Business
Turkey lifts customs restrictions for BulgariaThe two-day strike by Bulgarian truck drivers at the border ended with the restrictions being lifted. Also in business news: Greece's economy is expected to register positive growth next year.Audio Story
Ceremony honours courageous Greeks in WWIIThe Holocaust Memorial in Athens. Officials honoured families whose ancestors risked their lives to help Greek Jews during World War II. [Jewish Community of Athens]Blog review
Bloggers want corruption in health care stoppedMedical workers' low income leads to corruption in region's health care system "directly affecting" patients' health, bloggers said.
- Kosovo looks to EU trade agreement
- Vucic urges Kosovo Serbs to accept 'the future'
- Artists with disabilities send messages of regional peace
- Analysts support Greek sale of gambling monopoly
- Regional energy shortages require co-operation, analysts say
- Croatia works to erase phantom voters
- Albanians in Presevo Valley want guaranteed rights
- Bulgarian and Turkish truckers look to remove obstacles
- Miskovic indictments help anti-corruption efforts
- Officials disappointed in Islamic community's boycott
- Report highlights state of children's health
- Case puts Kosovo, Macedonia at an extradition impasse
- Church dignitaries face criticism after remarks
- Kosovo, Albania look to boost Middle East relations
- Bulgarians await formation of a new government
- New corruption charges seen as an indictment of BiH politics
- Experts: Religion not an excuse for crimes
- Region tackles unofficial border crossing points
- Macedonian police work with Germany, Austria to bust 'Frankfurt Mafia'
- Serbia mining at centre of debate
- Muslims: Murder must not be motivated by religion
- Youth project promotes civic engagement
- Authorities strive to resolve housing issue
- EU urges Albania to protect industrial and intellectual property
- Wiretapping scandal hijacks election campaign in Bulgaria
- Police deal blow to artifact theft in Macedonia
Politics
Justice and law enforcement
Peacekeeping
Extremism
Foreign relations
Economic development
by country
Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey
issue
anti crime, BiH politics, corruption, elections, EU accession, EU reforms, healthcare, ICTY, infrastructure projects, media, minority rights, organised crime, privatisation, religion, Srebrenica, terrorism, trade, Wiretapping scandal
Key figures
Abdullah Gul, Boris Tadic, Filip Vujanovic, Gordana Jankulovska, Gordan Jandrokovic, Hashim Thaci, Ivo Sanader, Milorad Dodik, Milo Djukanovic, Monica Macovei, Nebojsa Radmanovic, Nikola Gruevski, Radovan Karadzic, Rasim Ljajic, Sali Berisha, Sergey Stanishev, Slobodan Milosevic, Tomislav Nikolic, Valentin Inzko, Vuk Jeremic, Zeljko Komsic, Zoran Djindjic
Reportage
Ongoing efforts of political parties and NGOs help fuel peaceful transformation.
