Small Farmers Feel Chill Wind of Competition
As big business buys up old socially-owned agricultural complexes, smallholders are feeling the squeeze.
2 Aug 05
Balkans
Ten Years on, Refugees Remain on the Outside
Serbs from Croatia and Bosnia who arrived in the 1990s say they are still victims of local hostility.
31 Jul 05
Case for Autonomy Weakens
From a highpoint in the 1990s, popular support for restoring the autonomy that Vojvodina enjoyed in the pre-Milosevic era has declined.
31 Jul 05
Zepa Marks Anniversary Alone
While diplomats converged on Srebrenica to honour its victims, none seemed to remember the fate of the forgotten enclave of Zepa.
27 Jul 05
Kosovars Concerned New Ministries May be Politicised
UNMIK's transfer of justice and home affairs to Kosovars raises concerns that the two biggest parties may turn them into political fiefdoms.
27 Jul 05
South Serbia Roma Face Bleak Future
Jobless and shunned by both Albanians and Serbs, the Roma of Bujanovac have nothing to look forward to.
22 Jul 05
Law on Flags is Red Rag to Macedonian Opposition
Right-wing parties will urge courts to strike down new law permitting Albanians to fly their flag on state buildings.
22 Jul 05
Bosnia Sex Traffickers Corner New Markets
As the number of foreign women being trafficked in Bosnia declines, pimps are luring local women into the trade.
22 Jul 05
Serbia: Bulgarian Enclave Dies Quiet Death
With no jobs and no prospects, youngsters are fleeing the border town of Bosilegrad in droves.
14 Jul 05
Feuds Hold Kosovo Families in Thrall
Years after the United Nations introduced a modern legal system in Kosovo, many still believe true justice is done by the old rules of honour and blood.
14 Jul 05
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