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May 17th, 2008
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SERBIA President Boris Tadić’s pro-European Union bloc claimed victory in Serbia’s early elections with almost 40 percent of the vote, the BBC reported May 12. However, he may need the support of at least one nationalist party for a majority government. Analysts warn the formation of the new government could take up to three months.

FRANCE After a weekend of tragic alcohol-related road accidents, the French government wants to make breathalyzer tests obligatory in pubs open past midnight, the BBC reported May 12. Breathalyzers should be available by the summer that would allow guests to check their condition upon leaving.
ITALY The country’s new Interior Minister wants to re-impose border controls for travellers from the passport-free Schengen zone in order to reduce crime and immigration, Reuters reported May 11. The decree would be among the first approved by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s new conservative government. It is aimed mainly against Romanian immigrants and East European Roma.
EU The European Union’s consumer commissioner said she will punish airlines that fail to improve their online booking Web sites within one year, after an EU study found that one-third of European consumers are being misled or cheated when purchasing flights online. Many airlines had already failed to change their Web sites following a warning that resulted from a 2007 investigation, the BBC reported May 9.
TURKEY At least 19 Kurdish rebels were killed in Turkish air strikes in the southeast of the country, the Turkish military announced May 10. The raids, which took place in the Hakkari region bordering Iraq and Iran, were a response to a May 9 attack by the PKK rebel group in which two Turkish soldiers were killed.


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