In this issue:

- Analysis

* Serbia Corruption Campaigners Hail Publication of Officials’ Assets The online release of a list of officials’ assets has been broadly welcomed - though experts caution that this is only the first step in a long struggle against public graft.

By Bojana Barlovac

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* EU Summit Kicks Macedonia Membership into Long Grass

Lack of progress over the name dispute with Greece once again dashed Skopje’s chances of getting a green light for a start of EU membership talks.

By Darko Duridanski

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* Vetevendosje Takes Gamble By Contesting Kosovo Polls

Nationalist movement’s decision to run in the next general election has disappointed some hardcore activists, but leader Albin Kurti is convinced the move could pay off.

By Jasper Tjaden

Read more: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/analysis/28874/

* Mufti Emerges Triumphant in Sandzak Poll

The surprise win by a radical Muslim cleric in elections to the National Council of the Bosniak community has shaken up the political scene in Serbia’s southwest region.

By Zoran Maksimovic

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* Bulgarian Students Prefer Foreign Languages To Mother Tongue

Educationalists are concerned by results that suggest students are more interested in learning English or Spanish than Bulgarian.

By Yaldaz Sadakova

Read more: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/analysis/28768/

* Forged Banknote Busts Up in Kosovo

Police uncovered 134,000 euro in counterfeit notes in May, the largest bust in years. But while statistics appear to point to a rise in fake euros, Kosovo banks say the situation is under control.

By Besiana Xharra

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- Comment

* Only Europe Can Complete the ‘Macedonian Project’

It’s not the EU that needs Macedonia; it’s Macedonia that needs the EU. Attempts to suggest there is another “way” are dangerous for a small country that needs big friends.

By Harald Schenker

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- culture watch

* Sarajevo’s World-Class Art Collection Remains Homeless

Thanks to official neglect, more than a decade after top international artists donated 160 valuable works to the Ars Aevi project, they’re still not on show.

By Masha Durkalic

Read more: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/analysis/28811/

- Interview

* ‘Albania could be the next China’

Economy minister Dritan Prifti says a combination of fast growth rates, low labour costs and favourable tax rates could turn his small country into an Asian-style economic tiger.

By Julie Jammot

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* Bishop Franjo Komarica: ‘A Voice Crying in the Wilderness’

The tireless defender of Banja Luka’s Catholic community continues to fight for justice on behalf of his scattered and diminished flock, hundreds of whom perished in the war.

By Merima Husejnovic

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- Profile

* Tomica Milosavljevic: Minister for Life

The Health Minister is into his fourth term over the last eight years and despite some recent controversies he looks likely to be ministering to the nation’s sick for some time to come.

By Slobodan Georgijev

Read more: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/profiles/28570/?tpl=328

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