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30/09/2008
30/09/2008

Former Yugoslav Defence Minister Veljko Kadijevic has gained Russian citizenship and is unlikely to face extradition to Croatia, where three separate indictments for his alleged involvement in war crimes during the early phase of the 1991-1995 conflict await him.
30/09/2008

Italian carmaker Fiat signed a deal Monday to invest in the Zastava auto plant, which observers expect to be a turning point for the country's economy.
26/09/2008

An unprecedented anti-corruption raid on Croatia's academic community opens up a bloggers' debate.
30/09/2008

Albania's prime minister vows further co-operation with the United States. Also in diplomatic news this week: Cypriot Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou is in Cuba, and Turkey's Gul says he will visit Iraq.
29/09/2008

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.