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Bosnia and Herzegovina: divisions dampen EU hopes

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Twenty years after the start of the war, ethnic divisions remain frozen in law. Nowhere is it more true than in Mostar's segregated schools. We also meet Europe's first veiled mayor: she runs the city of Visoko. We talk to Sevdah singer Amira who tells us how Bosnia's traditional music has gained an audience abroad and we follow Jasna Samic, a Franco-Bosnian writer who shows us her favourite places in Sarajevo.

EUROPE NOW
  • Director: Caroline de Camaret
  • Presenter: Christophe Robeet
  • Producers: Ruth Hetherington and Julie Dungelhoeff
  • Reporters: Julie Dungelhoeff and Ruth Hetherington
  • Cameraman: Stéphane Bodenne
  • Video editing: A. Le Narvor, M. Paquereau, F. Fernandez, E.Blanquart

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Albanian and Macedonian deadlock (part 1)

Twenty years after its independence, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is still seeing its EU membership negotiations stall over a longstanding name dispute with Greece. Skopje’s recent urban facelift has only added fuel to the fire. We also tell you why a national census requested by the EU has had to be abandoned. And we give you a taste of the local cuisine, often described as the Balkans' finest.
Albanian and Macedonian deadlock (part 2)
29/10/2011 - EUROPE DISTRICT

Albanian and Macedonian deadlock (part 2)

Brussels has warned Albania won't be granted candidate status until its long-standing political crisis is resolved - we meet the two main protagonists. We also take you to the Bulqiza mine where workers held a 27-day hunger strike last summer to demand better pay and working conditions. Finally, we embark on a tour of Tirana with Albania’s most successful film director, Kujtim Çashku.
Kosovo: broken bridges (part 2)
30/09/2011 - EUROPE DISTRICT

Kosovo: broken bridges (part 2)

The kanun are a set of ancient Albanian laws which are still followed in some rural parts of Kosovo - we show you how the tradition of blood feuds has shattered the lives of entire families. We also tell you why religious parties are seeking to challenge Kosovo’s secular constitution. Finally, Nerimane Kamberi, a Kosovan author, takes us through the streets of the capital Pristina.
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Kosovo: broken bridges (part 1)
30/09/2011 - EUROPE DISTRICT

Kosovo: broken bridges (part 1)

Mitrovica, the still divided city. The continuing border dispute has recently revived tensions between ethnic Albanians and Serbs in northern Kosovo. Watch our special report and our interview with Edita Tahiri, Kosovo’s chief negotiator in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. We also meet those who are trying to build bridges between the two communities through music.
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Montenegro: in Croatia's footsteps (part 2)
27/08/2011 - EUROPE DISTRICT

Montenegro: in Croatia's footsteps (part 2)

The Montenegrin government wants to exploit the country’s hydropower potential, but environmentalists are up in arms against dam projects on the beautiful Moroca river. Our reporter also met Roma refugees from Kosovo who have spent the last ten years in a camp near Podgorica. Finally, we tell you about mysterious medieval stones, and we visit the country through the artistic eyes of a cinema professor.

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