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Bosnian Serb Commander Faces Srebrenica Genocide Verdict

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 11/09/2018 - 18:05
In closing arguments at the Srebrenica genocide retrial of former Bosnian Serb battalion commander Ostoja Stanisic, the prosecution demanded a long sentence while the defendant insisted he was innocent.
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KLA Veterans Back Presevo Albanians’ Wish to Join Kosovo

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 11/09/2018 - 13:38
War veterans offered their backing after ethnic Albanian political representatives of Serbia’s Presevo Valley asked the Kosovo Assembly to support their demand for the area to become part of Kosovo.
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Trump Campaign Associate Attends Dodik Rally in Bosnia

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 11/09/2018 - 11:51
Landon Tucker Davis, who was Donald Trump's presidential election campaign field director in the state of West Virginia, attended a campaign rally held by Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik's party.
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Romania to Extradite Hacker Guccifer to the US

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 11/09/2018 - 11:15
A Romanian court ruled that a notorious hacker known as Guccifer will be extradited to serve a sentence in the US after he finishes his jail time in his home country.
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Bosnian Serb MP Banned from Entering the US

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 11/09/2018 - 10:58
The US State Department banned Bosnian Serb lawmaker Nikola Spiric and members of his immediate family from entering the US because of his alleged involvement in corruption.
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Bulgaria PM’s Infrastructure Dreams Remain Stuck on Ground

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 11/09/2018 - 07:42
Boyko Borissov has become well known for his grand ideas about regional infrastructure connectivity – but actual progress on them so far has been modest.
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Romanian Rock Club Fire Trial Delays Anger Victims

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 11/09/2018 - 07:42
Romanians who lost loved ones in the 2015 Colectiv rock club fire expressed bitterness on Monday over the endless delays to the trial, the possibility of restarting the whole procedure – and the court's failure to replace a retired judge.
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Serbia Assists Dodik’s Election Campaign in Bosnia

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 11/09/2018 - 07:42
While Bosnia is gearing up for October elections, Serbia’s ruling politicians seem to be doing their best to aid Milorad Dodik’s campaign.
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Bosnia Offers Lessons for Kosovo Land-Swap Talks

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 11/09/2018 - 07:42
Advocates of territorial exchange as a solution to the Serbia-Kosovo dispute should remember that Bosnia’s de-facto partition, at Dayton in 1995, has failed to bring about true stability.
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Suspect Arrested for Attack on Bosnian Journalist

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 10/09/2018 - 15:28
Police in Bosnian's Serb-led entity Republika Srpska on Monday said they had arrested a suspect over the attack on the journalist Vladimir Kovacevic who was assaulted on August 26. 
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Bosnia Convicts Ex-Fighter Over Serbs’ Deaths in Brcko

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 10/09/2018 - 14:59
Former Croatian Defence Council commander Mensur Djakic was sentenced to two years in prison for not punishing the killer of three captured Serbs in the village of Bukvik in the Brcko District in 1992.
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Croatian War Criminal’s Memorial Appearance Condemned

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 10/09/2018 - 13:08
Victims’ rights groups condemned the attendance of convicted war criminal Mirko Norac at an anniversary commemoration of the Croatian Army’s 1993 ‘Medak Pocket’ operation.
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Vucic’s Kosovo Speech Promoted a Dangerous Fantasy

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 10/09/2018 - 12:35
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s speech in Kosovo appeared to call for peace and reconciliation, but his coded nationalist rhetoric and praise for Slobodan Milosevic showed that the dream of a ‘Greater Serbia’ lives on.
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Britain’s Queen ‘Hid’ to Avoid Romanian Dictator – Book

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 10/09/2018 - 12:12
A new book about Queen Elizabeth’s diplomacy recounts her desperate attempts to avoid having to meet Nicolae Ceausescu on his infamous state visit to London in 1978.
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Moldova President 'Victim of Murder Attempt', Socialists Say

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 10/09/2018 - 11:41
While Moldova's authorities have given only vague information about Sunday's car accident involving President Igor Dodon, some of his fellow Socialists insist someone was trying to kill him.
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Bosnia's Politicians Decide Tweets Won't Win Elections

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 10/09/2018 - 08:00
Few of the top politicians campaigning in Bosnia's general election campaign have made much attempt to mobilise supporters on either Facebook and Twitter.
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Pensioner Savours Victory Over Injustice in Moldova

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 10/09/2018 - 08:00
A minister’s vendetta against a 76-year-old man has turned into a fiasco for Moldova’s authorities after the ECHR ruled in his favour. 
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Kosovo-Serbia Deal 'Not Even Close', Vucic Says

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 10/09/2018 - 08:00
On his two-day visit to Kosovo, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic denied the two countries were near a solution to their dispute, and was prevented from visiting a Serb-majority village.
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Bosnia Enters Last Stretch of Brutal Election Campaign

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 10/09/2018 - 07:59
The upcoming general elections are likely to deliver an indecisive result in several key races – although the ruling bloc in Bosnia’s mainly Serb entity appears to be coasting towards victory.  
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Merkel Urges Macedonians to Vote in ‘Name’ Referendum

Balkaninsight.com - Sun, 09/09/2018 - 11:33
During her visit to Macedonia on Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced strong support for Macedonia’s efforts to ensure a successful referendum on the historic ‘name’ agreement with Greece.
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