Comment: Albanians Lose the Plot
Last week’s violence in Kosovo has played into Belgrade’s hands by increasing the likelihood of partition.
21 Feb 05
Macedonia
Presidential Campaign Threatens Macedonia With Paralysis
Crvenkovski's victory likely to lead to months of horsetrading and squabbling over posts.
21 Feb 05
Comment: Kosovo: Why Serbs Need Self-Government
By Dusan Prorokovic in Belgrade (BCR No 490, 02-Apr-04)
21 Feb 05
Comment: Backsliding in Serbia
In less than a month, the new government is showing a worrying tendency to unravel democratic reforms.
21 Feb 05
Serbia May Return Right-Wing President
Rifts inside the democratic bloc may hand the country's top job to the extreme right.
21 Feb 05
Croatia Eyes the Prize
In an astonishing coup for its right-wing government, Croatia is given go-ahead for EU accession talks.
21 Feb 05
Bosnia & Hercegovina: The Dysfunctional State
The continuing weakness of the Bosnian state appears to be the major obstacle blocking the road to Europe.
21 Feb 05
Serbia & Montenegro: An Unhappy Marriage
Although the EU wants Serbia and Montenegro to join it as a single entity or not at all, there is little political will in either republic to make the State Union a going concern.
21 Feb 05
Obstacles to Accession
Western Balkan states knocking on EU’s door have a lot of problems to overcome before they’re invited in.
21 Feb 05
The European Journey
Hard work and hard choices await countries of the western Balkans that are serious about their EU aspirations.
21 Feb 05
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