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Michael Mehen

Bulgaria: Asset Seizure?

The government of Bulgaria has proposed a new law on the seizure of illegally obtained assets, part of an attempt to respond...

Charges Await Djukanovic?

The Bari prosecutor leading the Italian investigation of Milo Djukanovic’s involvement in illegal cigarette trafficking has...

Knezevic Accuses: Redux

Ratko Knezevic , former aide to Milo Djukanovic, Montenegro’s leader, has again publicly accused the prime minister of...

Global Press Freedom

Reporters Without Borders has released its eighth annual Press Freedom Index for 2009, with four Scandanavian countries and...

Kosovo Gets Two Messages

The European Commission progress report released this week on Kosovo faults the government’s handling of a range of issues,...

Subotic Holdings to be Seized?

Serbia’s Special Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime is seeking the temporary seizure of property within the...

Witness Details Pukanic Plot

The Croatian weekly Nacional has published testimony from the state’s key witness in the murder case of Ivo Pukanic and his...

Thai Court Rules for Bout

A Thai court has ruled against Viktor Bout’s extradition to the U.S. on terrorism­related charges stemming from his arrest...

Pukanic Murder Development

A former advisor to Milo Ðukanović has told a Podgorica daily that the Montenegrin prime minister oversaw an international...

Boyko Borisov and Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister-Elect Boyko Borisov was swept into office July 5th by a large margin after he promised to fight...

Russian Casinos to Balkans?

Russian authorities begin shutting down casinos and gambling halls across the country Wednesday and some casino magnates say...

Naser Oric Sentenced

Naser Oric, the wartime commander of Bosnian forces in Srebrenica, was sentenced by a Sarajevo court Wednesday to two years...