http://www.setimes.comNews and Views of Southeastern Europeen-GB2013-05-212013-05-20Kosovo officials expect an economic boost from the forthcoming EU trade agreement. http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2013/05/20/feature-01 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2013/05/20/feature-012013-05-20Serbia Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met with Kosovo Serbs in the hopes that they will accept the Belgrade-Pristina agreement. http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2013/05/20/feature-02 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2013/05/20/feature-022013-05-20Regional art colonies help to bridge cultural gaps. http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2013/05/20/feature-03 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2013/05/20/feature-032013-05-20Ongoing efforts of political parties and NGOs help fuel peaceful transformation. http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/articles/2013/05/20/reportage-01 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/articles/2013/05/20/reportage-012013-05-15The joint working groups will target the Nabucco gas pipeline. Also in business news: The International Financial Corporation is holding bank training for financial employees in the region. http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/roundup/2013/05/15/roundup-bs-04 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/roundup/2013/05/15/roundup-bs-042011-05-31THE HAGUE, The Netherlands -- The Hague tribunal prosecutor's office is mulling whether to combine the trial of former Bosnian Serb military commande... http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-01 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-012011-05-31BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Danish diplomat Peter Sorensen has been appointed as the head of the EU delegation to Sarajevo, EU foreign policy chief Catherin... http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-02 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-022011-05-31BELGRADE, Serbia -- A farmers association launched protests Monday (May 30th) after the government decided to cut agricultural subsidies. Farmers fro... http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-03 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-032011-05-31BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic attends a briefing Tuesday (May 31st) in Brussels for visa experts from missions of EU mem... http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-04 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-042011-05-31ATHENS, Greece -- Ports will be blocked for four hours Tuesday (May 31st) due to protests by workers against the government's privatisation plans. Po... http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-05 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-052011-05-31PRISTINA, Kosovo -- A mixed panel of two Kosovo judges and a EULEX judge of the District Court in Pristina sentenced three people Monday (May 30th) i... http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-06 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-062011-05-31PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Kosovo is at risk of breaking its agreement with the IMF less than two years after gaining membership. The deterioration in relat... http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-07 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-072011-05-31TIRANA, Albania -- Albania is home to the second largest number of smokers in Europe after Turkey, according to figures published by the Public Healt... http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-08 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-082011-05-31BUCHAREST, Romania -- The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians on Monday (May 30th) resto... http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-09 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-092011-05-31ANKARA, Turkey -- Democratic governments cannot stop citizens from sending a new humanitarian aid flotilla to Gaza, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu... http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-10 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-102011-05-31TBILISI, Georgia -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be in neighbouring Georgia on Tuesday (May 31st) to attend the inaugural ceremon... http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-11 http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2011/05/31/nb-11