Bosnia: Serbs Threaten Constitutional Crisis
Republika Srpska to step up defiant response to Ashdown sackings.
21 Feb 05
Balkans
Investigation: Kosovo's Over-Politicised University
From politicians doubling up as lecturers to student leaders preoccupied with “the national question”, the University of Prishtina is an institution crying out for reform.
21 Feb 05
Croatian Minister Pays Up to Keep Journalist Out of Jail
Justice minister’s controversial decision to stop a journalist from going to prison has put the country’s libel laws under the spotlight.
21 Feb 05
Serb Media Challenge Changes to Broadcasting Authority
Plans to alter the selection process for the body issuing frequency licenses trigger protest.
21 Feb 05
Defectors from Leading Kosovo Party Threatened
Split in LDK ranks stirring passions, but unlikely in short term to displace main party on Kosovo political stage.
21 Feb 05
Kosovo Braced for Autumn of Discontent
Constant power failures, worsening unemployment and a pervasive sense of hopelessness make for dangerous cocktail, which some say can only end in fresh violence.
21 Feb 05
Macedonians Threaten Revolt Over Decentralisation
Street protests calling for a plebiscite on laws that Macedonians say grant too much to Albanians have brought ethnic tensions to boiling point.
21 Feb 05
Is Serbia Gearing Up for Hague Cooperation?
There are growing signs that Belgrade is prepared to do the tribunal’s bidding.
21 Feb 05
Comment: Decentralisation Plan: Right Way Forward for Now
There is little substance to the charge that the proposals will increase ethnic segregation.
21 Feb 05
Comment: Territorial Proposals Safeguard Unity
Protesters have got it all wrong when they say the new local authority boundaries are paving the way to partition.
21 Feb 05
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