Features

EU suspends farm aid to Romania

21/08/2008

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Romania will regain access to millions of euros in EU financial assistance for farm development once it has remedied deficiencies in the management and control of such funds.
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Zannier says UNMIK will not completely leave Kosovo, denies advocating separate Serb police

21/08/2008

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"We will retain offices in Pec, Gracanica and Strpce, and obviously we will be present in Mitrovica," UNMIK chief Lamberto Zannier said in Pristina on Wednesday.
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Albania to abolish conscription by 2010

21/08/2008

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The Albanian government is completely reforming its military, aiming to professionalise it and to comply with NATO membership requirements.
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Olympics: Croatia's Vlasic sets sights on gold

21/08/2008

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High jump queen Blanka Vlasic had a tough qualifying round but made it through to medal contention. Meanwhile, Bulgaria and Serbia both lost in men's volleyball, and a Bulgarian wrestler earned his country's fifth medal at the Games.
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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

Culture and Sports: Macedonia hosts 47th Struga Poetry Evenings

20/08/2008

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Struga, Macedonia, will host its 47th annual poetry festival. Also in the news: Burgas, Bulgaria enjoys an international music festival.
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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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