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Kosovo Shows Patience, But Frustration Over Status Mounts

19 July 2007   As Kosovo's leaders prepare for top-level talks in Washington, popular pressure grows to set a deadline for independence.

By Krenar Gashi in Pristina
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Albania Edges Towards New National Elections

19 July 2007   With no compromise in sight for Parliament’s stalemated presidential selection, the opposition is eager to force an early election.

By Besar Likmeta in Tirana
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Kosova Should Set a Date for Independence Next Spring

17 July 2007   Balkan expert David Phillips, former senior adviser to the US State Department’s Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs, tells Jeta Xharra that Kosovars need to spell out that they will go for statehood after a 120-day grace period for fresh talks has expired.
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Strasbourg Fails to Reform Bulgaria’s Violent Police

18 July 2007   Human Rights Court rulings fail to have much impact on law enforcers whose abuses go unpunished.

By Albena Shkodrova in Sofia
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