Balkans

Bulgarian interior minister visits Tripoli to discuss nurses on trial 23/11/2006 TRIPOLI, Libya — Bulgarian Interior Minister Rumen Petkov met with Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi in Tripoli on Wednesday (November 22nd). He also visited five Bulgarian nurses who have been detained for more than seven years for on charges widely …

Emphasising the importance of leaving behind historical disputes, Romania and Hungary vowed on Thursday (November 16th) to work together in the EU and to promote common and regional interests.

A Skopje court Tuesday (November 14th) sentenced 26 people found guilty of automobile smuggling and human trafficking. Their combined sentences totaled 108 years in prison. The group included Macedonian, Bulgarian, Albanian and Kosovo citizens. The organisers of the international trafficking channel, Dejan Stamkov and Jane Beldedovski, received the most severe …

The October 1st elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina provided an opportunity for several NGOs to promote greater activism among citizens. The most prominent of these was the Civic Organisation for Democracy (GROZD). Established by the Centre for Promotion of Civil Society, in co-operation with NGOs and citizens’

PREAMBUL Cui prodest? Cui foloseÅŸte destabilizarea economică ÅŸi politică a micuÅ£ului stat arab mediteranean? ÃŽn urma asasinării la 14 februarie 2005 a omului care a pus capăt unui război dezastruos de 15 ani, crimă care a emoÅ£ionat ÅŸi îndurerat nu numai poporul libanez, ci ÅŸi întreaga comunitate internaÅ£ională (fostul prim …

Impactul termenului astăzi “Religiile au pătruns atât de mult în ţesătura evenimentelor contemporane încât răspunderile celor ce le reprezintă sunt fără precedent “1 iar dacă religia nu devine astăzi soluÅ£ia, sau parte a soluÅ£iei, ea va fi în mod sigur o problemă. Fundamentalismul religios este un termen cu care astăzi suntem familiarizaÅ£i. Nu trece …

Montenegrin state prosecutor Vesna Medenica said on Monday (November 6th) that a group of ethnic Albanians, arrested nearly two months ago, is being investigated on a number of charges, including terrorism.

Croatia and Serbia have formally agreed to co-operate in bringing war criminals to justice. Following two years of working together in certain cases, prosecutors from the two countries recently met in Zagreb to sign a deal aimed at overcoming obstacles to collaboration. The move is the latest sign of normalised …

Air passengers across the EU are now allowed to carry small quantities of liquids in their hand luggage, under new security rules that took effect on Monday (November 6th).

Rehn welcomes signals from Turkey about amending controversial law 07/11/2006 BRUSSELS, Belgium — EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn on Monday (November 6th) welcomed a signal from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that his government is prepared to amend controversial Article 301 of the Penal Code, which has led to …