RFE/RL Balkan Report
09.08.2012
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the western Balkans.
For more stories on the Balkans, please visit and bookmark our Balkans page . |
Death In Church-Run Drug Rehab Center In Serbia Sparks Calls For Oversight
The death this week of a patient in a drug rehabilitation center connected to the Serbian Orthodox Church has sparked calls for greater scrutiny of such facilities, which have been operating with little or no government oversight. More 
Balkans Dominate Olympic Water Polo
Russian runner Natalya Antyukh has held off a late surge from Lashinda Demus, the current world champion from the United States, to win Olympic gold in the women's 400-meter low hurdles. More 
Serbian President's Government Appointments Raise Eyebrows, Cause Alarm
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has been in office for just over two months. But his rule is already raising alarm bells in Washington and Brussels over a number of issues. More 
Britain Revels In Golden Games
Britain has now won more gold medals at the London 2012 Olympics than at any Summer Games in the last 100 years. More 
Romanian PM Reshuffles Cabinet
Romania's left-of-center Prime Minister Victor Ponta has appointed new interior, justice, and foreign ministers in a cabinet reshuffle. More 
Afghan Olympian Hopes To Inspire
Afghanistan's only female athlete at the London Olympics has bowed out after coming last in her qualifying heat for the 100-meter sprint on August 3. More 
Belgrade To Seek New IMF Credit
Serbia's Finance Minister Mladjan Dinkic said on August 2 his country will seek to negotiate new credit from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) instead of trying to revive an arrangement suspended last year. More 
Candidates Selected For Bosnian Mufti
Five candidates have been nominated to succeed Mustafa Ceric as Bosnia-Herzegovina's Muslim religious leader, the grand mufti. More 
Impeachment Vote Fails In Romania
Romanian President Traian Basescu has survived an impeachment referendum due to low voter turnout. More 
Serbia's Vlade Divac: 'Olympics Send A Message And A Warning To All Of Us'
Vlade Divac led the Yugoslav team to gold medals in the 1990 and 2002 World Basketball Championships and silver medals in the 1988 and 1996 Summer Olympics.He is also one of only two European players to play more than 1,000 NBA games and to have his number retired by an NBA team. Divac, who is now president of the Serbian Olympic Committee, spoke to RFE/RL Balkan Service correspondent Zoran Glavonjic. More 
Romania President Survives Referendum
Romanian election officials say a referendum on whether to impeach President Traian Basescu is invalid because of low voter turnout. More 
China Makes History, Phelps Disappoints
Ye Shiwen and Sun Yang seized gold as China issued a challenge to U.S. supremacy in the Olympic pool on July 28 amid a day of disappointment for U.S. swimming star Michael Phelps. More |
