RFE/RL Balkan Report
28.06.2012
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the western Balkans.
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Montenegro Given EU 'Green Light'
European Union foreign ministers have agreed that Montenegro has carried out reforms and is ready to start EU accession negotiations. More 
Serbs, Kosovar Police Clash
Some 50 people were reported injured in clashes between Kosovar police and visiting Serbs on their way to mark the anniversary of a historic battle. More 
Serbian Nationalist Named Premier-Designate On Country's Sacred Day
On the Serbian calendar, one day looms far larger than all the others. For centuries, June 28 -- which Orthodox Christians mark as St. Vitus Day -- has witnessed some of the most dramatic events in Serbian history. And Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic chose this red-letter day for Serbian nationalism to name an ardent nationalist and former ally of Slobodan Milosevic as the country's prime minister-designate. More 
Karadzic Genocide Charge Dropped
The United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague has thrown out one of the two charges of genocide against wartime Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic. More 
License To Bicker: Macedonian Number Plates Raise Greek Ire
Greece and Macedonia's already strained relations have taken a turn for the worse in recent days thanks to a row over license plates. More 
Skopje Erects Yet Another Controversial Statue
After the diplomatic uproar following the erection of a giant bronze statue of Alexander the Great a year ago, and then of his father, Philip of Macedon, last month, the latest monumental statue to be raised in the Macedonian capital is also of a person claimed by its neighbors. More 
'Catherine, Meet Tomislav'
Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, appears to have suffered a minor behind-the-scenes protocol lapse shortly before meeting Serbia's newly elected president. More 
Don't Expect 'Hotel Kosovo' In Cinemas Soon
A project to make the first feature film about the 1999 Kosovo conflict, involving the co-producer of the award-winning 2004 film "Hotel Rwanda," appears to have collapsed amid charges of fraud and corruption. More |
