Features

UNMIK calls for new talks between Pristina, Belgrade

29/08/2008

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UNMIK's reconfiguration removed decision-making from its purview; it will now focus on monitored talks between Belgrade and Pristina.
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Romania at the Olympics: laurels and thorns

29/08/2008

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Although it did better than other Balkan countries, Romania's overall medal count in Beijing was the lowest of the last nine Olympics. Bloggers are glum.
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Roundup

Business: Renault unveils car designed by Turkish, Romanian engineers

29/08/2008

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A Turkish-assembled Renault model made its debut in Moscow. Also in the news: the Albanian Energy Corporation gets a 40m-euro loan, and Pepsi buys Marbo Produkt, a Serbian snack manufacturer.
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Reportage

Size of grey economy remains high in Bulgaria, Romania

25/08/2008

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Analysts have urged policy makers in Bulgaria and Romania to take measures that will encourage more people in their countries to join the formal economy.
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