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Croatia, Bulgaria and Hungary recognise Kosovo

Mar 19 2008

The political noose is tightening on Serbia as regional neighbours begin to increasingly recognise the independence of Kosovo. Serbia’s hangmen, the United States and the European Union, prepared the rope but it now appears to be Serbia’s...

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Serbia, Kosovo, Croatia

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Croatia looks for fresh start with its long suffering Jewish community

Mar 18 2008

The weekend saw the opening of a new synagogue for Croatia’s small Jewish community. The city can now boast two places of worship for Jews, something of a small miracle given the events of the Second World War which saw the Nazi aligned country...

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Zagreb, Croatia, Synagogue

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Nathan Ellingtonovic: Watford striker to represent Bosnia?

Mar 17 2008

Football in the countries of the former Yugoslavia is seeing a boom in recent years, making up somewhat for the lost generation that never got the chance to play in the European Championships in 1992 after their country was removed from the tournament...

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football, Nathan Ellington, Watford FC

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Serbs living in the past, rioting in the present and what about the future?

Mar 17 2008

Rioting has been rocking the northern half of Mitrovica, the Republic of Kosovo’s most divided town. The River Ibar is the demarcation line over which an architecturally charming bridge cloaked in barbed wire acts as the rather poor symbol of...

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Kosovo, Mitrovica, Serbia, Battle of Kosovo Polje

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I’m a student of Croatian and Serbian language, literature and culture. I’ve lived in Zagreb for two years and my favourite football club is Dinamo Zagreb. I have my own blog, all about the former Yugoslavia: www.balkanbaby.blogspot.com

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Kosovo to have its own army before the end of 2008?

Pierre P., Jul 4 2008

So, mafia reaches arms. How nice for the EU and others short-seeing!

Serbian Tennis: The Holy Trinity

Johan, Jun 5 2008

Question: Do you not see that similar migration occurs in other parts of the world. Take Ivan Ljubicic, he helped Croatia win the Davis Cup in 2005 but only moved to Zagreb in 1992 having been brought up in Bosnia with a Bosnjak mother and a Croat...

Serbian Tennis: The Holy Trinity

Galina, Jun 5 2008

Eastern Europeans are the best built physically for playing tennis, be it Czechs, Croats, Serbs, Russians etc. Then comes the Spanish and the Portuguese in slow courts like clay. Rest don't have it in them.

Serbian Tennis: The Holy Trinity

Johan, Jun 5 2008

It is amazing that someone can make a statement like no other country can produce as many champions as America did in tennis. Martina Navratilova and Ivan Lendl were from Czechoslovakia before they became Americans. Lendl never played a match as an...

Serbian Tennis: The Holy Trinity

Atul, Jun 5 2008

Ana Ivanovic is definitely a Hottie and she does feature on the web here and there without an airbrush. Unlike Maria who sometimes looks far from hot, Ivanovic is more of a consistent beauty. Nonetheless, this debate is on tennis so heading back to it, I...

Serbian Tennis: The Holy Trinity

Jun 5 2008

Galina, I just worry that your argument runs the risk of sounding slightly racist. I don’t think that a certain race, be it Slavic or ”Iberian” would be genetically better at tennis or one particular surface. I think the simple...

Serbian Tennis: The Holy Trinity

Jun 5 2008

Johan, I don’t really follow. Are you disregarding natural migration. Are you saying that all people should ignore their passport and instead list their nationality as the country that their grandparents were born in? Samprass and Agassi are...

Serbian Tennis: The Holy Trinity

Jun 4 2008

Kim, Yes, Russian tennis does seem to be going through a little rough patch but given the strength in depth I think this is only a blip. The United States are suffering far worse fortunes. So many of the top players train there but aren’t...

The National Illusion

Jun 4 2008

If factual consistency is ”totally irrelevant” then I feel that says a lot about your writing. I only picked up on the football points because I am interested in football and watched the particular game in question. Maybe others would be able...

The National Illusion

Jun 4 2008

Ummm... without being too picky, maybe you should research a little more before you publish. The piece about football (soccer as you call it) is simply inaccurate. It was the UEFA Cup, not the UEFA Soccer Championships. It was not Russia against...

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