Turkey

EU Focus: Bulgaria Faces EU Entry Hurdles

Brussels worried by slow pace of reform of judiciary and high level of corruption.

21 Feb 05

Wave of arrests for violence elicits hostility from most local people.

21 Feb 05

Unable to afford hospital treatment, impoverished villagers are turning to local magicians for cures.

21 Feb 05

Shipping accident off Albanian coast does further damage to country’s tourism industry.

21 Feb 05

Economic collapse in Novi Pazar threatens to expose region’s simmering social and ethnic tensions.

21 Feb 05

Foreign business will think twice about coming to Bucharest until country cleans up its act.

21 Feb 05

Bribery and corruption appear routine among officials on what may soon be the gateway to the European Union.

21 Feb 05

President speaks of progress and shortcomings, in assessment of first year in office.

21 Feb 05

Roaring smuggling trade across Afghan border keep Peshawar markets humming.

21 Feb 05

The country's smaller ethnic communities are keen to have their say at the grand assembly.

21 Feb 05

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