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24/07/2008 Supporters of Partizan Belgrade wave a flag with a photo of Radovan Karadzic during a soccer match between Partizan Belgrade and Olympic Lyon in Belgrade on Wednesday. [Getty Images] |
News
24/07/2008
- Serbia's Tadic reacts to Karadzic's arrest
- Talks on revising UNMIK's status in Kosovo start in Belgrade
- Turkey bombs PKK targets in northern Iraq
- Turkey lobbies for nonpermanent seat on UN Security Council
- Greece's Bakoyannis warns against Balkan nationalism
- Talat says Cyprus reunification talks will start in September
- Ferry collision injures three in Greece
- Albanian parliament speaker responds to US, OSCE criticism
- Albania's government adopts bill on biometric passports
Features
EU freezes millions in aid to Bulgaria over corruption
24/07/2008
The European Commission suspended nearly a half-billion euros in assistance to Bulgaria on Wednesday, citing its failure to manage European taxpayers' money soundly and to deal effectively with rampant corruption and organised crime.
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EU calls on Romania's politicians to back fight against corruption
24/07/2008
The European Commission urged Romania's politicians Wednesday (July 23rd) to show "unequivocal will" in rooting out corruption but refrained from applying the sanctions that Bulgaria suffered.
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Serbia praised for Karadzic arrest; urged to capture Mladic
24/07/2008
While praising Serbian authorities for Radovan Karadzic's arrest, leaders in the region urged Belgrade to capture the remaining war crimes fugitives from the Balkan conflicts in the 1990s.
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Bloggers weigh in on EXIT 2008 and tragic death at festival
18/07/2008
EXIT 2008 is marred by a tragedy that caused bloggers to raise questions regarding the death of a young woman.
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Roundup
Culture and Sports: Mouskouri holds farewell concerts in Athens
23/07/2008
Legendary Greek singer Nana Mouskouri retires from a 50-year career. Also in the news: Kosovo will have a team of tourist guides, and Macedonia's handball team wins a match at the 2008 Women's Junior World Championship.
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Reportage
Despite drop, unemployment remains a problem for some
21/07/2008
The rate of unemployment in both Bulgaria and Romania was lower than the EU average in 2007, while in other Balkan nations it is still soaring and could force more young people to leave their homes in search of job opportunities.
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