constitutional reform
Kosovo panel works to make direct president election a reality this year2012-01-12Up until now, picking a president in Pristina has been an exercise in high-level horse trading in parliament. But that could well change in the months ahead.
Commission prepares roadmap for debate on new constitution2011-08-19The Turkish government is preparing for what promises to be a heated debate on the constitution this fall.
Kosovo moves to revamp its constitution2011-08-11A panel is working on dozens of tweaks, including a change to the way future presidents are elected.
Gul still against presidential system in Turkey2011-01-27ANKARA, Turkey -- President Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday (January 26th) that he has reservations about the potential introduction of a presidential...
Transparency International urges changes in Albanian Constitution2011-01-20TIRANA, Albania -- Transparency International Albania (TIA) urged local institutions on Wednesday (January 19th) to initiate changes to the constitut...
Many Serbs expected to participate in Kosovo elections2010-12-07Eight of the 29 tickets in Sunday's elections in Kosovo will represent the Serb community.
Clinton, Spindelegger: BiH reform efforts need boost2010-11-17US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger say it’s time to put constitutional reform on the front burner.
Albanian parliament approves new head of Constitutional Court2010-09-24TIRANA, Albania -- Without debate and with only the votes of the ruling Democratic Party majority, parliament on Thursday (September 23rd) approved t...
BiH Constitutional Court says it can't rule on electoral reform2010-08-10SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- The Constitutional Court said on Monday (August 9th) it cannot rule on a lawsuit filed by representatives o...
Romania's Constitutional Court again rejects ANI legislation2010-07-20BUCHAREST, Romania -- The Constitutional Court on Monday (July 19th) once again rejected a measure related to the National Integrity Agency (ANI), sa...
Turkey's Constitutional Court does not block referendum2010-07-08ANKARA, Turkey -- The Constitutional Court on Wednesday (July 7th) delivered its final verdict on a package of constitutional amendments, which is to...
Romanian Constitutional Court rejects pension cuts2010-06-25BUCHAREST, Romania -- The Constitutional Court ruled on Friday (June 25th) that the government's decision to cut pensions by 15% as of mid-year is un...
Romanian opposition challenges austerity plan in court2010-06-17BUCHAREST, Romania -- The opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) on Wednesday (June 16th) filed an official appeal of the government's fiscal auste...
Croatian parliament approves constitutional amendments2010-06-17ZAGREB, Croatia -- Parliament approved a series of constitutional amendments Wednesday (June 16th) that enable the completion of EU accession negotia...
Croatian panel reaches consensus on constitutional amendments2010-05-19ZAGREB, Croatia -- The parliamentary committee on the constitution has agreed on almost all proposed amendments, the sole exception being the controv...
Turkish parliament debates constitutional reforms again2010-05-03ANKARA, Turkey -- Parliament began the second and final round of debate on a constitutional reform package tabled by the ruling Justice and Developme...
BiH constitutional problems under discussion2010-04-29STRASBOURG, France -- The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) plans to discuss the need for constitutional reform in BiH, during i...
Croatian cabinet submits constitutional amendments to parliament2010-04-28ZAGREB, Croatia -- During a closed session Tuesday (April 27th), the government approved amendments to the constitution and forwarded them to parliam...
Croatia's SDP seeks deal on constitutional amendments2010-04-15ZAGREB, Croatia -- The leader of the main opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), Zoran Milanovic, called on Wednesday (April 14th) for more negoti...
EU, US working on constitutional changes in BiH2010-03-26SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- The EU and the United States launched a new initiative to amend BiH's constitution, presidency member Draga...
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Police stage high stakes crackdown against illegal gambling
Long shielded by law enforcement in the Western Balkans, gambling operations are now in police cross-hairs.
