1.   Both Yugoslavia and its Balkan neighbors can more quickly and confidently recover from years of ethnic conflict if Milosevic is held accountable for crimes against humanity.

2.   If the reconstruction of Bosnia is prologue, then money will surely fall short of what Kosovo, Montenegro, their Balkan neighbors and democratic groups in Serbia need.

3.   Papantonious said the Greek government was committed to helping Albania improve its military infrastructure and would also encourage private Greek investment in its Balkan neighbor.

4.   Papantoniou said the Greek government was committed to helping Albania improve its military infrastructure and would also encourage private Greek investment in its Balkan neighbor.

5.   A similar decision was taken on Bulgaria earlier this year and Romania had sought equal treatment with its Balkan neighbor.

6.   A year after authorities stripped him of his Bulgarian passport, the case of a Macedonian with dual citizenship is straining relations between the two Balkan neighbors.

7.   After Balkan neighbors Yugoslavia and Croatia shed their wartime leaderships, international administrators have been urging Bosnians to follow suit and elect pro-democracy.

8.   Aside from the message it might send nervous Balkan neighbors like Greece, there is little need.

9.   Balkan neighbors Bulgaria, Greece and Romania agreed Tuesday to join efforts against organized and trans-border crime.

10.   Balkan neighbors Bulgaria and Turkey pledged Thursday to liberalize bilateral trade, a sign of improving relations long burdened by ethnic and ideological rivalries.