Balkans

Gangs and Red Tape Deter Kosovo Investors

Physical threats to businessmen and complex bureaucratic procedures turning Kosovo into black hole for investors.

2 Aug 05

Arrest of former police chief fuels speculation that Serbian government is purging supporters of assassinated prime minister Zoran Djindjic.

2 Aug 05

Contrary to reports, Balkan states unlikely to join EU together, but may get equal access to funds reserved until now for candidate states.

2 Aug 05

The international community appears to be neglecting minority issues in the protectorate.

2 Aug 05

Tradition, poverty and parental apathy mean that most Roma girls do not get even a basic education.

2 Aug 05

Minorities living in camps beside the Trepca mine fear that their children are suffering from lead poisoning.

2 Aug 05

Without jobs, houses and security, Kosovo’s non-Albanians say they cannot return home.

2 Aug 05

Five years after the ousting of Slobodan Milosevic, chaos reigns on the Serbian media scene.

2 Aug 05

There is plenty for investigative journalists to do in the Balkans, but few media outlets where their voices can be heard.

2 Aug 05

Opposition furious that ruling parties and Lord Ashdown have united to quash law enabling courts to seize illegally obtained assets.

2 Aug 05

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