Balkan News

  video BBC video shows hungry bears looking for food in Romanian town -Advertisement- 8 Aug 2017 by Irina Marica   Romania is home to a large population of brown bears, which sometimes leave the forests to look for food in the towns nearby. BBC News has published a short video that shows how several bears are walking on the streets of a Romanian town, trying to find some food. While some people are enjoying the encounter with the wild animals, others are not that happy as the big bears are causing some damages sometimes. “Romania is home to 60% of Europe’s brown bears. Here’s what happens when they visit […]

Animal rights group PETA has called on Bulgaria to stop the use of horse-drawn carriages at tourist sites, warning that the horses are suffering during the ongoing heat wave.

In a new film, convicted war criminal Esad Landzo seeks out former prisoners who he abused when he was an 18-year-old during the Bosnian war in 1992, and asks them to forgive him.

Just over two months since the new Social Democrats-led government took office, the opposition has launched no-confidence motions against three of its ministers, with more likely to come.

Serbia's asylum office has accepted just two applications this year, with hundreds more pending due to understaffing, although some NGOs also blame a lack of political will to approve asylum claims.

88 Prozent der Bürger Griechenlands misstrauen der Regierung 4. August 2017 / Aufrufe: 461 Team 1 Kommentar Laut dem Eurobarometer für Frühling 2017 vertrauen  in Griechenland 88 Prozent der Bürger nicht der Regierung und 98% glauben, die Wirtschaft des Landes sei abgesoffen. Im Eurobarometer für Frühjahrs 2017 beschreiben die Griechen ihre persönliche Zukunft, aber auch die Lage der Wirtschaft Griechenlands in „düsteren“ Farben. Konkret erklären 98% der Griechen, die Lage der Wirtschaft sei völlig schlecht (Anstieg um 1% im Verhältnis zu dem Eurobarometer für Herbst 2016). Ein entsprechender Pessimismus wird auch auf die Frage bezüglich der wirtschaftlichen Lage der griechischen Haushalte verzeichnet, wobei 7 von 10 Befragten diese als völlig […]

Miroslav Lajčák, sagte in 2009 das das Ganze Unfug ist, trat zurück, inzwischen habenüber 50 % der Bevölkerung das Land verlassen. Identisch ruiniert, Kosovo, Albanien, was man direkt an Kriminelle Clans verkauft hat. Jedes Kind im Balkan weiß es das die Amerikaner mit Morden und Anschlägen den Hass im Balkan schürten, um Jugoslawien zuzerstören und wie der CIA Offizier Robert Baer erklärt. Markenzeichen für die totale Korruption, wo man mit solchen Posten 50.000 $ pro Monat und mehr Steuerfrei verdient. Früher nannte man solche Leute Betrüger! Die Ratten Liste der Österreicher ist sehr lang, wo die übelsten Wolfgang Raunig waren, vor allem auch Albert Rohan im Balkan! Rohan lief herum […]

A prosecutor told BIRN that 11 Russian and Serbian citizens arrested on Tuesday for illegally crossing the Kosovo border are likely to be deported soon.

Die selbst erfundenen Uralt Dorf Bewohner werden plötzlich Gross Grundbesitzer in einem Dorf im Kosovo, bauen für Millionen 138 illegale Häuser und Wohnungen. Vlora Citaku, ist die Kosovo Botschafterin in den USA, direkt Hashim Thaci Vertraute, ohne Berufs Erfahrung, oder eine Ausbildung. Heute erhalten Null Bildungs Leute auch in Deutschland Titel, u.a. in Hannover, wo man zum studieren nur gefälschte Schul Zeugnisse vorlegen muss, von einem Billig Kopierer. Mit gefälschten Diplomen zur 2. höchsten Polizistin —–> Präsidentin des Kosovo aufsteigen: Atifete Jahjaga Standard Verbrecher Albanischer Botschafter auch in Berlin mit Arthur Kuko, Langzeit Partner im hoch kriminellen Enterprise (schon in 2000 bekannt, rund um Gross Drogen Schmuggel und Geldwäsche), den […]

After a petition against a proposed law to introduce property taxes attracted over 130,000 signatures, the Croatian government decided to postpone its implementation.

Visiting fans and locals had nothing but praise for the organisers of the UEFA Super Cup final between Real Madrid and Manchester United, which brought a party atmosphere to the capital Skopje.

President Aleksandar Vucic penned an article for a Serbian tabloid praising the opening of the new furniture and home accessories store in Belgrade and claiming it shows his economic policies are succeeding.

Several foreigners living and working in Albania never intended to remain for very long…

The Saint Sofia project, a huge, high-tech entertainment, retail, hotel and office complex funded by Chinese money, is expected to be built near Bulgaria’s capital over a three-year period.

Gas pipeline and infrastructure projects could be discussed when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Serbia in September - but also issues that could be more difficult for Belgrade.

The remains of the Montenegrin-born Catholic saint will be brought to the resort town of Herceg Novi for a few days, with the authorities hoping to attract thousands of pilgrims.

Macedonia's former ruling party has been slammed for spreading alarm and false information about the government's draft strategy for dealing with refugees and migrants.

A Serbian photographers’ collective is challenging traditional depictions of the Serbian capital.

With an eye on NATO membership, Macedonia raises defence spending Igor Bozinovski – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly 03 August 2017 Six Macedonian Mi-24V helicopters are being overhauled in Ukraine. Source: IHS Markit/Igor Bozinovski The new government of Macedonia will accelerate the nation’s integration into NATO and the EU and raise defence spending to fund the modernisation of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM) so it can increase its involvement in NATO-led missions, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said in his address to the Adriatic Charter summit held in Podgorica, Montenegro, on 2 August. „We expect Macedonia to be the 30th member of NATO. We are investing energy into regional […]

A local official in the town of Berane has asked the Montenegrin government to pay for the construction of a monument to WWII Chetnik commander Pavle Djurisic, who was killed in 1945.