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Albania Opposition Supporters Clash With Police

Supporters of the opposition Socialist Party clashed with police on Friday when a row erupted over the location of a rally to be held later this evening to finalize the electoral campaign. read more...

Former Kosovo PM Released in Bulgaria

Bulgarian authorities on Thursday released former Kosovo prime minister Agim Ceku from custody, after he was arrested two days earlier on an international warrant requested by Serbia for alleged war crimes. read more...

Serbia Registers Second Swine Flu Case

Serbian health officials late on Thursday confirmed a second case of the swine flu virus in a four-year-old girl from the city of Sombor, in Vojvodina. read more...

More South Serbia Albanians Join Govt Body

To more parties that gather ethnic Albanians in the region, the Democratic Party of Albanians led by Presevo Mayor Ragmi Mustafa and the Democratic Union of the Valley led by local parliament speaker Skender Destani, will join the work of the Coordination Centre for southern Serbia, confirmed Nenad Djurdjevic, director of the government institution, for Balkan Insight. read more...

US Denies Karadzic Immunity Claims

The US State Department is denying any claims by Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic concerning an alleged deal made with US diplomat Richard Holbrooke for immunity. read more...

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NATO Chief Urges Macedonia to be Flexible

The outgoing NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, on Thursday urged Macedonia to show more flexibility in solving its spat with Greece, so enabling it to join NATO.

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Jobs Take Centre Stage in Albania Poll

While all main parties competing in Sunday’s elections are offering to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, few experts have much faith in these pledges.

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Albania To Vote Under Brussels’ Watchful Gaze

After a series of elections marred by fraud, Albania hopes it can present a new image that will promote its EU aspirations. Many have their doubts.

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A Small Victory

The possibility that Serbian citizens may be able to travel to the EU without visas from January of next year comes as great satisfaction for the deputy prime minister, Bozidar Djelic.

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SEX I GRAD VIII

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Indie-Go

Sit in the posh seats, or hang around the walls of the fortress. Whichever you chose, if Belgrade’s alternative music scene is your thing, this is where you should be.

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Bulgaria: Sofia Housing Prices Plummet

A significant fall of the prices of residential properties in Bulgaria has been registered in the first four months of the year.

Tourism in Balkans:

Albania’s Picture Postcard Beaches

Southern Albania’s dramatic coastline is yet untouched by the blight of modern tourism. Communism brought few benefits to the country, but it did spare the area, blessed with a sea, sand and mountains, from the ravages of package holidays.

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Sarajevo Film Festival

With the 15th iteration of the Sarajevo Film Festival scheduled to take place this August, this event has come to be seen as a symbol of the rejuvenation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital.

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