Balkan News

The most controversial invitee to the Washington event is new Srebrenica mayor Mladen Grujicic, who has been criticised for saying the massacres of Bosniaks in 1995 did not amount to genocide.

Serbia’s Deadly Mix: Football, Politics and Crime Published: Friday, 27 January 2017 10:57 Written by Devin Windelspecht  On the night of Oct. 13, 2016, Aleksandar Stankovic’s car pulled toward an intersection in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, sliding to a halt beside a darkened BMW where two men sat inside unseen, cradling automatic weapons. FK Partizan supporters light flares in the stands during a match in Belgrade (Photo: Aubrey Belford) From the inside of their car, the men raised their weapons and sprayed nearly two dozen bullets at the 29-year-old, instantly killing him and wounding his bodyguard, before speeding away. The burned out hulk of the assassins’ car was found abandoned later […]

A group of Serbs and Bosniaks in Montenegro is working on a declaration of reconciliation in a bid to overcome the disputes that have caused new tensions between the two ethnic groups.

An emergency decree approved by Romania’s Social Democratic government reducing the penalties for corruption sparked protests and prompted angry reactions from the president, opposition and magistrates.

A new report from watchdog Freedom House warned that deterioration in the rule of law, rising nationalism and continued corruption is worsening the democratic outlook in some Balkan countries.

A medical report rejected former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic’s claims that there were abnormally high levels of cancer among war crimes defendants held at the UN court’s detention centre.

In a letter to US President Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed ‘international king of the Roma’, Dorin Cioba, suggested that Roma workers could build the controversial wall on the Mexican border. 

With Theo Ushev’s ‘Blind Vaysha’ nominated for the 2017 Oscars and other Bulgarian short films shortlisted for prestigious festivals, there are hopes for a renewal of the ‘golden age’ of animation in the country.

Croatia’s announcement that industrial production grew by a staggering 14.9 per cent year-on-year - the biggest rise in 16 years - drew conflicting assessments from economic analysts.

The director of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights, Anita Mitic, accused the Serbian state of being complicit in the series of recent attacks on the rights organisation.

Bosnian police agencies are running checks on the background of several men who were arrested last week in Austria in a large-scale anti-terrorism operation.

Mayors from the Democratic Union for Integration said they suspected an increase in official inspections of municipality buildings was retaliation for their party’s refusal to join a new governing coalition with Nikola Gruevski’s VMRO DPMNE.

Das Volk und die Wähler werden von dem „Rumpelstilzchen“ des EU Parlaments und der Abzocker verarscht. Das SPD Lügen, Mafia, Korruptions Desaster der Inkompetenz in Fortsetzung Motor eines Erpressungs- Betrugs System und Null Demokratie: Martin Schulz Selbstbedienungsladen Politik: Martin Schulz – der größte Abkassierer von allen? Von 31. Januar 2017 Unsere bekanntesten Politiker haben es durchweg verdient, vor Gericht gestellt zu werden. Sie belügen die Bürger, pressen ihnen die Früchte ehrlicher Arbeit ab und füllen sich selbst eiskalt gierig die Taschen. Alle Blockparteien geben typische Beispiele dafür. Ganz vorn mit dabei: SPD-Raffzahn und Kanzlerkandidat Martin Schulz. von Jürgen Fritz In Talkshows, bei Reden und Interviews gibt Martin Schulz sich gerne als […]

US Senator Asks Jess Baily to Clarify his Involvment with Soros NGOs  MacedoniaMonday, 30 January 2017 US ambassadors in the Western Balkans to retain their posts under the administration of Donald Trump Posted on 31.01.2017. in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Home page, Kosovo, Latest, Macedonia, Montenegro, Security in the WB, Serbia President Trump points at the crowd as he walks pass the inaugural parade reviewing stand in the 58th Presidential Inaugural parade in Washington D.C., January 20, 2017. U.S. Armed Forces personnel provide ceremonial support to the 58th Presidential Inaugural during the Inaugural period. This support comprises musical units, marching elements, color guards, salute batteries, and honor cordons, which render […]

Belgrade’s Humanitarian Law Centre claimed that 110 people, including senior Serbian officials, remain unprosecuted for removing hundreds of corpses in a bid to cover up massacres during the Kosovo war.

Differences within the Democratic Union for Integration party over the morality of yet another alliance with embattled Macedonian ex-PM Nikola Gruevski prevented his VMRO DPMNE from forming a new government.

Justiz Minister Ylli Manjani, wird gefeuert, nachdem geoutet wurde: „Edi Rama’s“ Übernachtungen im Super Mafia Hotel “Santa Quaranta“ Manjani: The government operates in violation of constitution Prime Minister Edi Rama dismissed the Minister of Justice, Ylli Manjani today. The news was made public after a meeting the Prime Minister held with Assembly Speaker, Ilir Meta. Mr. Manjani later gave a press conference, where he spoke about … 30 Jan 17 Albanian Minister Says Attacking Corruption Got Him Fired Justice Minister Ylli Manjani has accused Prime Minster Edi Rama and the government of firing him for speaking out about corruption and the scale of cannabis cultivation. Fatjona Mejdini BIRN Tirana The […]

Tomislav Nikolic said he expects 100 per cent support from the ruling Serbian Progressive Party to run for the presidency again this year and win re-election.

The first joint delegation by trade officials from Bosnia and Serbia to visit Saudi Arabia aims to create a united front for the two Balkan states when it comes to boosting arms exports, analysts say. 

Kosovo's government has yet to clarify its likely course towards the wall erected by the Serb authorities in the divided northern town of Mitrovica, despite a parliamentary resolution ordering its removal by the end of the month.