2010-03-19

The decision to pay 250,000 euros in damages to the family of murdered Serbian President Ivan Stambolic takes bloggers back to the brutality and repr...

2010-03-19

While Kosovo institutions are handling more responsibilities, KFOR remains committed to providing a safe environment. No premature steps will be take...

2010-03-19

Turkey's economy minister predicts GDP will rise more than 3.5% this year. Also in business news: the EC approves Bulgaria's stability programme, Cro...

2010-03-18

Parliamentary resolutions describing wartime massacres of Armenians as a genocide have prompted a sharp reaction by Ankara.

2010-03-18

A plan to construct and renovate nearly 30 buildings is under way.

2010-03-18

The IMF gave high marks to Serbia's recent economic performance, good enough for another standby loan. But Serbia needs to do more to overcome its cr...

2010-03-17

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Tuesday that he would refer all activities conducted under the country's Belene nuclear power plant pr...

2010-03-17

As candidate countries struggle to root out corruption, they must also deal with conflicting advice.

2010-03-17

Blanka Vlasic of Croatia strikes gold in the Women's High Jump. And in cultural news: Skopje hosts the third international pantomime festival, and Ko...

2010-03-16

With or without Serbia, the planned EU-Balkans summit reportedly will be held in the Slovenian town of Brdo on Saturday.

2010-03-16

NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo Commander Brigadier General John W Bullard says that Bosnia and Herzegovina will have to make tough decisions to facili...

2010-03-16

Croatia urges dialogue to overcome conflicts among states from the former Yugoslavia. Also in diplomatic news: Macedonia's foreign minister visits Ko...

2010-03-15

The mayor of the Serb-majority town of Strpce shares his "super combined" goal of economic development through winter sports with a vision of multiet...

2010-03-15

What if? Seven years after the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, the public wonders how different Serbia would be today if Djindjic wer...

2010-03-15

Bosnia and Herzegovina fulfills the last requirements on the road to visa-free travel, set for this summer.

2010-03-15

While oil and electricity remain the mainstays of Macedonia's energy supply, natural gas is seen as the resource of the future. Proponents have been ...

2010-03-15

Traian Basescu is inducted into the Romanian Academy of Science. Also in science news: a robotics centre opens in Sarajevo, and Serbian officials are...

2010-03-12

Bloggers stand firmly against the government's effort to ease restrictions on cultivating Genetically Modified Organisms in line with EU legislation.

2010-03-12

The Greek government's attempt to ban smoking in public is being widely ignored. While the law is in line with EU recommendations, the business commu...

2010-03-12

The global downturn translates into fewer holiday travellers in the Balkans. Also in business news: Turkey has the most billionaires in the region an...

2010-03-11

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov is facing possible impeachment for disclosing the contents of a recent conversation with Finance Minister Simeon ...

2010-03-11

Saying it is a matter of national honour, Ankara voices anger over a non-binding resolution that describes the WWI-era massacre of Armenians as genoc...

2010-03-11

Self-proclaimed imam Xhemajl (Kastriot) Duka -- an Albanian -- is kicked out of Kosovo based on laws regulating residency for foreigners. Pristina is...

2010-03-10

Former BiH presidency member Ejup Ganic awaits a bail hearing after his March 1st arrest at London's Heathrow Airport.

2010-03-10

Consecutive raids by the French, Italian and Belgium police against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party cut the terrorist organisation's finances a...

2010-03-10

The National Liberal Party, the second-largest opposition party in Romania, keeps Crin Antonescu at its helm. He beat rival Ludovic Orban by a landsl...

2010-03-10

Sarajevo screens films from around the world as host of a big cinema event. Also in culture and sports news: Bulgarian poet Lubomir Levchev is honour...

2010-03-09

Market speculation must be reined in if a future world economic crisis is to be avoided, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said during a meeting...

2010-03-09

Talks focused on ironing out details of an upcoming summit being hosted by Slovenia.

2010-03-09

Albania's prime minister promises to transform the country into a regional energy superpower, with nuclear power leading the way.

2010-03-09

Western Balkan countries co-operate on border control to shut down smuggling routes. Also in diplomatic news: Sarajevo will host an EU-Western Balkan...

2010-03-08

As interest in social media takes off in the region, even presidents are getting into the act.

2010-03-08

A strong earthquake strikes eastern Turkey, killing dozens of people in the province of Elazig. The village of Okcular is said to be "flattened".

2010-03-08

Greece's recent bond issue sells out within an hour of its offer, adding a ray of hope to the nation's dark economic picture. The EU's monetary commi...

2010-03-08

Expected electricity shortages and neighbouring nuclear power plants have sparked a debate in Serbia on lifting a 21-year ban.

2010-03-08

Belgrade intends to use an EIB loan for innovation and research. In other science news, Macedonia hosted an "Innovations in Education" conference and...

2010-03-05

Bloggers are angry about the pervasiveness of gambling; fearing its corrosive effects on society at large. Some claim the national lottery is nothing...

2010-03-05

EULEX chief Yves de Kermabon visited Serbia this week to discuss the Mitrovica court system. The EU mission denies claims by Belgrade that it is form...

2010-03-05

The finance minister of Cyprus warns of the fiscal deficit. Also in business news: the jobless rate reaches 14% in Turkey and Skopje hosts an interna...

2010-03-04

Roma are demanding that Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi step down after an apparent ethnic slur against their community. Several NGOs have condemne...

2010-03-04

It took some time, but Croatia finally signs on to the South Stream pipeline, joining Russia and eight other countries in Europe and the Balkans.

2010-03-04

Gallup International's latest survey cites unemployment and corruption in governmenal structures as major problems facing Kosovo. Still, a majority o...