Macedonia

EU Needs New Approach to Western Balkans

Fears of being abandoned after enlargement are misplaced, but EU needs to change course if it wants to prevent turbulence in the region.

Knocking on Europe's Door

Trouble Brewing for Kosovo Entrepreneurs

Customs duties and marketing failures are just some of the reasons why Kosovo businesses struggle to break even.

Macedonia Calls for Extradition of Fugitive Minister

Macedonia hopes case against disgraced ex-minister will restore its battered international reputation.

Macedonia: Nationalists Face Internal Revolution

The main opposition party VMRO is riven by a damaging conflict that threatens to cause a schism.

Radicals Test the Ground in Drenica

In the old heartland of the KLA a new paramilitary force is trying to win support.

Old Foes Serenade Serbia in Istanbul

Love is in the air in the Balkans - if the Eurovision Song Contest is anything to go by.

Comment: Balkans Facing Possibly Ruinous Isolation

The international community’s flagging interest in the Balkans could undermine media development and democracy in the region.

Nostalgia Grows for Tito's Lost World

Social and economic instability prompt many Balkan citizens to yearn for a time of order and prosperity.

Probing the Balkans

BCR investigations, examples of which are summarised below, have generated much debate on some of the most troubling problems and issues in the region (BCR No 500, 28-May-04)