New Impetus for Romanian War on Corruption
More needs to be done to stamp out the high-level corruption, seen as major obstacle to the country’s bid to join the European Union.
25 Aug 05
Balkans
Serbia Risks Rupture With IMF Over Oil Privatisation
Delays over refinery sales threaten Belgrade’s credit arrangement with the IMF and also its prospects of talks with the EU.
18 Aug 05
Bosnia: EU Police Performance Slammed
Unpublished ICG report says the EU police mission’s record renders it unfit to oversee Bosnian police reform.
18 Aug 05
Local Government Offer Fails to Enthuse Kosovo Serbs
Serbs are hesitating over whether to accept a scheme they say is ungenerous.
18 Aug 05
INVESTIGATION: Poachers Drive Macedonia's Unique Trout Towards Extinction
Bureaucratic loopholes and legal muddles mean a rare species of fish is still on the menu in many restaurants
10 Aug 05
Romania Squanders Tourism Potential
Despite the country’s promise as a holiday destination, it still fails to compete with its neighbours.
10 Aug 05
Kosovo's Roma Women Await Emancipation
Mostly chained to the stove and the cradle, some women dare to dream of education and paid employment.
10 Aug 05
Church Rivalry Threatens to Brim Over
Jailing of Macedonian bishop for identifying with the Serbian church set to further bedevil cross-border relations.
10 Aug 05
Lukic Set to Face Trial for Visegrad Terror
Arrest of key war crimes suspect from eastern Bosnia may also bring vital information on Radovan Karadzic’s network of supporters.
10 Aug 05
Afghan Civilians Braced for War
Civilians in Northern Alliance-held territory express mixed feelings over the Afghan conflict, as opposition troops prepare to advance on Taleban positions.
4 Aug 05
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