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Police Arrest Two in Sarajevo Anti-Terror Raids

Tue, 10/04/2018 - 16:23
Bosnian police arrested two terrorism suspects and found weapons and ammunition during two separate raids on Tuesday in the capital Sarajevo.
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Bosnian Serb Soldier Acquitted of Killing Bosniak

Tue, 10/04/2018 - 16:03
A Sarajevo court found former Bosnian Serb Army serviceman Djordje Simic not guilty of crimes against humanity, clearing him of killing a Bosniak man in the village of Sevarlije in 1992.
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Fascist Slogan Chanted at Croatian Wartime Unit Celebration

Tue, 10/04/2018 - 13:48
A 1990s battalion of the Croatian Defence Forces, named after a WWII Ustasa commander, commemorated its foundation in the city of Split by chanting the fascist slogan ‘Za dom spremni’.
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Bulgarian PM: Bosnia Could Face Political Paralysis

Tue, 10/04/2018 - 13:38
Boyko Borissov PM of Bulgaria, which currently holds the EU Council presidency, said in Bosnia that the country could be politically paralysed if its ethnic blocs cannot agree on electoral reform before this year’s elections.
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Vojislav Seselj Flaunts His Contempt for Hague Tribunal

Tue, 10/04/2018 - 13:13
Serbian nationalist hardliner Vojislav Seselj, whose verdict is due on Wednesday, has repeatedly shown off his disdain for the UN war crimes tribunal and has been convicted of contempt of court three times.
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Ending Conscription in Moldova: Not So Easy

Tue, 10/04/2018 - 10:56
Citing Russia as the cause, Moldova wants to form a professional army, but some experts flag cost as a potential obstacle.
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Greece-Macedonia Name Dispute Inflames Both Diasporas

Tue, 10/04/2018 - 09:06
While Macedonia and Greece work on finding a compromise to the name dispute, the prospect of their success has rekindled old antagonisms between Macedonians and Greeks living far from home.
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Seselj Verdict: Did Nationalist Speeches Cause War Crimes?

Tue, 10/04/2018 - 08:53
Judges handing down this week’s second-instance verdict in the trial of Vojislav Seselj have to decide whether the Serbian Radical Party leader’s nationalist speeches inspired Serb paramilitaries to commit crimes.
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Bosnian Prosecution to Appeal Naser Oric Acquittal in May

Mon, 09/04/2018 - 16:49
The Bosnian court will hear an appeal next month against the war crimes acquittal of the Bosnian Army’s former commander in Srebrenica, Naser Oric, who was cleared of killing Serb captives.
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Balkan Leaders Gather for Mostar Business Fair

Mon, 09/04/2018 - 12:43
Presidents and prime ministers from Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia are visiting the Bosnian town of Mostar for the 21st International Economy Fair, aiming to boost regional business cooperation.
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Vojislav Seselj: Nationalist Whose Dream Didn’t Come True

Mon, 09/04/2018 - 09:20
Sarajevo-born Vojislav Seselj – who was a vociferous Communist until he embraced a nationalist ‘Greater Serbia’ ideology and went to war – faces judgment in The Hague this week for alleged crimes against humanity.
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Looming Election Worsens Partisan Bias in Bosnia’s Media

Mon, 09/04/2018 - 09:01
As an especially divisive and brutal autumn election approaches, the dismal state of the country’s highly partisan media is of growing concern to experts and observers.
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Bosnia's Foreign Affairs: Three Strategies under One Roof

Mon, 09/04/2018 - 09:00
The country now has its first foreign-affairs strategy since 2003, but the document only highlights sharp domestic differences on controversial topics ranging from NATO to Russia.  
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Serbian Law Changes ‘Will Curb Freedom of Information’

Mon, 09/04/2018 - 09:00
Serbia's information commissioner, NGOs, and experts have criticised a draft law that they say will make it easier for institutions and companies to withhold important information from the public.
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Fatal Shootout in Macedonia Blamed on Party Feud

Fri, 06/04/2018 - 10:53
A member of Macedonia's ruling ethnic Albanian party, the Democratic Union for Integration, DUI, was shot dead on Thursday in the village of Mala Recica near the western town of Tetovo.
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Milorad Dodik – from Albright's Pet to Putin's Friend

Fri, 06/04/2018 - 08:01
The pugnacious president of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity may now be best known for his staunchly pro-Russian views – but he was once seen the West's best hope among the Bosnian Serbs.
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From Eggs to Dances – Serbia’s Best Easter Escapes

Fri, 06/04/2018 - 07:59
From an international egg-tapping contest to folk dancing, Easter offers fine opportunities to explore lesser-known parts of Serbia.
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Romania Airport Bans Big Planes to Fix Runways

Fri, 06/04/2018 - 07:58
Romania’s biggest airport is to be temporarily closed to big planes while the runways are fixed, after an incident exposed its poor infrastructure. 
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Serbia and Hungary Play Cynical Games With Past

Fri, 06/04/2018 - 07:57
Hungary’s Victor Orban and Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic are not interested in rectifying past injustices but in trading mutual benefits.
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Macedonia Opposition MPs to Return for No-Confidence Vote

Fri, 06/04/2018 - 07:56
Macedonia opposition MPs are to return to parliament after a four-month boycott for a no-confidence vote against the government, and to vote on several key EU-sought reform bills.
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