Balkans

Vučić: No one confused my mind, I didn’t become any miserable traitor…

Od agresije NATO na SRJ prošlo je 24 godine. Večeras, u Somboru, ima nas najviše od kada obeležavamo ovaj datum. To govori nešto loše i nešto dobro. Upravo zbog toga sam odlučio da ne čitam lepo sročene i napisane govore kad vam se obraćam na ovaj dan – rekao je …

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Bulgaria Refuses To Send Soviet-Era Fighter Jets And Tanks To Ukraine

With its stockpile of Soviet-era weapons, Bulgaria, home to a thriving arms industry, could be a key ally of Ukraine, which is trained on and equipped with such arms, in its war against invading Russian forces. But with parliament now dissolved ahead of elections on April 2, the fifth snap …

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Leveraging Lives: Serbia and Illegal Tunisian Migration to Europe

In 2020–2022, Tunisian illegal migrants traveled through Serbia to reach Western Europe, as an alternative to the hazardous, more monitored Mediterranean route. This was driven by push factors in Tunisia, including deteriorating economic conditions and government acquiescence, and pull factors in Europe, namely smuggling networks and Serbian authorities looking the …

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“12:44 clock was chosen for the beginning of the protest”: What is the right-wing opposition preparing for March 24?

On Friday, March 24, four parties that call themselves the state-building opposition will hold protest conferences across Serbia on the topic of the anniversary of the NATO bombing of Serbia. The main gathering and blockade will begin at 12:44 in front of the Government of Serbia, and blockades of the …

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Turkish, Greek deputy FMs to hold meeting to boost ties

Turkish and Greek officials will hold a meeting on Wednesday as the two countries seek to revive stalled discussions for dialogue, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said deputy foreign ministers of Türkiye and Greece, Ambassador Burak Akçapar and Konstantinos Fragkogiannis, respectively, will meet “in the context of …

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BATTERED BY SANCTIONS AND SHAREHOLDER EXITS, IS END NIGH FOR RUSSIAN ‘SPY BANK’ IN HUNGARY?

The clock is ticking for the Budapest-based International Investment Bank as its desperate search for cash or new shareholders looks increasingly hopeless. February could prove to be a defining month in the more than 50-year history of the Russian-led International Investment Bank (IIB) – one which a growing number of …

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Who Undermines Fragile Peace In BiH? – Analysis

The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is becoming increasingly complicated, not just because of the intensification of the armed conflict in Ukraine, but also because of the process of establishment of the government after the general elections in October 2022. At the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina the government was …

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The Politics Of Dialogue: How EU Can Change Conversation In Kosovo And Serbia – Analysis

Introduction In September 2021 a political crisis erupted in northern Kosovo. The government in Pristina had decided to implement the provisions of an agreement on identification cards and car licence plates, which inhabitants of northern Kosovo – mainly Serbs – were against. Serbs in the north complained that they were …

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“Returning Kosovo and Metohija to the legal framework of Serbia is a phantasmagoria”: Could Vučić have negotiated better in Ohrid under the existing circumstances?

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, is satisfied with the Annex for the implementation of the Agreement on the Road to the Normalization of Relations between Kosovo and Serbia, which he negotiated in Ohrid with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurtije, in the presence of representatives of the European …

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Montenegro: Deciding Between The Past And The Future – Analysis

On 19 March 2023, presidential elections will be held in Montenegro for the eighth time since the introduction of the multi-party system in this country and for the fourth time since its independence was proclaimed in 2006. 542,154 voters will be eligible to give a vote. The president of Montenegro …

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