Albania

Drought Chokes Romanian Economy

With the Danube at its lowest level for a century, many southern residents have seen their livelihoods dry up.

6 Sep 05

Slovene ambassador withdrawn as maritime dispute escalates.

6 Sep 05

The arrest in Sweden of a Serb murder suspect underlines former Yugoslav gangs' continued domination of cigarette smuggling across Europe.

6 Sep 05

Tens of thousands of Eastern European women are falling victim to the Balkan sex trade.

6 Sep 05

Albanian guerrilla army claims to be a major force in the southern Balkans - but enjoys little local support.

6 Sep 05

New tax on cigarettes is intended to reduce illegal sales to Serbia, but it won’t stamp them out.

6 Sep 05

US and European Union must play a part in forcing real dialogue on well-prepared and substantive issues.

6 Sep 05

Highly-publicised campaign fails to persuade Albanians and Serbs to hand over their firearms.

6 Sep 05

Four new indictments are served by The Hague as pressure grows for the capture of the number one war crimes suspect.

6 Sep 05

Corruption and stalled reforms seen as the root of Bucharest’s failure to meet EU membership criteria

6 Sep 05

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