Features

Serbia wants ICJ opinion on Kosovo independence

18/08/2008

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On Friday, Serbia gave the UN a draft resolution requesting the opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence. Belgrade still considers Kosovo its province.
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New round of name negotiations yields no progress

18/08/2008

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Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski proposed to add recognition of the Macedonian Orthodox Church and renaming of the Thessaloniki International Airport to ongoing name-dispute talks. However, UN mediator Matthew Nimetz considers those issues outside the talks' scope.
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Olympics: Gymnastics gold for Romania

18/08/2008

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Sandra Izbasa's confident floor routine wins her the top spot on the podium, while another Balkan gymnast -- Croatia's Filip Ude -- nets a silver on the pommel horse.
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EC reports on justice, an ineffective deja-vu?

15/08/2008

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The latest European Commission report on the progress made by the Romanian justice sector calls for the eradication of high-level corruption. But bloggers wonder, are these reports really effective?
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Roundup

Science and Technology: Macedonia's government receives new IT equipment

18/08/2008

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The EU donates new IT equipment to Macedonia's Customs Administration. Also in science and technology: Slavonic experts take part in an Ohrid international seminar, and Romanian miners unearth a mastodon skeleton.
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Reportage

General Wightman: BiH defence reform is a success

18/08/2008

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US Army Major General Richard Wightman is commander of the NATO Headquarters Sarajevo, which assists Bosnia and Herzegovina with defence reforms and participates in busting support networks for ICTY fugitives. In an interview with Southeast European Times contributor Antonio Prlenda, he comments on the current situation in the region.
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