Stories about Croatia from February, 2009
Slovenia: Croatia's NATO Entry
Sleeping With Pengovsky writes about Slovenia's stance on Croatia's NATO entry.
Hungary: The Roma and the Killing of Marian Cozma
Marian Cozma, a Romanian handball player, was killed in a nightclub fight in Veszprém, Hungary, on Feb. 8. Here's some of what's been written by bloggers about the circumstances of Cozma's death.
The Balkans: War Movies
Gray Falcon critiques some of the Balkan war movies.
Albania; Croatia, Slovenia: New IDs; Bay of Piran
Blogging Balkanistan links to a round-up of reactions from the Albanian blogosphere on new ID cards and to a post about the dispute between Slovenia and Croatia over the Bay of Piran (at The Croatian Crescent, here and here).
Croatia: Changing Eminent Domain for a Golfing Gain
On the 15th of December, 2008, the Croatian Parliament passed a law that allows private golf course development to acquire land through the use of eminent domain. The full extent of this law is just starting to be realized by the public as those who speak out against it are being taken to court.
