Political Risk

After a year of talks on constitutional reform, Bosnia's main political parties appeared at last to have reached agreement in mid-February. At an informal meeting held at the US embassy... 2006-03-06

Substantial increases in industrial production underpinned robust economic growth last year. But can this pace be sustained? Clearly, much depends on the ability of the Bosnian authorities... 2006-02-07

Prime Minister Janez Jansa has pledged to make Slovenia's preparations for the EU presidency a top priority for his administration. In January, the government established a working... 2006-02-07

Having rewarded the Macedonian government for its success in implementing reforms by awarding the country with candidate status in December, the EU was swift to remind the same administration... 2006-02-07

A superstitious person might argue it was an ominous sign of the difficulties that the next 12 months will bring; four days before the start of UN-mediated negotiations on the final... 2006-02-07

In May 2006 the European Commission (EC) is scheduled to release a report eagerly awaited in Sofia, as it will make a final assessment of how prepared Bulgaria and its neighbour Romania... 2006-02-07

The dust has settled following the appointment of Berisha's centre-right government last autumn but the new prime minister seems determined to maintain momentum by outlining an ambitious... 2006-02-07

Romania's most recent EU Monitoring Report singled out endemic corruption in the civil service and judiciary, together with the lack of any high-level prosecutions, as significant... 2006-02-07

Serbia’s political environment is littered with destabilising factors, which are likely to persist throughout 2006, and could hold dire consequences for the ruling party. Two of... 2006-01-12

Zagreb received a major boost towards the end of 2005, as war crimes fugitive Ante Gotovina – the source of delays in accession negotiations with the EU – was arrested in Spain... 2006-01-09