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15/04/2008 Turkish Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan said he assessed the bill amending Article 301 and sent it to the justice committee. [Getty Images] |
News
15/04/2008
- Article 301 amendment forwarded to Turkish parliamentary committee
- Spiric confident BiH upper house will pass police reform bills
- Serbia to ask Hague tribunal to reopen probe into organ-trafficking allegations
- Georgia to withdraw troops from Kosovo
- Romanian president accepts Comanescu's nomination as foreign minister
- Brussels urges Macedonia not to waste time after early elections
- Bakoyannis says Greece leads principled policy in Balkans
- Croatia won't hold referendum on NATO membership
- Albania edges towards constitutional changes
- Rehn discusses reunification with Cypriot foreign minister
Features
Serbia ignores UN objections to holding local elections in Kosovo
15/04/2008
Serbia's elections commission published a decree Monday, indicating that Belgrade is planning to brush aside UNMIK's opposition and hold local elections in Kosovo.
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Rising prices in Macedonia trigger calls for government action
15/04/2008
Prices in Macedonia continue to soar, prompting the public to call for government intervention.
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Report: Agriculture becoming more of a priority in BiH
15/04/2008
Bosnia and Herzegovina must put agriculture among its top priorities, said Federation of BiH Minister of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry Damir Ljubic.
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NATO invitation a "victory" for Albania
11/04/2008
Bloggers welcome the Alliance's decision as a milestone for the Balkan country, while noting that challenges lie ahead.
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Roundup
Diplomatic Diary: Rupel, Ban discuss Balkans, Kosovo
15/04/2008
Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel reiterates his opposition to Kosovo's division. Also in diplomatic news this week: German President Horst Koehler is in Croatia, and Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan is in London.
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Reportage
Mungiu: I want my characters to look like people from the street
14/04/2008
Romanian film director Cristian Mungiu won the coveted Palme d'Or at Cannes for his movie "4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days". In an interview with SETimes correspondent Alina Bandila, Mungiu discusses his approach to moviemaking and his response to worldwide success.
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