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thumbnailTurkey advocates for Macedonia to join NATO
2012-05-18Turkey hopes to make a case for Macedonia's application to NATO at next week's summit.
thumbnailRegion gears up for summer tourist season
2012-05-12More variety, cross-regional packages and alternative tourism mark this year's fair.
thumbnailNATO members, partners meet to discuss shaping region’s peaceful future
2012-05-11Army chiefs of staff from the region came together to discuss new ways to use defence resources.
thumbnailUS asks for help in finding WWII missing soldiers
2012-05-05The US government is seeking dozens of missing soldiers from WWII -- some of whom they think may have ended up throughout Southeast Europe.
thumbnailPress freedom lessens in Southeast Europe
2012-05-04A new report by Freedom House shows a mixed picture of media freedom in Southeast Europe in 2011. Over the past 12 months, the situation worsened most significantly in Macedonia, while notable improvements were made in Kosovo and Montenegro.
thumbnailFactories manufacture dreams, disillusion across Balkans
2012-04-23Despite fanfare and hope, some foreign investment projects across the region remain only on paper.
thumbnailMontenegro attracting growing share of holiday travellers
2012-04-19Montenegro is becoming a key tourist destination in the Mediterranean, potentially providing a model for other countries in the region.
thumbnailVAT increases pose risk to regional economies
2012-04-17Analysts say equalising the VAT rates throughout the region would ensure economic stability and development, but would require offsetting measures as well.
thumbnailEmissions-choked Serbia explores eco-friendly transportation
2012-04-16Government, business and civil society groups have launched programmes to tackle the problem of pollution.
thumbnailBulgaria, Romania join to maintain airspace safety
2012-04-10The air navigation services in Bulgaria and Romania will become more effective under the DANUBE functional airspace block, experts say.
thumbnailSarajevo voted best city to visit
2012-04-04Beating out several Mediterranean locales, the BiH capital was named the best vacation spot. Also in business news: US company Chevron is terminating its activities related to shale gas in Romania for the rest of the year.
thumbnailEU: Kosovo needs to maintain momentum
2012-03-29Kosovo faces some hard work as it plans to take its first step onto the path to the EU.
thumbnailGreece hosts regional women's initiative
2012-03-28A regional initiative aims to create a network for women's business associations. Also in business news: 5,000 Romanians protest shale drilling and Turkish Airlines offers more flights to Belgrade.
thumbnailCEFTA countries expect a difficult transition from Croatia's EU accession
2012-03-07The costs of Croatian exports to Macedonia are expected to double, and will triple for Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina when the country joins the EU.
thumbnailTurkey marks 60th anniversary in NATO, Macedonia on glide path
2012-02-27As Turkey marks a NATO membership milestone, there are encouraging signs for Macedonia and Montenegro.
thumbnailBulgaria’s finances at issue in EC report
2012-02-17The European Commission will be taking a close look at Bulgaria, to determine whether it is facing risky macro-economic imbalances.
thumbnailIn Macedonia, little-watched labs keep things honest for consumers
2012-01-30The government took a huge step this month regarding labs that standardise all kinds of measurements.
thumbnailSerbia's Dacic discusses "reality on the ground"
2012-01-27Serbia's Ivica Dacic says he is determined to take responsibility for providing people with "what they lack above all else: economic development and justice in all spheres".
thumbnailBalkan economies confront the global crisis
2012-01-20As much of the world braces for another year of economic crisis, Kosovo, Serbia and Albania find themselves facing specific threats, but with specific strengths.
thumbnailSerbian consumers bear brunt of high retail prices; government intervenes
2012-01-14Government action has temporarily lowered trading margins on some foods in Serbia, where wages are among the lowest in the region.

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Police stage high stakes crackdown against illegal gamblingPolice stage high stakes crackdown against illegal gambling

Long shielded by law enforcement in the Western Balkans, gambling operations are now in police cross-hairs.

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