Mesic Triumph Shakes Sanader's Grip on Power
Disappointing HDZ show in presidential poll may have a knock-on effect on ruling party’s results in local elections.
2 Aug 05
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Language Battle Divides Schools
Plans to introduce Bosnian language classes in schools have angered Serb nationalists and leave most locals puzzled.
2 Aug 05
Bosnia: Lenient Treatment of Wife-Beaters Deplored
Womens’ groups voice anger at plans to class domestic violence as a “misdemeanour” punishable with a fine.
2 Aug 05
Croatia Gets Tough in Hunt for Gotovina
Search intensifies as Brussels makes it clear the general must be caught before accession talks start.
2 Aug 05
Animal Cruelty Raises Few Hackles in Bosnia
Activists face an uphill battle in changing a climate of public indifference towards animal welfare.
2 Aug 05
Bosnia: Mafia Prosecutors Under Fire
The international prosecution unit set up to fight organised crime stands accused of letting Bosnian criminals off too lightly.
2 Aug 05
Bosnia: Child Abuse Taboo
Molesters have little to fear from a society that shuns any real debate on sexual abuse.
2 Aug 05
Bosnia: War Crimes Trials Lottery
Many of those suspected of committing crimes will never be brought to account.
2 Aug 05
Sanader Isolated As EU Dream Crumbles
As accession talks with Brussels are put off over the Gotovina issue, Croatia's centrist leaders face a reckoning with the forces of isolationism and nationalism.
2 Aug 05
Disabled Veterans Feel Forgotten in Bosnia
New law on war invalids promises little change for thousands of ex-fighters who eke out a pitiful existence on minute pensions.
2 Aug 05
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