BIRN'S BALKAN INSIGHT, No.29, April 6 2006

• 2006-04-07
• Europa in de wereld

** BIRN'S BALKAN INSIGHT, No.29, April 6 2006 **





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In this issue:



Montenegro Special



* Bribery Allegations Cast Shadow Over Independence Poll

* Montenegro: Anti-Independence Campaign Kicks Off

* Agreements Quell Fears of Post-Referendum Unrest

* Minorities Flex their Political Muscles

* Herceg Novi's Heart Beats for Serbia

* Albanians Finish Last in Race for Jobs





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BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS CAST SHADOW OVER INDEPENDENCE POLL

By Nedjeljko Rudovic in Podgorica



Pro-union opposition says secret footage supports its claims of foul play.



Read more: http://www.birn.eu.com/insight_29_1_eng.php



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MONTENEGRO: ANTI-INDEPENDENCE CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF

By Bojana Stanisic in Podgorica



Opposition activists go door to door to convince voters that they are better off staying in the state union with Serbia.



Read more: http://www.birn.eu.com/insight_29_2_eng.php



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AGREEMENTS QUELL FEARS OF POST-REFERENDUM UNREST

By Petar Komnenic from Podgorica



Pro-independence and pro-union parties settle on rules for May's independence vote, with the EU as guarantor.



Read more: http://www.birn.eu.com/insight_29_3_eng.php



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MINORITIES FLEX THEIR POLITICAL MUSCLES

By Sead Sadikovic in Bijelo Polje



Bosnian and Albanian parties in Montenegro are trading on their position as masters of "swing votes" on key issues in order to promote their own agendas.



Read more: http://www.birn.eu.com/insight_29_4_eng.php



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HERCEG NOVI'S HEART BEATS FOR SERBIA

By Nikola Doncic in Herceg Novi



An influx of Serb refugees and pensioners has made this ancient resort town a bastion of pro-union feeling.



Read more: http://www.birn.eu.com/insight_29_5_eng.php



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ALBANIANS FINISH LAST IN RACE FOR JOBS

By Marijana Camovic and Izedina Adzovic



With almost no hope of paid employment, young Albanians are leaving Montenegro in droves.



Read more: http://www.birn.eu.com/insight_29_6_eng.php







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BIRN's BalkanInsight team: Editor-in-Chief, Gordana Igric goca@birn.eu.com; Editor/Trainer, Marcus Tanner marcusgt@gmail.com; Assistant Editor, Anna McTaggart at anna@birn.eu.com; Bosnia and Hercegovina Director and Editor Nerma Jelacic nerma@birn.eu.com; Bulgaria Director and Editor Albena Shkodrova albena@birn.eu.com; Kosovo Director and Editor Jeta Xharra jeta@birn.eu.com; Macedonia Director and editor Ana Petruseva ana@birn.eu.com; Romania Director and Editor Marian Chiriac marian@birn.eu.com; Serbia and Montenegro Director and Editor Dragana Nikolic Solomon dragana@birn.eu.com



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Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, Marsala Tita no 6, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina



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