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                <language>en</language><item><title>European Union | An enlargement of illusions (Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1053791-enlargement-illusions</link><description><![CDATA[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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Stefan-Fuele.jpg" length="102571" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:50:45 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Former Yugoslavia | Balkan delusions of grandeur (Jutarnji List, Zagreb)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1016391-balkan-delusions-grandeur</link><description><![CDATA[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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Alexander-Skopje.jpg" length="116926" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:05:59 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Bosnia and Herzegovina | What role for the European &#039;Tsar&#039;? (Mladá Fronta DNES, Prague)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/849841-what-role-european-tsar</link><description><![CDATA[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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Bosnia-paix.jpg" length="88178" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:14:37 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Serbia-Netherlands | Mladić transferred to The Hague</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/688381-mladic-transferred-hague</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Mladić transferred to The Hague,&quot; headlines Nezavisne Novine, following the extradition of the Bosnian-Serb former military leader from Belgrade to the Netherlands. According to the [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/Nezavisne-Novine-01062011-100.jpg" length="42452" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:03:53 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Serbia | After Mladic, the way is open (Nacional, Zagreb)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/680231-after-mladic-way-open</link><description><![CDATA[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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/CORAX_Mladic.jpg" length="87760" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 16:55:13 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Balkan blues | Editorial</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/editorial/680561-balkan-blues</link><description><![CDATA[They  say it takes 20 years for a new generation to emerge, and perhaps this  is also the amount of time that has been needed to put an end to the  fallout from the break-up of the former Yugoslavia. With the 26 May  arrest of Ratko Mladić, one of the highest ranking names on the list of  those indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former  Yugoslavia in The Hague, justice will finally be done for Srebrenica:  the worst crime in the fratricidal wars that ravaged Croatia and Bosnia  from 1991 to 1995 (and later Kosovo in 1999). Now that this dark chapter  in its history has been brought to a close, Serbia can shortly hope to  join the European Union.
Though  it may well be a coincidence, it is nonetheless interesting to note  that the arrest took place in the same week when Croatia was informed  that negotiations on its accession will not be concluded as previously  scheduled before the end of June. As Novi List  noted early this week: &quot;The EU&rsquo;s new enlargement is a strategic  decision that has prompted another geopolitical tug-of-war between  Western countries.&quot; The Croat daily goes on to point out: &quot;Just as it  was at the beginning of the 1990s, on one side we have a group of  nations led by Germany and Austria along with the countries of the  Visegr&aacute;d group (Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia) that  are staunch supporters of the rapid accession of Croatia, which they  believe has been the victim of prejudice for too long. On the other, we  have Great Britain and its main continental allies  &ndash;  the Netherlands,  Denmark, and the Scandinavian countries  &ndash;  who want negotiations to be  concluded at the end of the year, at a time when Serbia can fulfill the  conditions to apply for EU membership.&quot; And this scenario has now been  made possible by the Mladić&rsquo;s arrest. But Europe&rsquo;s 27 member states will  have to exercise careful judgment because the Balkan region remains a  hotbed of potential crises.
In  Belgrade, it is still too early to evaluate the political consequences  of Mladić&rsquo;s arrest, while in Zagreb, The Hague&rsquo;s recent sentencing of  General Gotovina has reinforced hostility to the EU. And in both  countries, corruption and excessive nationalism still present a threat  to a trouble free accession. In  Bosnia-Herzegovina, the same Serbs who were led by Mladić are  threatening to organise a referendum on their independence  &ndash;  a  development that would put an end to the precarious peace that has  reigned there since 1995. And in Kosovo, a state that is still not  recognized by five members of the EU, where crime and corruption  continue to thrive, the possibility of a separation between Serbian and  Albanian territories remains a threat to regional equilibrium.
On  the eve of Mladić&rsquo;s arrest, the Commissioner for Enlargement and  European Neighbourhood Policy, Stefan F&uuml;lle, presented the EU&rsquo;s new  strategy for the countries on its borders, which is mainly focused on  Arab states, and to the detriment of countries like Belarus, Ukraine and  Georgia, which until now &nbsp;had been given priority treatment  &ndash;   highlighting what appears to be an inability on the part of the EU to  apply a consistent policy for all of its neighbours. The Balkans are  situated at a meeting point of the perspectives of enlargement and  neighbourhood policy, with Croatia and now Serbia leading the way. But  the effort that will be required to integrate both of these countries  should not pave the way for a neglect of the rest of the region.  Mladić&rsquo;s arrest is just one chapter in a story that could have many  different outcomes.
 (Editorial)]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 14:08:56 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Serbie | Mladic arrest clears way | Cartoon (Politika, Belgrade)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/cartoon/677411-mladic-arrest-clears-way</link><description><![CDATA[Mladic arrest clears way (Cartoon)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/picture/Status-quo.jpg" length="61741" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 17:06:59 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Music | Eurovision, better than an EU directive (Irish Independent, Dublin)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/261341-eurovision-better-eu-directive</link><description><![CDATA[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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/eurovision-lithuania.jpg" length="28276" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 12:39:26 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Turkey | European justice is Turkish delight (Trouw, Amsterdam)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/194951-european-justice-turkish-delight</link><description><![CDATA[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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Turkey-human-rights.jpg" length="164932" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:25:35 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>BALKANS | Kosovo, the problem neighbour (The Guardian, London)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/192501-kosovo-problem-neighbour</link><description><![CDATA[Two years after Kosovo&#039;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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Kosovo-independence.jpg" length="139805" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:39:20 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>History | Can&#039;t take the Ottoman out of the Balkans (Globus-Skopje, Skopje)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/185771-cant-take-ottoman-out-balkans</link><description><![CDATA[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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/skopje-mosque.jpg" length="29134" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:38:22 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Serbia | EU opens the gates another crack (Presseurop, )</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/153671-eu-opens-gates-another-crack</link><description><![CDATA[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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/serbia-romania-border.jpg" length="31271" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:03:19 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Balkans | Hail Albania! (The Guardian, London)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/143051-hail-albania</link><description><![CDATA[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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/albanie-fresque.JPG" length="172845" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:35:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Enlargement | Bosnia on the brink (Die Tageszeitung, Berlin)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/139771-bosnia-brink</link><description><![CDATA[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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Bosnie.JPG" length="107323" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>BERTRAMS | HET PAROOL (AMSTERDAM) | I need more time! | Cartoon (, )</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/picture/128151-i-need-more-time</link><description><![CDATA[I need more time! (Cartoon)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/picture/PAROOL-l'heure.JPG" length="257581" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:09:11 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Balkans | Back to the future with Yugo-nostalgia (Wprost, Warsaw)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/122241-back-future-yugo-nostalgia</link><description><![CDATA[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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/tito-contest.jpg" length="36458" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:16:26 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Accession | Zagreb and Ankara &quot;must do better&quot;</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/117321-zagreb-and-ankara-must-do-better</link><description><![CDATA[On 14 October the European Commission submitted its annual EU enlargement report on progress in the accession process for each candidate country. If &ldquo;it wants [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/zaman_15102009.jpg" length="43249" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:28:49 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>EU enlargement | Auditors find &quot;black hole&quot; of the Balkans</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/116391-auditors-find-black-hole-balkans</link><description><![CDATA[Commenting on a report presented to the European Commission on 13 October,&nbsp;Trouw notes that the European Court of Auditors claims that a&nbsp;large number of cooperation [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/trouw-141009.jpg" length="37220" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:18:12 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Balkans | Washington controls the Bosnian game (Novi List, Rijeka)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/115281-washington-controls-bosnian-game</link><description><![CDATA[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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/billboard-bosnia.jpg" length="57813" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:49:47 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Bosnia-Herzegovina | Have passport, can&#039;t travel (BH Dani, Sarajevo)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/89831-have-passport-cant-travel</link><description><![CDATA[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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/stop-sign-bosnia_3.jpg" length="42434" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:42:03 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Turkey | Go East (The Guardian, London)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/79961-go-east</link><description><![CDATA[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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/turkey-arab_4.jpg" length="135053" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:17:28 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>EU enlargement | Never mind the Balkans, here&#039;s Iceland (El País, Madrid)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/67711-never-mind-balkans-heres-iceland</link><description><![CDATA[The enthusiasm with which member states have welcomed Reykjavik&#039;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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/serbie-europe-2.jpg" length="114808" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:31:16 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>War crimes | New age guru Karadzic "defended the bees"</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/63221-new-age-guru-karadzic-defended-bees</link><description><![CDATA[In the 90&rsquo;s, as Yugoslavia fell apart, Radovan Karadzic led the Serbs of Bosnia to declare their own republic. Aided by Slobodan Milosevic&rsquo;&rdquo;s government in [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:58:58 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Balkans | Frustrated expectations (The Guardian, London)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/55521-frustrated-expectations</link><description><![CDATA[Croatia&#039;s prime minister resigned July 1 because his country&#039;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. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/ivo-sanader.jpg" length="44156" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:11:27 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>COMMEMORATION | Srebrenica, in the headlines once a year (Trouw, Amsterdam)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/53051-srebrenica-headlines-once-year</link><description><![CDATA[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&#039;s young people, reports Trouw. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/srebrenica.jpg" length="68202" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:47:09 +0100</pubDate></item>
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