Balkans
PROSPECTS 2009: International disunity hurts Balkans
Kosovo's unsettled status continues to present a challenge to regional stability.
BalkansEASTERN EUROPE: Global crisis catches up with region
Growth in the 29-country transition region covered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
Eastern EuropeEU/BALKANS: Commission report gives Croatia best mark
Croatia could complete accession negotiations with the EU in 2009, according to today's annual...
EuBALKANS: Fewer tourists came to Greece in September
Some 10.5 million foreign tourists visited Greece in January-September, according to tourism...
BalkansBALKANS: Serbia gains ICJ point but loses elsewhere
As Belgrade celebrated the UN General Assembly's approval yesterday of referral of Kosovo's...
BalkansBALKANS: Most score poorly in TI corruption rankings
Croatia's 62nd place in the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)...
BalkansCEE: Growing power demand requires large investment
Formally, electricity liberalisation has been achieved in all of the CEE states that have joined...
EASTERN EUROPE: CEE will not escape global downturn
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will decline this year,...
Eastern Europe
