Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Editorial: Balkan hopes
26 April 2013547Presseurop -
Serbia-Bosnia: ‘On my knees I ask forgiveness for the crime of Srebrenica’
26 April 2013715PresseuropOslobođenje -
Cinema: ‘Nazif Mujić returns to Sarajevo with two Silver Bears’
18 February 201329PresseuropOslobođenje -
Balkans: Milorad Dodik offers asylum to Kosovo Serbs
7 January 2013443PresseuropBlic -
Immigration: For or against visas for the Balkans?
26 October 20128520PresseuropDagens Nyheter, Aftonbladet -
Former Yugoslavia: Kusturica’s nationalist remake
27 June 2012181 Politika Belgrade -
International justice: Mladić faces his victims
16 May 201227 Danas Belgrade -
Bosnia-Herzegovina: “The day Europe died in Sarajevo”
6 April 20121591PresseuropDnevni Avaz, Delo, Die Presse, El País -
Bosnia-Herzegovina: “In the Land of Blood and Honey” - soothing for elites and victims
28 February 20121317 Oslobođenje Sarajevo -
European Union: An enlargement of illusions
13 October 2011853 Dagens Nyheter Stockholm -
Former Yugoslavia: Balkan delusions of grandeur
3 October 20113535 Jutarnji List Zagreb -
Bosnia and Herzegovina: What role for the European 'Tsar'?
10 August 2011512 Mladá Fronta DNES Prague -
Serbia-Netherlands: Mladić transferred to The Hague
1 June 20111PresseuropNezavisne Novine -
Serbia: After Mladic, the way is open
27 May 201172 Nacional Zagreb -
Editorial: Balkan blues
27 May 2011341Presseurop -
Serbie: Mladic arrest clears way
26 May 201158 Politika Belgrade -
Music: Eurovision, better than an EU directive
28 May 2010752 Irish Independent Dublin -
Turkey: European justice is Turkish delight
19 February 2010261 Trouw Amsterdam -
BALKANS: Kosovo, the problem neighbour
17 February 2010201 The Guardian London -
History: Can't take the Ottoman out of the Balkans
8 February 20101063 Globus-Skopje Skopje -
Serbia: EU opens the gates another crack
10 December 2009Presseurop -
Balkans: Hail Albania!
25 November 2009191 The Guardian London -
Enlargement: Bosnia on the brink
18 November 20093 Die Tageszeitung Berlin -
BERTRAMS | HET PAROOL (AMSTERDAM): I need more time!
30 October 2009 -
Balkans: Back to the future with Yugo-nostalgia
22 October 2009381 Wprost Warsaw -
Accession: Zagreb and Ankara "must do better"
15 October 2009PresseuropZaman -
EU enlargement: Auditors find "black hole" of the Balkans
14 October 2009PresseuropTrouw -
Balkans: Washington controls the Bosnian game
13 October 20091 Novi List Rijeka -
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Have passport, can't travel
3 September 200921 BH Dani Sarajevo -
Turkey: Go East
19 August 2009The Guardian London -
EU enlargement: Never mind the Balkans, here's Iceland
31 July 20092 El País Madrid -
War crimes: New age guru Karadzic “defended the bees”
27 July 2009PresseuropThe New York Times -
Balkans: Frustrated expectations
15 July 2009The Guardian London -
COMMEMORATION: Srebrenica, in the headlines once a year
13 July 2009Trouw Amsterdam
On 28 June, which is the anniversary of the battle of Kosovo, the Bosnian Serb film maker will inaugurate Andrićgrad: a town built to celebrate the work of writer Ivo Andrić. Belgrade journalist Boško Jakšić dénonces a project, which he claims is intent on instrumentalising history and memory for nationalist ends. 
Given a triumphant welcome in Bosnia – and very criticised in Serbia – Angelina Jolie's film nonetheless maintains the victimisation promoted by a part of the Bosnian political, cultural and religious elite, regrets Croatian writer, Boris Dežulović. 
In opening up the prospect of accession to several candidate countries, the European Commissioner for Enlargement means to put on a show of optimism. But it only reinforces the impression that Europe doesn’t know where it’s going, writes the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter. 
In a phenomenon that has emerged in cities as diverse as Skopje, Niš and Split, the states of the former Yugoslavia are been swept by a craze for megalomaniac monuments. Croatian writer Jurica Pavicic examines the vogue for these nationalist monstrosities, and concludes their goal is to rewrite history. 
Sixteen years after a bloody civil war, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains a fragmented, divided and dependent country. The Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, headed by the EU Special Representative, plays a vital role in the administration of the state. Is that good or bad? asks the foreign editor of MF Dnes. 
In arresting one of the generals responsible for the Srebrenica massacre, Serbian authorities have demonstrated their desire to close a dark chapter in their history. But several questions remain about Ratko Mladic’s flight from justice. 
The Eurovision Song Contest is not just a festival of tackiness, cheese and camp, argues Irish author Martina Devlin. It’s also a chance to have a look at the countries with whom we now have inextricable links. 
Violations of freedom of religion, equality before the law, human rights: a great many Turks bypass their own legal system to put their case directly to the European Court of Human Rights. A phenomenon that vexes jurists no end, but is gradually changing the Turkish mindset. 
Two years after Kosovo's declaration of independence, the Union is still unable to come up with a coherent policy for the western Balkans. This threatens not only to scupper Serbia’s accession to the EU, but also to destabilise the region itself. 
Five centuries of Turkish domination left their mark on culture, cuisine, language and even gestures in Balkan countries. It is an influence that is still apparent in attitudes that have affected the pace of integration in the European Union for a number of Balkan states. 
After years of gridlock, the EU 27 have now decided to get the Serbian accession talks going again. Whilst delighted by the EU’s green light for Serbia’s free trade agreement, the Serb press says Belgrade still has a long way to go before it can hope for accession. 
On 16 November the EU Council formally approved Albania’s application for accession to the Union. Guardian columnist Peter Preston argues in favour of an emerging country whose enthusiasm for the European project is a welcome antidote to eurosceptic cynicism. 
For Bosnia, the road to Brussels is paved with constitutional reform. But in the current talks between European, American and Bosnian leaders, Brussels has shown a dearth of discernment that could endanger the democratic process, worries Tageszeitung. 
Separated by wars which marked the 1990s, some citizens of the former Yugoslavia are attempting to rebuild the cultural ties, which were a feature of the Titoist state. Today, with encouragement from Europe, political leaders are also beginning to recognize this trend. 
Europe and America are trying to obtain an agreement between Bosnian leaders on the reform of the constitution of Bosnia-Herzegovina. However, the Croatian daily Novi List reports that the EU appears to be unable to exert much pressure in the negotiations, which may prove crucial to the future of the country. 
From 1st January, 2010, Muslim Bosnians and Kosovans will be the only citizens of the former Yugoslavia required to obtain visas to enter the European Union. Sarejevo daily, BH Dani, explains how impartial principles will result in discriminatory practice. 
The EU rose out of the ashes of war. Perhaps, with a little patience and pragmatism, a Middle Eastern Union is not such a distant fantasy. And Turkey, as East-West linchpin, is well-placed to be that unifying force. 
The enthusiasm with which member states have welcomed Reykjavik's request for accession to the EU is in marked contrast to the prudence — and in some cases hostility — which has greeted similar requests from the countries of ex-Yugoslavia and Turkey. But the EU cannot afford to give the impression that certain candidates enjoy special privileges. 
Croatia's prime minister resigned July 1 because his country's future accession to the EU had been called into question. In Macedonia too, the EU aspirant government is fragile. As the European dream recedes, the more Western Balkan states are destabilised, writes British researcher Ian Bancroft in the Guardian. 
Fourteen years after the massacre of more than 8,000 of its inhabitants, the Bosnian city, overshadowed by economic problems, is still struggling to get back on its feet. In a bid to dynamize the economy and build for the future, a multi-ethnic association financed by the Netherlands is training the town's young people, reports Trouw.