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The local assembly in the Serb-majority town of Prijedor in north-western Bosnia failed to back an initiative to build a memorial to 102 children who were killed or are still missing from the war.

A parliamentary comission has found that Vice Prime Minister Tomislav Karamarko was in conflict of interest over relations with a lobbyist for the Hungarian energy company MOL.

A Russian company has invested 13 millions of euros in an aqua park on the Montenegrin coast - a project that failed twice before, leaving the local authorities in Budva with big debts.

The approval of a one-year budget for the specialist chambers brings the Hague-based war-crimes court one step closer to operation.

Days before the start of the Great and Holy Council in Crete, aimed at uniting the world's Orthodox Christians, rows between the various churches have escalated - and several churches will not now be coming.

The trial in Belgrade of Novak Djukic - convicted earlier in Sarajevo of ordering a deadly artillery strike on Tuzla in Bosnia - is on hold after the Bosnian court failed to provide Serbia with the requested case material.

New privatisations, better banking regulations and reductions in public expenditure are some of the IMF's key requirements of Bosnia, IMF representative Francisco Parodi said.

Ahead of the Chinese President's visit to Belgrade, some economists question whether Serbia stands to benefit much from its current economic cooperation with China.

The special prosecution for organized crime will probe allegations that ruling party committed electoral fraud in the run-up to the October elections - if an opposition motion secures a majority of votes.

With early elections becoming ever more likely, the leftist opposition expects to profit from voters' anger about the current muddle in the governing coalition.

The government has ordered an evaluation of the damage done to official buildings and monuments as a result of protesters' paint balls - further annoying the protesters themselves.

If UK voters opt to quit the EU on June 23, which recent polls suggest they might, the negative effects will be felt as far away as Belgrade and Tirana.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has confirmed that he has cancelled scheduled visits to Washington and Brussels - but without clarifying the exact reasons.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Zoran Stavreski - whose voice was heard in wiretapped recordings describing Nikola Gruevski’s policies as 'insane' - resigned on Tuesday.

Foreign Minister Steinmeier in Tirana says adopting judicial reform is essential if Albania is to make faster progress on its path to EU membership. 

A Romanian court on Monday confirmed the decision of the Prosecutor’s Office to reopen a criminal investigation into the events of the 1989 revolution.

The University of Sarajevo has dropped in the yearly ranking of top universities in Emerging Europe and Central Asia, released on Tuesday by Quacquarelli Symonds.

While the Kosovo parliament will vote tonight for the extension of the EU rule of law in Kosovo for two more years, its scope of work is yet to be agreed upon.

June is one of the richest months for lovers of alternative arts, ethno culture and good food in Bulgaria. 

A new generation of young Albanians are using their online technological skills to make their way on the global scene and are making profits that most Albanians can only dream about.