Features

Serbian parliament ratifies SAA

09/09/2008

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Serbia took an important step on its path to EU accession Tuesday, when its parliament ratified a key pre-membership accord with the Union. A senior Brussels official urged the 27-nation bloc to enact an interim trade agreement with Belgrade.
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Macedonia restricts alcohol sales

09/09/2008

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Under new regulations, only licenced stores can sell alcohol products over the counter, and hours are limited.
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Albania at the Olympics: No medals, but plenty of spirit

05/09/2008

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Albanian athletes showed their potential in Beijing, but a lack of adequate sports programmes at home kept the country off the medals podium, bloggers write.
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Roundup

Diplomatic Diary: United States' Holbrooke visits Kosovo

09/09/2008

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Dayton Accord architect Richard Holbrooke met with officials in Pristina. Also in diplomatic news this week: Cypriot President Demetris Christofias was in Sweden, and Alliance for the Future of Kosovo leader Ramush Haradinaj visited Albania.
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Reportage

Karadzic trial -- a new test for the UN tribunal

08/09/2008

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Hague judges and prosecutors want to avoid a repeat of the inconclusive trial against Slobodan Milosevic.
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