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Week in Review: Balkan Endeavours High and Low
Tony and Cherie
As former British Prime Ministers and their spouses go, the Blairs are a relatively well-known couple in the Balkans. As Prime Minister of Britain, Tony Blair was among the most vocal - and hawkish - faces of NATO's 1999 bombing of Serbia over Kosovo and remained engaged with the region thereafter.
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In Montenegro, Unchecked Waste Muddies Once Clear Waters
According to the findings of an investigation by the Centre for Investigative Journalism of Montenegro, CIN-CG, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, and the weekly news magazine Monitor, authorities in Montenegro are allowing dangerous waste from a number of companies to pollute the Zeta, to the alarm of residents who say their health is being affected.
In Montenegro, Legendary Nudist Camp Waits to be Rescued
For roughly a decade, authorities in Montenegro have been trying to turn the nudist camp into a residential area, but with little success.
Beneath the Surface: Adriatic Beach Waste Just “Tip of the Iceberg”
"I don't think there is a single organism in the sea any more that has not been in contact with plastic," the 44-year-old told the Centre for Investigative Journalism of Montenegro, CIN-CG, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, and the weekly Monitor.
Storms Damage Ancient Montenegrin Coastal Town of Ulcinj
Storms and bad weather in January have caused serious damage to the famous Montenegrin coastal town of Ulcinj, bringing down part of the ancient town walls. Following heavy rain, part of Pinjes hill in Ulcinj also collapsed on to the local road on January 12, burying two vehicles.
A Lake’s Fish Stocks Fall, and Montenegro Blames Albania
Dzelal Hodzic fondly remembers the biggest catch of his life.
"You could feel it by the noise," said the veteran Montenegrin fisherman. "It was night, and they just said 'lift!' It took us from morning until the following night to get it out. We didn't know what to do with that much fish."
Vanishing Sands: Montenegrin Island Threatened by State Inaction
Shyqyri Kahari once made a living sailing the world - until marriage in 1979 brought him home to the Montenegrin town of Ulcinj and a job on a triangular-shaped island called Ada Bojana.
3 arrested for setting journalist's house on fire
UNS said that the website's owner Zeljko Matorcevic, said he was not familiar with the people who were arrested, and that the media outlet never wrote about them.
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Seselj's son and prosecution reach plea agreement
Seselj pleaded guilty on charges of unauthorized carrying of a weapon.
According to the agreement, which has been confirmed by the Higher Court, he was sentenced to six months under house arrest, without electronic surveillance.
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Serbian film "Wind" to premiere in Turin
BELGRADE - "Wind", a feature film by Tamara Drakulic, will premiere as part of the main selection of the 34th international film festival in Turin on November 18-26.
The film is based on the coming-of-age story "Kites" by screenwriter Ana Rodic.
The relationship between platonic and physical love is explored while discreetly addressing a father-daughter conflict.
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