and Balkan Europe
by IECOB & AIS Università di Bologna
This area gives access to a large collection of news resources, both printed and online, and offers information about academic journals, scholarly publications and books
Balkans quick news
Read updated news about the main English language online resources dealing with the Balkans.
Southeast European Times
Amministrative in Croazia: puniti i socialdemocratici
Il partito di governo SDP del premier Zoran Milanović esce sconfitto dalle amministrative croate del 19 maggio. La grave crisi economica e le riforme con scarsi risultati hanno influito notevolmente sul voto dei cittadini
21/05/13 11:09
Elezioni in Albania: l'infanzia in prima linea
In Albania si è in pieno clima elettorale, in vista delle elezioni politiche del prossimo giugno. E le tensioni elettorali non stanno risparmiando nemmeno i più vulnerabili: i bambini. Un approfondimento. Riceviamo e volentieri pubblichiamo
21/05/13 10:27
Bosnia: dal narcotraffico alla Siria
I servizi segreti internazionali lo affermano da un po' di tempo. Mujaheddin starebbero partendo dalla Bosnia per combattere in Siria. Il settimanale bosniaco Dani ha seguito le tracce di uno di loro
21/05/13 08:58
Una lapide sulla strada dei diamanti
Amici e familiari hanno posto una stele nel luogo della strage dei tre pacifisti italiani Guido Puletti, Sergio Lana e Fabio Moreni, uccisi il 29 maggio di venti anni fa mentre portavano aiuti alla popolazione bosniaca
20/05/13 10:50
Azerbaijan: la gente dei fiori
Lo scorso 10 maggio a Baku è stato festeggiato in un tripudio di fiori il 90mo anniversario della nascita del padre della nazione Heydar Aliyev. Non si è lesinato sulle spese, come l'attuale governo non lesina nella repressione del dissenso
20/05/13 10:12
Turchia: le "tigri anatoliche" e lo sviluppo urbano
Negli ultimi dieci anni molte città turche hanno segnato una forte crescita economica, guadagnandosi l’appellativo di “tigri anatoliche”. Crescita che ha modificato radicalmente il loro modello di sviluppo urbano. Il caso delle fabbriche statali Sümerbank, analizzato dai sociologi Tuna Kuyucu e Didem Danış
17/05/13 10:13
Peaks of the Balkans: per un turismo virtuoso e vincente
Un premio ricevuto direttamente dalla mani di Bill Clinton. Al progetto Peaks of the Balkans, trekking transfrontaliero tra Kosovo, Albania e Montenegro è stato recentemente assegnato il Tourism for Tomorrow - Destination Stewardship Award . Ne abbiamo parlato con Kirsi Hyvaerinen, consulente presso l’organizzazione turistica montenegrina e membra del comitato direttivo di Peaks of the Balkans
17/05/13 09:59
Imparare il sesso in Kosovo
Un'ora trascorsa nell'imbarazzo dell'insegnante e spesso tra le risate degli studenti. A questo si limita l'educazione sessuale nelle scuole pubbliche del Kosovo. Ma se la società e la classe docente sembrano impreparati, meno lo sono i giovani
16/05/13 09:52
SouthEastEurope.net
SERBIA: Municipalities Need to be More Active in Proposing Danube Projects
Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration and national coordinator of Serbia's cooperation with the EU in the Danube region Bozidar Djelic said today that of 24 municipalities in the Danube area only nine have submitted projects, although the financial construction of the Danube strategy will soon be closed. Opening the conference “Danube strategy, ideas and projects”, Djelic pointed out that there is no justification for such inertia in these municipalities, especially bearing in mind that the proposed projects would be the sources of funding. read more
31/03/10 11:59
SERBIA: Support of Hungary, Croatia Important for Serbia's European Integration
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremic said today that the support of Hungary and Croatia is of great importance for Serbia's European integration, which is of central strategic priority for our country. Jeremic said at a news conference after talks with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Balazs and Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic in Budapest that the cooperation between Serbia, Hungary and Croatia is of great importance for the stability of the region. read more
31/03/10 11:58
BULGARIA: Bulgaria PM Accepts Health Minister Resignation
Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has accepted the resignation of Health Minister Bozhidar Nanev after he was charged over the ‘Tamiflu’ scandal on Tuesday. Borisov said Wednesday that he had accepted Nanev’s resignation but added that he has not yet been dismissed from his post. He added that more materials regarding the case will be presented after the Easter Holidays. “The only chance for our citizens and Europe to believe us is if we are uncompromising. I do not care from which party people come from as long as justice is served,” Borisov concluded. read more
31/03/10 11:05
TURKEY: Turkey to Double Trade with Southeast Europe’
Foreign Trade Minister Zafer Çağlayan addresses the Southeastern European Nations Cooperation Process ministers’ meeting in İstanbul. Çağlayan called for further economic partnerships between countries to realize the potential of the region. State Minister Zafer Çağlayan has announced that his ministry plans to double southeastern Europe’s share of Turkey’s total exports from 5 percent to 10 percent, while also calling for further economic partnerships between countries to realize the potential of the region. read more
31/03/10 10:43
ROMANIA: Romanian Еconomy to Grow by 1.9 pc in 2010
The bank has revised downwards its estimate on the inflation rate this year, from 4.5 pc to 4 pc.
According to the latest BCR estimate, the Romanian economy will grow by 1.9 per cent in 2010, up from an earlier estimate of 0.6 per cent, and the GDP level reported before the recession onset will be reached in 2012 at the earliest, Lucian Anghel, the bank’s chief economist told Mediafax.
‘Although uncertainty level is high, the economy could return to growth in 2010 in the context of a more than moderate resumption of investments in the private sector, a resumption mainly backed by FDI,’ Anghel said in a press conference. At the same time, the population’s consumption could see low growth, mainly because of a good agricultural production and of a powerful base effect.
read more
31/03/10 10:17
New Europe News
PECOB: Portal on Central Eastern and Balkan Europe - University of Bologna - 117, c.so della Repubblica - Italy
