Balkan Beat

TheBelgrade authorities say plans to move hundreds of Roma residentsfrom their slum will go ahead, in spite of opposition from otherinhabitants of the city who do not want the Roma as their neighbours.

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A pioneering enterprise in Vojvodinagives farmers from the Roma community greater access to the market.

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Community sets up Roma internet center to boost minority’s education level.

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Roma-languageTV and radio have experienced difficulties with the regulatoryauthorities, but Roma broadcasters continue to reach a substantialaudience.

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Withlittle schooling or financial resources, it is tough for Serbia’sRoma to make it to university, but the government’s affirmativeaction is beginning to signal a change for the better.

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Uncertaintyover the make-up of Croatia’snew government causes few concerns outside the country as it prepares to becomethe next member of the EU and NATO.

By Christopher Cviic in London

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Legal loopholesand ineffective law enforcement have been a blessing for Kosovo gunrunners whohave benefited from the authorities’ failure to address the problem.

By Krenar Gashi inPristina

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Voters’ disappointment and ignorance marred Romania’s first European elections, while a referendum on changing the electoral system failed due to low turnout.

By Marian Chiriac in Bucharest

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Albania’s capital becomes a victim of its own phenomenal growth, as the city’s environmental problems multiply.

By Ergys Gjencaj in Tirana

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Serbia’s reliance on Russia to keep Kosovo appears tohave backfired by prompting EU countries to line up behind the independenceoption in order to show their unity.

By Tim Judah in London

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