Features

Monitors say revote in Macedonia a "considerable improvement"

18/06/2008

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Foreign and domestic observers credited a heavy police presence for the improvement of the June 15th revote in Macedonia.
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Bucharest elects its first independent mayor

18/06/2008

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Now that Bucharest has elected its first independent as mayor, the various political parties are talking about forming coalitions for the upcoming general elections.
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Croatian investigative journalism under attack

13/06/2008

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A recent attack on a journalist sparks bloggers' responses regarding freedom of the press, free speech, the judicial system and the police apparatus in Croatia.
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Roundup

Culture and Sports: Croatia defeats Poland at Euro 2008

18/06/2008

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The Croatian football team reaches the quarterfinals of Euro 2008. Also in the news this week: Pristina will take part in Music Day for the first time, and Banja Luka hosts its second international short-film festival.
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Reportage

Turkey seeks an exit strategy from headscarf crisis

16/06/2008

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After his election victory last year, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to become a "prime minister of all Turkey", but opponents accuse him of spearheading an Islamic agenda rather than moving on broadly supported liberal reforms. As the controversy threatens to engulf Turkish politics, some are urging a new consensus.
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