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The article offers information on the detention of the suspects on suspicion of spying for Russia in Bulgaria. Topics discussed officials from the Bulgarian Defense Ministry, were part of the Russian espionage; and claim of Siika Mileva, a spokeswoman for the Prosecutor-General's Office, on connection between dual Russian-Bulgarian citizenship and espionage; and Bulgarian officials have the access to classified information about Bulgaria.

The article offers regional news briefs as of October 2020. Kyrgyzstani president Sooronbai Jeenbekov resigned due to protests over his disputed election victory. Also cited are the continuous repressive actions against the Roma populations in Bulgaria using the COVID-19 pandemic as excuse, the protests in Poland over the animal-rights bill, and the move by Bosnian foreign minister Bisera Turkovic to ask Austria to allow Bosnian dual citizenship.

The article features Vietnamese-born Nguyen Phuong Thao, a renowned photographer living in Czechoslovakia. She has been living in her adopted hometown of Prague for 17 years. She works as a photographer for "Mlada Fronta Dnes," a major daily and has won many photography awards. She says ordinary Czechs have been more welcoming than the country's immigration officials. According to a survey Czech high school students, Vietnamese people are more easily accepted than the Roma.

The article states that Croatia's interest in Bosnian Croat affairs has steadily declined in recent years. However, a decision of the Croatian Constitutional Court to restore the right of Croatia's non-resident citizens to vote in a referendum made Bosnia's Croats, most of whom hold dual citizenship, the focus of political debate in Zagreb, Croatia.

The article discusses the legal issues involving Ante Jelavic, a former member of Bosnia's presidency. In October 2005, Jelavic was sentenced to 10 years in prison for embezzlement. Immediately before the sentencing, Jelavic, who had been freed on bail, fled to Croatia, from where he cannot be extradited because of his dual citizenship. Jelavic was convicted by Bosnia's state court for abuse of office, embezzlement, unprofessional conduct, and tax evasion.

Presents information on the questions on the December 5, 2004 referendum about the restoration of the Hungarian nation in Ottawa, Canada. Question on the privatization of hospitals and other health care facilities; Discussion of the initiative on dual citizenship; Opinion on the gains or losses in political capital from the referendum.

Discusses issues concerning the decision of Serbian authorities to release former Macedonian customs chief Dragan Daravelski. Efforts of Serbian President Svetozar Marovic to restore relations between Belgrade and Montenegro; Overview of the embezzlement charges against Daravelski; Issues regarding the application of Daravelski for dual citizenship; Agreement between Serbia and Macedonia to cooperate in civic and criminal proceedings.