Macedonia

The KLA's New Model Administration

While the UN recruits staff to govern Kosovo, the KLA has appointed its own local administrations throughout the province.

Kosovo Journalists' Deep Suspicion Of OSCE Media Controls

An OSCE plan which seeks to build an environment for free media via initial strict regulation has raised fears of censorship among Kosovo journalists.

Rough Tactics As Albanian Political Grandees Face Down Younger Challengers

Fatos Nano and Sali Berisha, two sworn enemies who are poles apart in Albanian politics, have both confronted challenges from their younger colleagues. The battle has been hard - and has already claimed one casualty.

Opposition Leaders Beaten By Riot Police, Media Targeted

Police violence against anti-regime protestors in Belgrade escalated further on Thursday night, but opposition leaders are urging their followers to stand firm in the face of the batons.

'Power Wars' Between Romania And Bulgaria

Romania and Bulgaria, both candidates for early European Union accession talks, have traded insults in the past week over what their media have called the "power war".

Belgrade University Rebels Silenced By 'Dictatorship Of The Deans'

For weeks a 'dictatorship' of state-appointed deans and chancellors ensured that Serbia's universities failed to live up to their rebellious reputation and stayed out of the opposition's current anti-regime protest campaign.

Yugoslav Military Flex Muscles In Montenegro

The stand off at Podgorica airport last week highlighted a stream of small-scale confrontations between Belgrade and Podgorica that is increasingly successfully undermining Montenegro's efforts to make its own way in the Balkans.

Tudjman's Legacy Weighs Heavily Round Croatia's Neck

With the demise of its President, Croatia has a chance break with the past and move politically out of the Balkans and into Western Europe. But Franjo Tuijman's legacy will make the years to come difficult ones...

Milosevic's Top Cop in Kosovo Says Little Despite Testifying for Twelve Hours

Croatia and Serbia Vie for Highly-Charged Vukovar Case as Tribunal Under Pressure to Complete Trials by 2008