RFE/RL BALKAN REPORT
31.01.2013
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the western Balkans.
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Afghan Rise In Press-Freedom Index
Afghanistan has climbed 22 places in this year's Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders "thanks to the fact that no journalists are in prison" there. More A United Nations concert by a Belgrade vocal ensemble has provoked anger and upset among Bosnian groups who have complained that one of the songs was associated with the Balkan massacres of the 1990s. More RFE/RL's Brussels correspondent, Rikard Jozwiak, looks at how a possible "Brexit" -- or even a looser relationship between Britain and the EU -- might affect the bloc's enlargement and foreign policy. More Miralem Ramic is a 12-year-old soccer sensation from a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina. TV Liberty, the television branch of RFE/RL's Balkan Service, first reported on the newcomer in 2011; since then, major soccer clubs from across Europe have been knocking at his door. More Italian actress Monica Bellucci, the star of an upcoming film by renowned film director Emir Kusturica, says she's excited. She's excited to play a Serb, excited to act in the Serbian language, and excited simply to physically be in Serbia. More |