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Violent Balkan members of Bandidos behind surge in bikie violence in Queensland Courier Mail This cadre of Balkan Bandidos came to police attention after a vicious group assault on a couple which left furniture smashed and blood on the floor in front of startled patrons of a Mt Gravatt restaurant last month. Police seized CCTV footage of the ... |
Balkans.com Business News Correspondent - 18.05.2012 Balkans.com Business News Fitch downgraded Greece's long-term credit rating from B- to CCC and cited that it "reflects the heightened risk that Greece may not be able to sustain its membership of Economic and Monetary Union" reports Action Forex. The rating agency noted that ... |
![]() Malaysia Star | Serbia votes for a new president Times of India BELGRADE: Serbians voted Sunday for a new president in a run-off with the incumbent Boris Tadic, who has vowed to lead the Balkans nation into the EU, set to beat nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic. The latest surveys conducted just ahead of the ... Pro-EU Tadic leading polls ahead of runoff vote Serbia picks president under threat of protest Pro-EU leader Tadic leading polls ahead of runoff presidential vote on Sunday |
BALKANS: Turks Increase Support For Syrian Rebels Strategy Page May 16, 2012: Greece is on its way to economic collapse and a prolonged period of poverty and miniscule defense budgets. Since the May 6, Greek national election failed to give a single party control of parliament, the leaders of the major Greek ... |
![]() Deutsche Welle | Turkey in the Balkans: Myths, illusions and realities Deutsche Welle What is behind Turkey's new assertiveness in the western Balkans? Is it an example of "neo-Ottoman" imperial dreams, economic interests or strategic goals? Turkey's new confidence in the western Balkans and the country's growing political, economic and ... |
Greece Turns Balkan, Serbia Joins Europe in Key Votes Bloomberg Two elections took place in the Balkans on May 6, and when historians look back, I think they'll see a tipping point: The day Serbia ceded to Greece its place as the region's most troublesome country. In the late 1800s, Otto von Bismarck, famously said ... Greece's Balkan Inheritance Is Heavy |
Rich and Strong Turkey and Balkans, Assurance of World Peace, Says Turkish ... Journal of Turkish Weekly Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek said on Friday that a rich and strong Turkey and Balkans were the assurance of world peace. Cemil Cicek attended the "16th Turkish world award ceremony" organized by the Foundation of Turkish World Writers and ... Turkey and FYR Macedonia discuss bilateral ties Turkey Advocates Macedonia Joining NATO |
![]() Christian Science Monitor | Heed Balkan lessons for a fragmenting Syria and revise Kofi Annan plan Christian Science Monitor To avoid a Balkans-like tragedy, an updated plan must include negotiations between Bashar al-Assad's regime and the opposition and deploy armed UN peacekeepers. By Veton Surroi / May 9, 2012 Chief of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria, ... |
Greece's Balkan Inheritance Is Heavy Truthdig By William Pfaff The Balkans are historically apart from Europe for two reasons, one religious and the other political. This has everything to do with the present crisis of Greece and the future of Greece's membership in—or perhaps its departure ... Greece and Serbia trade places: Now Greece seems to be Europe's most ... |
Slovenia's Mercator Net Tumbles as Balkan Economies Slow Bloomberg Mercator Poslovni Sistem (MELR) dd, the largest supermarket chain in the Balkans, said first-quarter profit tumbled as the region's economic slump pushed consumers to spend less. Net income in the period was 700000 euros ($893830) from 10.2 million ... |