Kosovo Albanians Reject Delay on Status

Kosovo Albanians Reject Delay on StatusBIRN - 17 hours ago29 10 2007 Pristina _ Kosovo Albanian leaders have warned they will not accept any delays to the independence of their UN-administered homeland after reports that a US draft document is considering a lengthy postponement.

B92Belgrade presses for boycott of Kosovo electionsB92 - 20 hours agoBELGRADE -- Serbs in Kosovo should "fully boycott" the upcoming elections in the province, an official said Sunday.

Party leader: Kosovo should declare independence before ChristmasSoutheast European Times - 17 hours agoKosovo should declare independence before Christmas, a member of the province's negotiating team said Saturday, stressing that Kosovo Albanians cannot be held "hostage" to endless efforts to reach a decision on their future. Voicing opposition to the ...

Across the Balkans, media freedom still under constraintSoutheast European Times - 17 hours agoReporters in the region face a number of obstacles -- including violence and the threat of prosecution -- that hinder them from doing their jobs.

REUTERS: NATURE IN BULGARIA PLAGUED BY EXCESSIVE CONSTRUCTIONSofia Echo - 17 hours agoBulgaria’s nature was subject to constant greedy violation made by vacation property developers that had taken over all the country’s former paradises like the small skiing resort of Bansko, Reuters said in a comment on October 29.

RIGHTS: 'Refugees Tortured in Greece'Inter Press Service (subscription) - 13 hours agoSince the beginning of 2007 traffickers seem to have increasingly directed flows of undocumented people to Turkey and then into Greece. The long sea front between the two countries makes policing extremely difficult. As a result the three islands, ...

Greece receives millions donated for post-fire reconstructionReliefWeb (press release) - 11 hours agoATHENS, Oct 29, 2007 (AFP) - Greece has collected some 150 million euros (216 million dollars) in donations to rebuild hundreds of homes destroyed in an August wildfire disaster, the head of its state recovery fund said Monday.

Montenegro Returns Stolen Pictures to CroatiaBIRN - 12 hours ago29 10 2007 Podgorica _ Three paintings, which disappeared from the Dubrovnik area during the war of 1991-95, have been returned to Croatia, Montenegro’s police said on Monday. The paintings had been removed from a Franciscan monastery in the village of ...

Serbia's Jewish community protested the sale of a notorious anti ...Jewish Telegraphic Agency - 14 hours agoThe Federation of Jewish Communities of Serbia wrote to the directors of the book fair on Oct. 26 demanding that the "books with anti-Semitic content be removed from circulation and that efforts be made to avoid such incidents in the future.

Kosovo, test for EU, major task for SloveniaB92 - 15 hours agoThe EU info portal, EU Observer, says Kosovo will be the focal point of Slovenia's upcoming EU presidency. The future status of Kosovo is shaping up to be one of the biggest political tests facing the EU in recent years, the website said, ...