of a powerful base effect.

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TURKEY: Energy Privatizations Bring Better Service

The privatization of energy distribution systems in Turkey is seeing radical changes, putting the focus on the satisfaction of millions of consumers of electricity and natural gas throughout Turkey while also lowering prices in the long run, Hasan Köktaş, president of the Energy Market Regulatory Agency (EPDK), has said.

In an interview with Today’s Zaman, Köktaş noted that the EPDK is still keeping watch over energy distribution companies even though many of them have been privatized. He stated that distribution firms are kept under close scrutiny so consumers do not become victims when the companies’ services go awry.

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ROMANIA: President Basescu Green Lights Nabucco Treaty Accord

President Traian Basescu signed a decree that promulgates the Law on the ratification of the Nabucco Project accord between Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Turkey, signed in Ankara on July 13, 2009, Mediafax reports.

“We are the only country that kept its firm stance for Nabucco and we have the ratification accord in Parliament, as we are the last country among those that signed the accord which had not ratified it so far,” Basescu said.

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ROMANIA: EUR 33.16 mln into Pillar II Pension Fund Accounts

No less than RON 135.28 mln (EUR 33.16 mln), representing January contributions of 2.5 per cent off before-tax earnings by Pillar II participants, made their way into private pension funds, Mediafax reports.

“Therefore, all the employees participating in private pension plans will have their contribution raised by 0.5 per cent, as shown by their individual accounts with the funds,” according to a release by the Private Pension System Oversight Commission (CSSPP).

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TURKEY: Incentives Could Earn Turkey USD 8 bn in Health Tourism

Turkey could earn USD 8 bn from medical tourism annually starting from 2015 provided the government introduces tax incentives for the sector, a report by the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) has said.

DEİK released the details of a health tourism report, which was previously introduced to the Ministry of Finance, saying the sector needs a value-added tax (KDV) incentive for a sustainable rejuvenation in the years to come.

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GREECE: Greek PM Warns of Debt Spiral, Hopes to Avoid IMF Bailout

Greece raised the stakes on Thursday in its quest for EU help to tackle its debt crisis, warning it cannot achieve promised deficit cuts if its borrowing costs remain so high and may have to call in the IMF.

The country, however, strongly denied a report that it was scheduled to turn to the international lender as soon as April and said all options for getting support were still open.

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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 [...]

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 to [...]

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’ss environmental impact reveals opposing views from multiple actors vying for answers, concessions and influence alike. Furthermore, the South Stream project in terms of environmental [...]

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The last village. Ikaria, Greece

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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Mortal combat. Heracleia, Macedonia

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Backyard garden. Kotel, Bulgaria

Bulgarian Military Achieves Professional Goals, Regional Influence: Interview with General Zlatan Stoykov
By Christopher Deliso The successful conclusion of a long reform process that has brought a greater sense of stability and security for military personnel, as well as a more prominent role in Balkan partnerships on the national level, are two of Bulgaria’ss key achievements, according to General Zlatan Stoykov, Chief of General Staff of the [...]

In Eastern Macedonia, a Lost Fortress of Justinian
By Christopher Deliso* High on a windswept ridge in Macedonia’ss barren northeastern expanse, some 17 kilometers down a rough dirt track heading towards Kratovo, it stands as a cryptic reminder of the country’ss still largely undocumented past: the rocky remains of what was once an important outpost in the Early Byzantine imperial hinterland. Nevertheless, the [...]

Photo of the Week
A missing WMD? Kazbegi, Georgia

Soner Çağaptay’ss Fight Against Turkey
By Mehmet Kalyoncu* Soner Çağaptay of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy recently published yet another controversial piece in Newsweek magazine that appears to be seriously distorting the reality regarding the ongoing “Ergenekon” court case in Turkey and targeting the faith-based civil society movement inspired by Fethullah Gülen by alleging that it is controlling [...]

Photo of the Week
Making arrangements. Parga, Greece

A Sizzling Summer of Music in Belgrade
Editor’s note: The announcement that legends of rock U2 will be playing Zagreb this summer caused mass excitement; the Balkans now seem definitively on €šÃ„òthe map’s of the biggest popular artists. As the weather warms up and the thoughts of all turn to enjoyment, we present something different, with a rundown of the biggest musical [...]

Photo of the Week
Eternal return. Istanbul, Turkey

Photo of the Week
Team spirit. Vevchani, Macedonia

Ukraine: Mounting Challenges
By Oxford Business Group* The Ukrainian government is bracing itself for a tough ride ahead. In an address to the parliament on March 31, President Viktor Yushchenko said the economy shrank 25-30% year-on-year in the first two months of 2009 and that further hardships would have to be endured before there was a return to [...]

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Volume 10, Number 2, August 2008
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Pope Benedict Visits Cyprus
What is the significance of the pope’s visit to Cyprus?

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.

theTrumpet.com: Cyprus
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Bulgaria 'Has No Need for IMF Loan'

Bulgaria does not need to take a loan from the International Monetary Fund, IMF, over the next two years as the country's economy is doing well, the finance minister has said.

Kosovo-Serbia Land Swap Gets Official Thumbs Down

While Pristina condemns - and Belgrade ignores - the call by the International Crisis Group for a territorial exchange to be considered, some believe the option remains on the table.

Ethnic Turkish Leader Dogan Goes on Trial in Bulgaria

Ahmed Dogan, the leader of Bulgaria's Turkish minority party, has gone on trial over an alleged conflict of interest in connection with payments he received as an energy consultant.

Kosovo: Macedonia Mass Grave Probe 'Hampered'

Fresh Names Added to Albania "Terror Watch" List

Scores of people and companies associated with Al-Qaeda and the Taliban have been added to a list of suspected financiers of terrorism, the Albanian government has said.

Investors Fail to Mine Kosovo’s Rich Opportunities

Despite Kosovo’s unexploited mineral reserves, the number of firms interested in exploring their potential is declining.

Serbia Press Review – September 2, 2010

Here are the top stories in Serbia’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

Bulgaria Press Review – September 2, 2010
Here are the top stories in Bulgaria’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

Kosovo Press Review - September 2, 2010

Here are the top stories in Kosovo’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

 

Macedonia Press Review – September 2, 2010
Here are the top stories in Macedonia’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

Romania Press Review – September 2, 2010

Here are the top stories in Romania’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

Romanian Premier Announces Government Reshuffle Plan

Romanian Premier Emil Boc has announced plans to reshuffle his cabinet.

Bosnia Press Review - Sep 2, 2010
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.

FM: Macedonian Delegation to Meet “Name” Mediator

UN mediator Matthew Nimetz is to meet Macedonia's delegation to the UN General Assembly in September to discuss the "name row" with Greece, Macedonia's Foreign Minister has confirmed.

Skopje Sees Politics Behind Kosovo’s Mass Grave Claim

Macedonia suspects political motives lie behind Pristina’s demand to inspect two sites in the country, where it believes about 40 missing citizens from the 1999 conflict may be buried.

Privatised Kosovo Firms Face Repossession Threat

Four former state concerns, including Pristina’s Grand Hotel, have days to stump up pay 18.5 million euro in fines for failing to meet agreed investment targets - or have their assets seized. 

 

Belgrade Rejects Hague's Plea over Resolution

Belgrade has rejected a request by British Foreign Minister William Hague to withdraw its Kosovo draft resolution submitted to the United Nations General Assembly.

Bosnian Woman in 'Puppy Drowning' Bid 'Identified'

A woman caught on camera as she threw new-born puppies into a river has apparently been identified as a Bosnian teenager, according to an animal rights group.

Kosovars Forget The Taste of The Past

The cornucopia of exotic eateries springing up in Pristina, and Kosovars’ desire to embrace all things new, means that old-fashioned dishes are vanishing.

Romania Urges European Unity on Roma

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has called for “solidarity at the European level ... to better help the social inclusion of Roma people".

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