Politics

thumbnailOfficial: Kosovo should remain on European path
2013-05-25Some say the Organisation of the Islamic Countries' values are not in line with Kosovo.
thumbnailCaretaker government must find stability, analysts say
2013-03-14The caretaker government took office on Wednesday.
thumbnailRomania calls for political truce in Moldova
2013-02-28The political crisis in Chisinau could endanger Moldova's efforts to join the EU.
thumbnailPolitical parties point fingers on lack of EU candidacy
2012-12-28Political parties in Albania blame each other for failing to get EU candidate status.
thumbnailCroatia's Kukuriku coalition in flux
2012-12-04Analysts and citizens say the coalition will hold, but is not addressing the issues it was elected to tackle.
thumbnailMoldova enacts ban on Communist symbols
2012-10-16Moldova follows a regional trend of countries trying to come to terms with their troubled Communist past, but the Communist Party claims banning its symbols is an attack on the main political opposition.
thumbnailRS independence talk is just talk, analysts say
2012-10-02The Republika Srpska ruling party's talk of independence during the election campaign is meant to stir up sentiments.
thumbnailGreece's Golden Dawn party embracing extremist role
2012-09-17Golden Dawn capitalises on an anti-immigrant stance, but many Greeks refuse to accept the party.
thumbnailGovernment asks Kosovo opposition party to return to committees
2012-09-05President Arifete Jahjaga affirmed she will carry out her five-year term and appealed to the political party leaders to sort out their differences over the April 2011 agreement.
thumbnailGreek graffiti artists transform a grey city
2012-08-31Greek artists use graffiti to express their political views.
thumbnailSerbian MPs alliance moves spark debate
2012-08-10The transfer of Serbian MPs from the opposition into ruling caucuses is nothing new, but in the current parliament convocation entire parties have switched sides.
thumbnailRomanian government reshuffles amid criticism
2012-08-07Prime Minister Victor Ponta reshuffled his cabinet in an effort to improve its tarnished image.
thumbnailMontenegro parliament's dissolution draws mixed response
2012-07-31The ruling coalition said it wants to avoid hiccups on the country's EU path, but the opposition said those in power are just paving the way for more problems.
thumbnailBasescu returns to power after referendum fails
2012-07-30Low voter turnout for Sunday's referendum saves Romanian President Traian Basescu from impeachment.
thumbnailReferendum in Romania could ease political crisis
2012-07-28Romanians will vote on Sunday in a crucial referendum on President Traian Basescu's impeachment.
thumbnailSerbia parliament elects new government
2012-07-27After several attempts to form a government, Serbia received a new cabinet led by socialist Ivica Dacic on Friday.
thumbnailRuling improves Basescu's chances of eluding impeachment
2012-07-12A ruling by the Constitutional Court makes it harder for the suspended Romanian president to be removed from his post in a referendum.
thumbnailReferendum to decide the fate of Romania’s Basescu
2012-07-09The parliament voted to suspend President Traian Basescu amid fierce political infighting that sparked serious international concern.
thumbnailSerbia: Democrats out, Socialists in
2012-06-29The mandate to form the new Serbian government has been given to Socialist Party of Serbia leader Ivica Dacic -- pushing former President Boris Tadic into the opposition.
thumbnailRomanians reject austerity in local elections
2012-06-13Romania's former ruling party, which steered the country through recession, scored low at the local polls.

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