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Kosovo Serbs weigh their options
01/03/2010
While "parallel structures" operate in the north, Kosovo Serbs south of the Ibar see integration as a more likely guarantee of their future.
Serbia's Radicals rally for jailed leader
01/03/2010
Supporters of ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj gather in Belgrade, marking their leader's seventh year in detention. On February 19th, the UN war crimes panel rejected Seselj's request that all charges be dropped.
Serbia lobbies for Kosovo talks two years after independence
02/03/2010
Belgrade steadfastly refuses to accept Kosovo as an independent state. While both countries await a court decision, talks of new negotiations and strategies abound.
Belgium concerned over asylum seekers
01/03/2010
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Authorities have complained to the European Commission (EC) about an influx of Albanians from Macedonia and southern Serbia, Bal...
Montenegro expects new questions from EU
01/03/2010
PODGORICA, Montenegro -- Authorities expect additional questions from the European Commission by the end of March, European Integration Minister Gord...
Ankara to introduce constitutional reforms
01/03/2010
ANKARA, Turkey -- Amid rising tensions between the government and the military's general staff over the detention of top-level retired generals and a...
More arrests in Turkish coup case
01/03/2010
ANKARA, Turkey -- Two more military officers were charged on Sunday (February 28th) as part of a series of arrests linked to an alleged plot -- datin...
Orban to seek Romania's PNL leadership
01/03/2010
BUCHAREST, Romania -- Ludovic Orban, deputy president of the National Liberal Party (PNL), announced on Sunday (February 28th) that he plans to seek...
EU's Rehn urges Greece to do more
01/03/2010
ATHENS, Greece -- The government must take further measures to deal with the budget crisis and reach debt reduction targets, EU Monetary Affairs Comm...
NATO says Albania's elections were legitimate
02/03/2010
TIRANA, Albania -- A NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegation, led by Sergio De Gregorio, said in Tirana on Monday (March 1st) that no one in the Allia...
Nicosia rules out international meeting on reunification
02/03/2010
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou on Monday (March 1st) rejected any notion of holding an international meeting based on the formu...
US report says Balkans remain major drug route
02/03/2010
WASHINGTON, United States -- The Balkans remain a major transit route for drugs moving from production to consumer countries, despite efforts by loca...
EULEX chief backs Kosovo task force
02/03/2010
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- EULEX chief Yves de Kermabon welcomed on Monday (March 1st) the government's decision to establish a task force to fight corrupti...
PACE official says Albanian parliament returning to normal
02/03/2010
TIRANA, Albania -- The Socialist Party's (SP) return to parliament after a six month boycott is the first step towards normalising parliamentary work...
Serbian hackers attack Kosovo president's website
02/03/2010
PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Serbian hackers made their way into the official website of President Fatmir Sejidiu his office announced on Monday (March 1st)....