Features

Money-losing BiH oil industry dependent on foreign firms

29/09/2008

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Recent developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina's oil industry underscore the country's continuing dependence on foreign producers with agendas of their own.
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2009 to bring ban on plastic bags in Macedonia

29/09/2008

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There are 650,000 tonnes of communal waste per year in Macedonia. The government is banning plastic bags in hopes of improving the environment.
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Croatia cracks down on university corruption

26/09/2008

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An unprecedented anti-corruption raid on Croatia's academic community opens up a bloggers' debate.
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Roundup

Science and Technology: National computer-game competition held in Skopje

29/09/2008

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Skopje hosted Macedonia's fourth national computer-game competition. Also in news this week: Turk Telekom blocks access to Richard Dawkins' website, and Belgrade hosts an international conference on electronic libraries.
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Reportage

More than a financial crisis

29/09/2008

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Something akin to a "perfect storm" is in progress, exposing regulatory and policy shortcoming across a variety of fronts, writes European Parliament member and former Romanian Finance Minister Daniel Daianu.
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