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Monday, 15 March 2010

News


Croatia Gives Smoking Ban Another Try

12 March 2010 | Next month, Croatia’s anti-smoking laws will take effect and lighting up in most bars will be restricted. Full Story



Serbia
Young Serbs Set up Alternative Guide to Belgrade

11 March 2009 | Belgrade Alternative Guide is a project set up by 10 young Serbians who see it as their responsibility to show visitors the true Belgrade. Full Story


Balkans
Social Media Take Off in the Balkans

11 March 2010 | With 400 million members around the world, Facebook is likely the most popular social networking website of all. Huge in the United States, big in China and reaching to all continents, it offers translations into more than 70... Full Story


Balkans
Albania and Montenegro Plan Joint Archaeological, Cultural and Tourist Offers

10 March 2010 | Albania and Montenegro will be joining forces in their efforts to attract foreign tourists, the two countries tourism ministers, Ferdinand Xhaferri and Branislav Mićunović told media recently. Full Story


Turkey
Turkey Tops British Tourists’ Most Preferred Destinations for Summer of 2010

8 March 2010 | Turkey will be the most preferred summer destination for British tourist this year, according to a survey by the British leading online tour operator On the Beach.
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Albania
Retired Albania Submarines Up for Sale

8 March 2010 | The Albanian government announced last Thursday that it has put up for sale as scrap metal two retired Soviet made submarines –once the glory of its navy fleet. Full Story


Serbia
Serbia Grapples with Gambling Mania

9 March 2010 | Serbian bloggers are angry about the pervasiveness of gambling in the country, fearing its corrosive effects on society at large. Some claim the national lottery is nothing more than state sponsored fraud. Full Story


Kosovo
Poll Registers Optimism Among Kosovo's Citizens

5 March 2010 | Gallup International's latest survey cites unemployment and corruption in governmenal structures as major problems facing Kosovo. Still, a majority of respondents have faith in government and express hope for the future. Full Story


Bulgaria
Film Festival Brings World-Class Cinema to Bulgaria

5 March 2010 | Bulgaria’s biggest cinematic event opens tonight in Sofia, bringing hundreds of films and film-makers to the capital, to delight of movie fans. Full Story


Serbia
Serbia Legally Recognises Jehovah's Witnesses

4 March 2010 | The Serbian Ministry of Religious Affairs has legally recognised Jehovah's Witnesses as a church or religious community in the country. Full Story




Epicure


Bulgaria
Pumpkin head!

If you wish to insult somebody in Bulgarian, you could call him tikvenik – a word whose Full Story



Curiosity Chest


Serbia
The Student Cultural Centre in Belgrade, Serbia

Throughout the ups and downs in Serbia’s recent history, the Student Cultural Centre (SKC) has always been a safe haven for city artists, a place to go to remove themselves from the everyday and express themselves freely. Full Story



Useful Reads


Bosnia and Herzegovina
Povratak | By Snjezana Mulic

A powerful new novel follows the fortunes of five Bosnians, trying and not always succeeding, to find their way home. Full Story




Music


Serbia
EXIT Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia: Overnight Exile in the Fortress

Located roughly in the middle between Bulgaria's Black Sea and Croatia’s Adriatic coasts, which are both shaken by high-energy rock parties each July, Novi Sad hosts one of the most significant summer festivals on the Balkans – EXIT. As fans from all parts of the region start to gather in the town for for this year’s event, scheduled to take place between July 10 and 13, Mila Popova recounts about the time she spent at the festival last summer.

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