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The UN war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia will shut down in 2017 after more than two decades, but a handful of unfinished cases will continue, including the landmark case of Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic.

Albania Claims to Have Destroyed Almost All of the Country’s Marijuana In its latest crackdown on marijuana growth, Albania claims to have destroyed nearly all of the country’s drug crop. Siobhán O’Grady | September 16, 2015 Passport Albanian Prime Minister: Trump Is the ‘Shame of Our Civilization’ In an exclusive interview with FP on Wednesday, the Albanian prime minister bashed Donald Trump for his anti-Muslim rhetoric. Siobhán O\’Grady | April 13, 2016 Albanian government is spying on NATO member countries June 29, 2016 2 Comments By Adam B. Fairmont Wiretapping and electronic eavesdropping directed by Albanian Ministry of Interior are two effective practices of electronic surve… Read more Read more […]

Wegen Verblödung Nichts aus der Geschichte gelernt und man landet bei Deutschen Politikern, welche mit ihren Entwicklungshilfe und Aufbau Banditen: Milliarden stehlen und stahlen. Afghanistan das kostete bis heute: über 28 Milliarden €! Mit Dumm Kriminellen eine Demokratie aufbauen wie im Kosovo, Albanien usw.. Fakten von 2003 bis heute! Briefe des Bundestagsabgeordneten Willy Wimmer an Peter Struck wegen der Stationierung der Bundeswehr in der Region Kundus in Afghanistan von: Willy Wimmer / Dokumentation | Veröffentlicht am: 10. Oktober 2003 Zwei Briefe des Bundestagsabgeordneten Willy Wimmer (CDU) an „Verteidigungs“-Minister Peter Struck zur Stationierung der Bundeswehr in der Region Kundus in Afghanistan. http://imi-online.de/download/Afgh.Wimmer.25-08-03.pdf http://imi-online.de/download/Afgh.Wimmer.10-09-03.pdf Ein Kommentar, über die Grenzenlose Verblödung Deutscher Politiker, […]

The year saw the resignation of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, early elections that did not end the political standoff - and almost endless protests.

Cities across the Balkans rang in the New Year with grand firework displays and family friendly music concerts, welcoming 2017 in style.

The year in Albania saw big green protests, fierce political disputes over judicial reform and over cannabis cultivation – while a royal wedding provided light relief and Catholics had reasons to celebrate.

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara to again confirm the strong ties between Pristina and Ankara.

After rejecting the party's first candidate, Romania's President has given Social Democrat former minister Sorin Grindeanu a mandate to form a new government.

After a decade dodging arrest for alleged fraud, media and telecoms tycoon Bogoljub Karic returned from self-imposed exile in Russia as the investigation was cancelled, bringing promises of major investments in Serbia.

Heads of three of the four parties representing Macedonia's large ethnic Albanian community met in Tirana and expressed the need to seize the moment in Macedonia and agree on demands.

Nine former Croatian Defence Council fighters have been charged with committing crimes against Serbs in the town of Orasje during wartime - a case that has angered Zagreb and Croats in Bosnia.

Two Croatian citizens, one of them a defence ministry employee, were indicted over alleged bribery during a deal to repair and buy MiG fighter jets from the Ukrainian company Ukrspecexport.

Dragan Vikic, the wartime commander of Bosnian interior ministry special police units, was charged alongside three other ex-officers with killing eight Yugoslav People’s Army prisoners of war in 1992.

Kosovo's newly-appointed ethnic Serbian Minister for Local Government, Mirjana Jevtic, resigned on Thursday after Belgrade demanded her removal because it had not endorsed her appointment.

For the second year running, the deep political crisis in the country has largely set aside divisions between country’s ethnic Macedonians and Albanians, although several incidents put cohesion to the test.

Global challenges and political turmoil at home proved too much for Boyko Borissov’s wobbly coalition - and the year ended on a note of uncertainty. 

Croatia and Serbia may sound as if they are rushing into an arms race - but Croatia's announced purchase of new fighter jets has yet to be concluded while Russia's donation of jets to Serbia is less 'sensational' than it sounds, an analyst cautioned.

If you haven't yet decided what to do for the 'craziest night of the year’ in Belgrade, then plan to head to the square in front of the National Parliament for a night of festivities, fun and fireworks.

In a landmark decision, Albania's Central Election Commission has voted to dismiss two MPs and one mayor for hiding their past crime convictions - thereby breaking a law that bans officials with criminal records from holding office.

Police questioned youth activists who covered up a controversial plaque which includes a fascist slogan near the Croatian WWII concentration camp in Jasenovac.