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                <language>en</language><item><title>Croatia | A small "yes" to EU</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/press-review/1432971-small-yes-eu</link><description><![CDATA[On 22 January, Croats voted in favour of ratifying the Treaty of Accession to the EU, prompting a sigh of relief in Brussels. The record voter abstention rate, however, must give cause for concern, notes the Croatian press. &ndash;  (Press review)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/author/croatia-ue.jpg" length="88754" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:06:53 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Croatia | Joining the Union with little enthusiasm (Tportal , Zagreb)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1420461-joining-union-little-enthusiasm</link><description><![CDATA[On January 22, Croatia must ratify by referendum the Treaty of Accession to the EU. But the campaign, coming just as the country is about to enter a Europe in crisis, has been marked by second thoughts and a new nationalist rhetoric. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/corax-croatia.jpg" length="21633" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:39:33 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Eurozone crisis | Will the EU end up like Yugoslavia? (Politika, Belgrade)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1359201-will-eu-end-yugoslavia</link><description><![CDATA[Seen from Belgrade, Zagreb or Sarajevo, the economic and institutional crisis that has struck the European Union has a certain air of déjà-vu. Serbian daily Politika remarks on the similarities with the years preceding the break-up of the federation founded by Tito. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/balkan-europe.jpg" length="46363" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:20:11 +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>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>Balkans | Ikea, a Bulgarian idea of luxury (Standart, Sofia)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/982751-ikea-bulgarian-idea-luxury</link><description><![CDATA[The long awaited opening of the Swedish brand’s first shop in Sofia has been spoiled by controversy over prices — an opportunity for Bulgarian journalist Martin Karbovski to poke fun at his compatriots’ taste for novelty at all costs... (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Ikea-Bulgaria.jpg" length="71626" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:21:25 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Germany-Serbia | Plain speaking in Belgrade</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/875451-plain-speaking-belgrade</link><description><![CDATA[On the eve of her first visit to Serbia, Tagesspiegel calls on Angela Merkel to speak &quot;quite frankly&quot; with authorities in Belgrade about the conditions [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/22082011-DerTagesspieg-100.jpg" length="10438" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:50:47 +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>Netherlands | Dutch state liable for Srebrenica deaths</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/759871-dutch-state-liable-srebrenica-deaths</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The Court [of Appeal of The Hague] has handed down a historic decision&rdquo; and has left &ldquo;the state in disarray&rdquo; by finding it responsible for [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/trouw-06072011-100.jpg" length="37123" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:34:42 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Croatia | Barroso opens door to EU</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/700351-barroso-opens-door-eu</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Barroso finally says so: It&rsquo;s over! Croats, you will soon be rewarded for your efforts,&quot; reports a delighted Jutarnji list, paraphrasing the president of the [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/jutarnjilist-08062011-100.jpg" length="44901" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:41:33 +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>Former Yugoslavia | Mladić arrest won&#039;t wash away the shame (, )</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/680621-mladic-arrest-wont-wash-away-shame</link><description><![CDATA[While the European press has universally welcomed the arrest of Ratko Mladić, reactions vary according to how the different countries were caught up in the war in Bosnia. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Srebrenica.jpg" length="58356" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 18:11:27 +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>Litterature | Paolo Rumiz, soul without frontiers (Le Figaro, Paris)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/614571-paolo-rumiz-soul-without-frontiers</link><description><![CDATA[Traveller, writer and journalist. Italian, Balkan and a little bit Slavic too. Paolo Rumiz is all these things at the same time, this man who has passed through the upheavals of Europe and got it all down in books of highly personal tales. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/paolo-rumiz.jpg" length="28411" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:34:14 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Balkans | Croats come face to face with their history (Novi List, Rijeka)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/609451-croats-come-face-face-their-history</link><description><![CDATA[The conviction of former General Gotovina for war crimes on April 15 has been received very badly by a people who consider him a hero of the wars in former Yugoslavia. But this verdict is also a chance to think about what happened, a Croatian columnist writes. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/croatia-gotovina.jpg" length="117142" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:33:23 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Croatia | National hero sentenced</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/601751-national-hero-sentenced</link><description><![CDATA[A single word, &ldquo;Hero,&rdquo; dominates the front page of Večernji list. The &lsquo;hero&rsquo; in question is former general Ante Gotovina,  who faced war crimes [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/110415vecernjilist.jpg" length="7033" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:55:11 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Neighbourhood Policy | Dark clouds over Mare Nostrum (La Repubblica, Rome)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/564811-dark-clouds-over-mare-nostrum</link><description><![CDATA[Initially ignored by Europe, the Mediterranean region was subsequently the focus of several integration projects, all of which failed to produce results. The current crisis, now striking its southern shores, is a testament to the need for a new approach. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Sdralevich-mediterranean-sea.jpg" length="660039" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:30:23 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Interview | Saviano: Mafia has conquered Balkans (Foreign Policy România, Bucarest)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/544251-saviano-mafia-has-conquered-balkans</link><description><![CDATA[The Italian Mafia has succeeded in colonising the Balkans and Eastern Europe, announces Roberto Saviano, the author of the novel Gomorrah. In Romania, it manages prostitution networks, which are also linked to drug trafficking and money laundering. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/saviano-talk.jpg" length="23523" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:51:04 +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>Serbia | Dark side of the Yugosphere (Il Sole-24 Ore, Milan)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/360661-dark-side-yugosphere</link><description><![CDATA[With Serbia’s candidacy for EU accession up for review at the end of the month, the tension fomented by Serb ultranationalists is mounting dangerously: witness Serb hooligans’ recent attacks on the Gay Pride parade in Belgrade and at the Italy-Serbia match in Genoa. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/serbia-football_2.jpg" length="30996" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:24:47 +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>Central Europe | Greater Hungary, an imminent danger (Lidové noviny , Prague)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/257021-greater-hungary-imminent-danger</link><description><![CDATA[The new government in Budapest wants to issue passports to all the ethnic Hungarians living in neighbouring countries. Slovakia, which is one of the main countries concerned, is none too pleased. The measure may prompt an increase in nationalist antipathy that could destabilise the EU. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/hungary-flag.jpg" length="40165" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 18:02:12 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Central Europe | We don&#039;t want to play the class clown (Magyar Nemzet, Budapest)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/257541-we-dont-want-play-class-clown</link><description><![CDATA[The Hungarian and Slovak governments are overplaying the nationalist card, which is not only dangerous for their own people, but absurdly self-defeating, as it merely confirms Western prejudices about Central Europe, bemoans a Hungarian journalist. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/clowns-hungary-slovakia_0.jpg" length="227659" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 14:02:20 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Culture | The fickle heart of Europe (Hospodářské noviny, Prague)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/250831-fickle-heart-europe</link><description><![CDATA[How should we define Mitteleuropa? For Czech academic Jiri Travnicek, the region of Central Europe is characterised by an ever changing relationship with history, geography and culture. A Hospodářské noviny interview. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Central-europe_0.jpg" length="173360" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 19:24:17 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Balkans | And how about "Northern Macedonia"? (Kapital, Sofia)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/244971-and-how-about-northern-macedonia</link><description><![CDATA[After nearly two decades of absurd and counter-productive quarreling, it&#039;s high time that Greece and its former Yugoslavian neighbour find a solution to the Macedonian name issue, argues Bulgarian weekly Kapital. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/macedonia-greece-name.jpg" length="134587" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 17:48:03 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Greece | Athens' neighbours anxious about aftermath (Presseurop, )</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/229491-athens-neighbours-anxious-about-aftermath</link><description><![CDATA[Several countries are on tenterhooks about the latest developments in the Greek economy, either because their economies are closely bound up with Athens’ or because they fear the Greek crisis will delay their accession to the eurozone. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/greece-albania-bulgaria.jpg" length="125193" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:08:50 +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 | Belgrade goes for EU membership</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/159721-belgrade-goes-eu-membership</link><description><![CDATA[Today, Serbian President Boris Tadić will fly to Stockholm to officially submit his country&#039;s application for membership of the European Union &ndash; a milestone perceived [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/Politka-100x130_0.jpg" length="37041" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:30:38 +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>After &amp;quot;89 | Wall comes down in Big Apple</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/135381-wall-comes-down-big-apple</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The &lsquo;autumn of nations&rsquo;, as the 1989 revolutions have been nicknamed, that led to the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, is the [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/Cotidianul-111109.jpg" length="46559" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:36:01 +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>Foreign policy | The peacekeeper&#039;s lament (Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, Warsaw)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/121741-peacekeepers-lament</link><description><![CDATA[Diplomats, soldiers, policemen: from the Balkans to Afghanistan, the EU is deploying more or less ambitious  peacekeeping missions. But in a report two experts assert that lack of organisation or commitment from member states means that the results often fall short of expectation, reports Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Eupol-afganistan.JPG" length="128841" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:15:36 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Debate | Europe, the future frontiers (Le Monde, Paris)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/116501-europe-future-frontiers</link><description><![CDATA[As the political situation on its periphery evolves, the EU needs to clearly define its borders, argues geopolitician Michel Foucher in Le Monde, especially in regard to Turkish accession, on which the Commission is publishing its annual report today. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/frontiere-asie-europe.jpg" length="171173" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:39:23 +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>Balkans | Serbia turns to Moscow and Beijing</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/111141-serbia-turns-moscow-and-beijing</link><description><![CDATA[Der Standard leads with the headline, &quot;Russia lends one billion euros to Serbia,&quot; reporting that former Yugoslav republic will also borrow another 200 million euros [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/der-standard-091007-100.jpg" length="12540" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:24:33 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>European Commission | The three next big things (El País, Madrid)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/100981-three-next-big-things</link><description><![CDATA[The re-election of José Manuel Barroso represents an opportunity to “complete” Europe over the next five years and make it a real global player. According to political analyst José Ignacio Torreblanca, the president&#039;s focus should be on three major issues: internal cohesion, enlargement and the European Neighbour Policy. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/europe-light-dark.jpg" length="31059" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:59:59 +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>
<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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