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Chemistry World November 29, 2012 Mico Tatalovic	South-eastern Europe to harmonize its science policy, innovation Science ministries in south-east Europe are ushering in an era of greater collaborative research, aiming to harmonize their policies and share their research infrastructure. This will help improve their competitiveness with richer counterparts in the EU and further afield.
Chemistry World November 5, 2012 Mico Tatalovic	Scientists petition Serbian government to tackle misconduct More than 800 scientists have signed a petition started two weeks ago campaigning for an overhaul of research ethics and the assessment process for researchers in Serbia, amid systematic and widely-tolerated academic misconduct.
Chemistry World October 12, 2012 Mico Tatalovic	Attempts to reform Croatian science stall The long-awaited reform of Croatia's science and higher education policy suffered a sudden setback last week when the prime minister, Zoran Milanovic, backtracked on the left-wing government's changes to the existing science laws.
Chemistry World April 30, 2012 Mico Tatalovic	Montenegro seeks international science park investors The government now hopes to reach out to international partners to invest in the science park. The park would link academia with industry as part of the country's recent strategy to renew its science base and make it relevant to development.
Chemistry World April 11, 2012 Mico Tatalovic	Croatian scientists call for chemical reagent regulation Prominent Croatian scientists are calling for better regulation of the domestic market for laboratory chemicals and reagents as prices can be as much as 70% higher than in other European countries.
Chemistry World March 7, 2012 Mico Tatalovic	Croatia to slim down funding for science journals Science journals in Croatia face an uncertain future, with their main funder, the science ministry, announcing changes that will see only the best journals funded.
TIME Europe November 28, 2011 Michael Schuman	New Faces, Old Problems for Greece and Italy Financial markets have lodged their skepticism over the appointments of Mario Monti and Lucas Papademos.
BusinessWeek October 7, 2010 A. Craig Copetas	For Sale: Greek Islands The Greek government is considering selling islands and other luxury properties to erase some of its debt. The only problem is no one knows who owns what?
TIME Europe September 20, 2010 William Lee Adams	Eve of an HIV Epidemic in Romania Romania's unique history with HIV partly explains its success in fighting the spread of the disease.
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