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Power Shortage Threatens Balkans

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Wednesday, 28 November 2007

Obiliq Power Plant

If new power stations are not built in the next few years, the Balkans will have a 15-20 per cent shortfall in electricity, according to a Greek power company executive.

Atanasios Karachalios, EFT's director in Greece, told the Balkan website energyobserver.com that the power supply situation in South-eastern Europe had become alarming following the closing down of the third and fourth blocks at Bulgaria’s nuclear plant at Kozlodui at the end of 2006.

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Albania's president says independent Kosovo would bring peace

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Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Bamir Topi Athens - Albanian President Bamir Topi said an independent Kosovo would help bring peace and stability to the Balkans, during an official visit to Greece. 'An independent Kosovo would be a valuable contribution toward bringing a final and lasting peace to the region,' he said after talks with his Greek counterpart Carolos Papoulias, adding 'that the future of the Balkans lies in Europe.' Read More Add Comment (0)

Albania: New Prosecutor Appointed

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Friday, 23 November 2007

Tirana _ Albania's parliament voted on Thursday to elect a top judge from the Serious Crimes Court as the country’s new prosecutor-general.

Ina Rama, aged 35, became the first woman in Albania's history to hold such a high-ranking post in the prosecution service.

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A Balkan crisis that some see as overblown

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Friday, 23 November 2007
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia is facing its worst political crisis since the end of the war here 12 years ago, and its very future is in doubt. That, at least, is the conventional wisdom coursing among international officials and ethnic Serb politicians who are fighting over the way the country is governed. Read More Add Comment (0)

Albanian parties cry foul on flag ruling in Macedonia

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Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Albanian Flag

A court decision to limit the use of Albanian flags in minority-dominated communities has sparked an outcry.

By Goran Trajkov for Southeast European Times in Skopje - 12/11/07

A recent ruling by the Macedonian Constitutional Court has heightened ethnic tensions in the country. In its October 25th decision, the court moved to limit the right of Albanian communities to fly the Albanian flag alongside the Macedonian one. Two ethnic Albanian judges on the court promptly resigned in protest.

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