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                <language>en</language><item><title>Kosovo | Mitrovica Serbs turn to Moscow (Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1233551-mitrovica-serbs-turn-moscow</link><description><![CDATA[Afraid they will at the mercy of the Albanian majority once Serbia is forced to recognize Kosovo in exchange for EU members, a growing number of Kosovar Serbs have requested Russian citizenship. But &quot;Slav solidarity&quot; is a myth. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/HORSCH_Kosovo_0.jpg" length="83519" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:04:27 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Serbia-Kosovo | Border tension growing</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/1081441-border-tension-growing</link><description><![CDATA[For the Serbian daily Danas, it&rsquo;s &ldquo;escalation&quot;. On 20 October the forces of NATO and EULEX, the EU Rule of Law Mission, began to take [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/111021danas.jpg" length="7999" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:43:30 +0100</pubDate></item>
<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>Serbia | Merkel: "Choose between Kosovo or EU&quot;</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/882161-merkel-choose-between-kosovo-or-eu</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Kosovo [first], then Europe,&rdquo; sums up Danas in its coverage of the meeting between Angela Merkel and Boris Tadic in Belgrade on August 23. The [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/danas_srb_01-3*.jpg" length="23892" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:36:54 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Balkans | Smalltime smugglers' war in Kosovo (NRC Handelsblad, Rotterdam)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/813511-smalltime-smugglers-war-kosovo</link><description><![CDATA[As the border post went up in flames, NATO troops moved in to prevent an escalation of hostilities. The tension on the border between Kosovo and Serbia, a smuggling flashpoint, has once again reached fever pitch. A Dutch columnist argues that the solution should be more talks and subsidies for legal businesses. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/kosovo-29072011.jpg" length="128042" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:32:38 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Libyan War | How much longer?</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/703221-how-much-longer</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The West should realise that Libya is not Kosovo,&rdquo; runs the front page headline in Dutch daily De Volksrant following a NATO meeting on the [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/volkskrant-09062011-100.jpg" length="36382" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:28:35 +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>Belgium | Refugees prompt &quot;humanitarian crisis&quot;</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/569141-refugees-prompt-humanitarian-crisis</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Asylum applications up by 30% per month,&rdquo; headlines Le Soir,  which reports that the Belgian Secretary of State for Social  Integration, Philippe Courard, [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/110325lesoir.jpg" length="8191" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:58:52 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>LIBYA | A just war - but just what kind? (Presseurop, )</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/562741-just-war-just-what-kind</link><description><![CDATA[The primary objective of Operation Odyssey Dawn – to protect Libyan civilians – is a just one, says the European press. But the other issues – oil, the fall of Gaddafi and the image of Nicolas Sarkozy – are not neglected. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Libya-Odyssey-Dawn.jpg" length="66793" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:37:50 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Balkans | Serbia and Kosovo start negotiations</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/535211-serbia-and-kosovo-start-negotiations</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Serbia and Kosovo at the same table&rdquo; headlines Polish daily Rzeczpospolita on the very day representatives from both countries start &ldquo;historical negotiations&rdquo; in Brussels. Serbia [&hellip;] (News in brief)]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:31:34 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Kosovo | Hashim Thaçi, the big fish of Pristina (The Guardian, London)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/475881-hashim-thaci-big-fish-pristina</link><description><![CDATA[As the Council of Europe prepares to demand an investigation into the shady underworld dealings of Kosovo PM Hashim Thaçi, secret Nato documents leaked to British daily The Guardian provide more shocking revelations about a prized Western ally. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Hashim-Thaci_0.jpg" length="51011" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:09:04 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>EU accession | The Balkan family photo is blurred (Politika, Belgrade)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/472521-balkan-family-photo-blurred</link><description><![CDATA[The population census demanded by Brussels has become a political challenge in most of the countries of the western Balkans. Twenty years after the start of the wars in former Yugoslavia, the venture brings ethnic and social tensions back into the spotlight. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/balkans-family.jpg" length="43169" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:57:20 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Balkans | The big cleanup begins (Monitor, Podgorica)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/442561-big-cleanup-begins</link><description><![CDATA[Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro: in the space of a fortnight, the leaders or ex-leaders of all three countries have been arrested or accused of wrongdoing. Meanwhile, reports a Montenegro weekly, the EU is paving the way for the accession of all three Balkan countries. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Milo-Djukanovic.jpg" length="71949" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:48:09 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Kosovo | Was Europe blind? (Presseurop, )</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/433801-was-europe-blind</link><description><![CDATA[The European Council report released on 15 December accusing Kosovo’s leadership of organ trafficking raises plenty of questions about the EU’s indulgent attitude towards prime minister Hashim Thaçi and former Albanian separatists. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Hashim-Thaci.jpg" length="55946" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:13:38 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Balkans | Neither here nor there (Adevărul, Bucharest)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/350081-neither-here-nor-there</link><description><![CDATA[A nest of vipers, a powderkeg of ancient hatreds or the cradle of Western civilisation — Europe doesn&#039;t know how to view its troublesome southeastern corner. One thing is sure though, it keeps getting its stance wrong. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/zagreb.jpg" length="75616" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:00:49 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Kosovo | EU and Serbia finally reach agreement</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/334801-eu-and-serbia-finally-reach-agreement</link><description><![CDATA[Politika reports that &ldquo;Serbia and the EU will jointly propose a draft resolution&rdquo; to the United Nations. The text, which calls for dialogue between Serbia [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/Politika-100.jpg" length="10971" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:42:53 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Restless holidays | Editorial</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/editorial/325781-restless-holidays</link><description><![CDATA[Can we really talk about a return from the easy, slow-news days of summer holidays at a time when it seems that the whole of Europe was unable to shut down for even a weekend? Between saving Greece, the government negotiations in the Netherlands and Belgium, the debate on the proposed energy tax in Gemany, the raging fires in Russia, the floods in Central Europe and Pakistan (where the EU was very last at jumping in to help, unusually), and of course the issue of the &quot;voluntary repatriations&quot; of Romanian and Bulgarian Roma from France, this summer has been anything but idle. Except, perhaps, in the case of European Council president Herman Van Rompuy, from whom we have heard nothing for the last month, notes La Stampa.
And things might well continue at the same pace. Following the summit of the &quot;Big four&quot; European powers set for 6 September  &ndash;  that the Belgian EU presidency threatens to boycott, fearing that its real purpose is to legitimise France&#039;s expulsions of the Roma&nbsp; &ndash;  there will be a meeting of foreign ministers, who are to discuss, among other topics, the issue of Kosovo (Berlin has suggested to Serbia that they would have an open door into the EU if they recognised Kosovo&#039;s autonomy). There is also the (less than inspiring) state of justice in Bulgaria and Romania, both trying to be a part of the Schengen zone. Next up are the referendum on the presidential election in Moldavia (a requisite condition for pursuing negotiations toward an eventual membership in the Schengen area), as well as one on Constitutional reforms in Turkey (ditto), not to mention the legislative elections in Sweden. Which leaves a lot on the plate of the Union&#039;s unusually quiet Belgian presidency, whose first hundred days will soon be coming to an end.
Iulia Badea Gu&eacute;rit&eacute;e
 (Editorial)]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:18:22 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Germany | 12,000 Roma to be deported to Kosovo</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/304551-12000-roma-be-deported-kosovo</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;At home in Germany&quot;, headlines Der Freitag, with a photo of one of the 12,000 Roma and Ashkali that Berlin intends to deport to Kosovo [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/29072010-Der-Freitag.jpg" length="8992" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:50:01 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Autonomy | Regions making themselves heard (Adevărul, Bucharest)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/302051-regions-making-themselves-heard</link><description><![CDATA[The International Court of Justice’s decision to uphold Kosovo’s declaration of independence will rekindle debate on the future of European regions with strong identities. On 24 July, the Romanian Vice-President of the European Parliament Laszlo Tökes called for autonomous status for Transylvania. And in Brussels, more than 300 regional delegations are lobbying to protect the interests of sub-national entities across the continent. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/transylvania.jpg" length="79004" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:46:13 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Balkans | Kosovo still on the road to nowhere (Jurnalul Naţional, Bucharest)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/299871-kosovo-still-road-nowhere</link><description><![CDATA[On 22 July, the International Court of Justice ruled that the independence of the former Yugoslav province does not violate international law. For Europe, the future of this quasi-fictive state remains a geopolitical headache. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Kosovo.jpg" length="48189" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:52:37 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Austria / Kosovo | Kosovan Arigona to be deported</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/290271-kosovan-arigona-be-deported</link><description><![CDATA[Headlining with &quot;Stateless Arigona,&quot; Falter reports on the outcome of a high-profile legal battle that will now result in the deportation of Arigona Zogaj and [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/07082010-Falter.jpg" length="13064" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:54:10 +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>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>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>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>Kosovo | Pristina walks out of EU talks</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/86851-pristina-walks-out-eu-talks</link><description><![CDATA[In the wake of a series of incidents highlighting the growing tension between the&nbsp;the European Rule of Law Mission to Kosovo (EULEX) and representatives of [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/taz-090828_4.jpg" length="7494" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:04:10 +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>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>Cooperation | Balkans to Europe</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/38811-balkans-europe</link><description><![CDATA[The European Union&#039;s carrot and stick approach to the Balkans has left many people unhappy, warns Hido Biscevic, Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council, [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:24:13 +0100</pubDate></item>
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