Balkan News

As Albania's Democratic Party-led opposition readies for what some have predicted will be the 'biggest rally ever' on Saturday, concerns are growing also about possible violence.

As Serbia marks Victory Day, one of the few men still alive to have been named a Yugoslav national hero for his role in WWII remembers his first post-war celebration in 1945.

Singers from seven Balkan countries are entering the start of the Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, hoping to join the lucky ten that compete in Saturday’s final.

The recent rampage in parliament shocked Macedonia’s large Albanian community - and strengthened their conviction that their best hope lies in a new government under Zoran Zaev.

The Delegation starts on 10/05/2017 in Albania The delegation of US Congress arrives in Albania tomorrow to enquire over Soros’ political connections 14:00, 09/05/2017 American Spectator,American Spectator, How much longer will the U.S. continue to support a socialist network in artfully criminal Albania? foreign policy: „have transformed Albania into a Banana Republic“ : Samir Tahiri, Arben Ahmeti, Ilir Meta, PM: Edi Rama May 8, 2017, 12:04 am Congressional delegation jets to increasingly tense region where failed Soros-Obama policies are still in force. House Judiciary Chair, Republican Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is leading a 15-member delegation on an urgent mission to Greece, Bosnia, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, and Italy as evidence mounts that […]

Wenn man Vandalismus, Terroristen schon zuvor finanzierte kann Nichts verwundern, wenn Berufs Kriminelle um Zoran Zaev, sogar ein Schreiben organisieren, das angeblich nun „Talat Xhaferi“ der neue Parlaments Präsident ist, obwohl nie eine derartige Abstimmung im Parlament statt fand, was ebenso nicht der Verfassung entspricht. Samstag, 6. Mai 2017 Kriminelle in Berlin, London, USA warfen jede Art von „Demokratie“ in die Müll Tonne, als man den Terroristen „Talat Yhaferi“ anerkannte in Skopje Völkerrechtswidrig entsandten die USA Terroristen mit US Pass, welche in Kumanova in 2015 eliminiert wurden, nachdem auch die Deutsche Botschafterin Völkerrechts widrig, Demonstranten finanzierte, die Ablösung der Regierung forderte. Zaev calls Xhaferi „great officer in Macedonian Army“ The […]

Erinnert an die Lügen Show des Auswärtigen Amtes, in 2014 wo man A) dn OSCE Berichten nicht vertraute, dann Oberst Schneider auf einen vollkommen illegale und nicht angemeldete Inspektion mit Ukrainischen Militär entsandte. Jetzt übersieht die OSCE, gleich 2 schwere Panzer, führt Unterhaltungen mit den Soldaten, obwohl dort im Donpass, in diesem Streifen keine schweren Waffen stationiert sein dürfen. Eine reine Lüge, das es eine OSCE Mission ist, wer sich das Dokument durch liesst! Die Mitglieds Staaten der OSCE haben das ratifiziert, was die einzige Verbindung zur OSCE ist. Die OSCE wird nicht einmal von solchen Missionen informiert. Ebenso verneint die OSCE Führung jede Verbindung zur Mission. Organisation für Sicherheit […]

In Albanien gedeiht das organisierte Verbrechen – Decoding Albanian Organized Crime   View Larger The expansion of organized crime across national borders has become a key security concern for the international community. In this theoretically and empirically vibrant portrait of a global phenomenon, Jana Arsovska examines some of the most widespread myths about the so-called Albanian Mafia. Based on more than a decade of research, including interviews with victims, offenders, and law enforcement across ten countries, as well as court files and confidential intelligence reports, Decoding Albanian Organized Crime presents a comprehensive overview of the causes, codes of conduct, activities, migration, and structure of Albanian organized crime groups in the […]

As political crises exploded across the Balkans, the region appeared to be sailing into dangerous waters over the last week. 

Croatia’s main governing party has fought off challenges to oust it from power after proving it still has a majority in the chamber.

Some of the clothing displayed at top fashion shows in Milan, London and Stockholm and worn by the likes of Madonna comes from Halida Susa’s humble home in a remote suburb of Sarajevo.

Kosovo opposition parties have initiated a new attempt to bring down Isa Mustafa’s coalition government by filing a no-confidence motion in parliament.

The recent violence in Macedonia, and the various crises in and between Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia, all suggest the Balkans may be sliding into turmoil and even conflict.

Excluded from the mainstream media, whose content is more heavily policed, the purveyors of extreme ideologies are spreading their messages of fear and hatred on social networks.

The regional television network N1 - known for its independent stance - says it fears Serbia's government is mulling banning its work in the country.

An association representing families of Serbs killed during the Kosovo war said a display of victims’ photographs outside the Serbian parliament needed protection, and called for a permanent memorial.

Boyko Borissov’s new cabinet contains several familiar faces - but some appointments are likely to stir more controversy.

Croatia's Finance Minister may have survived an opposition-led no-confidence vote  - but it remains unclear whether the main governing party, HDZ, still has a majority in the chamber.

Former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic, who is awaiting an appeal against his conviction for genocide and other wartime crimes, told a Serbian newspaper how he disguised himself while on the run.

As the once mighty nightly protests against ‘the regime’ shrink from thousands to about a hundred, the movement has also split along ideological lines.