Romania’s prisons are slowly gaining ground on tuberculosis, but the prognosis on AIDS is less encouraging.

Macedonia ponders the economic and political motivation behind seeking closer ties with Russia.
Kosovo’s Roman Catholics are dedicating a new cathedral to the revered nun. A more fitting tribute would be to carry out her visions of peace and tolerance.
Even though non-communists have come to power in Moldova, the conflict over the future of Transdniester in some ways is a reenactment of the struggles of Soviet communism.

The chief justice of the Albanian Supreme Court says that political weakness is the main drag on much-needed reform of the country’s judiciary and insists that corruption is not the massive problem the EU and others claim.

A U.S. proposal to place a missile radar station in Bulgaria could further cement Sofia’s relations with the West – and alienate old friends in Moscow.
Minority Coverage in Focus
With the recent events in Kyrgyzstan, the need to improve coverage of ethnic and other minorities was again thrown into stark relief. Toward that end, TOL has launched a call for applications for a distance-learning course on the subject for media professionals and bloggers from Central Asia. Deadline: September 20th, 2010
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