Balkan News

Some 300 US and 95 Macedonian soldiers are taking part in a joint military exercise codenamed 'Dragoon Guardian 17' that is taking place at Macedonia's Krivolak army base.

Amidst the high summer heat, we look at how the EU is dealing with authoritarian challenges, the myths and realities or Russia’s presence in the Balkans and much more, including interesting places to discover during the holiday season. 

Angry about being undercut by the taxi service app Uber, Croatian taxi drivers blocked or hindered access to airports in Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik on Friday.

A number of people were badly hurt after a restaurant near a beach in an area popular with tourists in northern Albania exploded into flames.

The UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague refused Bosnian Serb general Radivoje Miletic’s request for early release because he has not served two-thirds of his sentence, according to the court’s reckoning.

Romania is joining a number of other Eastern European states who accuse big food retailers of using an EU loophole to sell inferior-quality products to their countries.

Ministry says it will meet target of pouring 128 million euros into the budget by selling state-owned property and stocks in non-strategic companies - though some economists have their doubts.

Minister says Macedonia will soon abolish a controversial council that was widely seen as a tool used by the former government to pressurise judges.

EU deported 42.600 Albanian asylum seekers in 2016 By Edison Kurani / Published on: 26-07-2017, 20:42 The number of Albanian asylum seekers who have been deported to their home country last year was 42.600. This is the figure that was recently published by the European Institute of Statistics (EUROSTAT) in relation to the process of the deportation of asylum seekers from its territory.“As in 2015, Albanians (42,600) topped the list of non-EU citizens returned in 2016, ahead of citizens of Ukraine (22 600), Iraq (17 100), Kosovo (13 000), Serbia (12 200) and Morocco (9 900)”, the Eurostat report says Meanwhile, the last report of the European Office for Asylum […]

Veteran Croatian journalist Drago Hedl alleges that ruling party MP Franjo Lucic tried to bribe him not to report on his business difficulties, which the politician has denied.

A Chinese company will acquire Romania’s main Black Sea refinery after Bucharest approved its purchase of a majority stake in Kazakh-based KMG International, which owns 48.1 per cent of Rompetrol Rafinare.

Igor Dodon gave journalists a tour of his country residence on Wednesday night, before holding a press conference in the salon. 

Poison gas and other toxic chemicals were used dozens of times during the Bosnian conflict to torture and murder prisoners, but almost no one has been held directly responsible in court.

Betrüger, CIA Agent Carl Bildt: „Keeping the Balkan Ghosts at Bay“ 1992 als CIA Agent in Washington Carl Bildt, Massenmorde, Krieg Finanzierung mit Mördern und Terroristen: Entwicklunghilfe Schweden ein Failed State? von Judith Bergman  •  27. Juli 2017 Der schwedische Staat kämpft im wahrsten Orwellschen Stil gegen die schwedischen Staatsbürger, die auf die offensichtlichen Probleme hinweisen, die Migranten verursachen. Als der Polizeibeamte Peter Springare im Februar sagte, dass Migranten in den Vorstädten eine unverhältnismäßig hohe Zahl von Verbrechen begehen, wurde ein Verfahren wegen „Anstiftung zum Rassenhass“ gegen ihn angestrengt. Derzeit wird ein 70-jähriger schwedischer Rentner wegen „Hassrede“ verfolgt, weil er auf Facebook geschrieben hatte, dass Migranten „Autos in Brand setzen […]

Another accident at Zagreb's new 'Franjo Tudjman Airport' on Wednesday highlights a series of mishaps that have dogged the airport since it opened in March.

A stay at an unusual hostel in Sarajevo takes visitors back to the event in 1914 that put the city on the map and unleashed the First World War.

A new book takes a searching look at what Russia is up to – and what it is not – in Southeast Europe.

Kosovo’s general election result may have been muddle – but it also saw a number of trends that give cause for optimism about the country’s democratic future.

A series of stainless steel abstract sculptures by the Albanian-born artist Helidon Xhixha entitled ‘In Random Order’ is being displayed in the main galleries and squares of Florence in Italy until October 29.

Für die Prominenz der Verbrecher Kartelle, wie Klement Balili, finanziert die EU solche illegale Lokale, Hotels und Illegales Bauen zerstörte erneut die Nagel Neuen Abwasser Systeme. Das ist System, denn die grossen illegalen Geldwäsche System Bauten an der Küste, wie Golem, Rruga Taulantia, Durres, ist Alles von der KfW, EU finanziert und im ganzen Balkan herrscht Chaos, deswegen und die Bewohner wollen zu 65 % auswandern. Die EU und KfW, finanziert mit vollen Wissen erneut die Wasserleitungen auch für den „Pablo Escobar“ des Balkans: Klement Balili, illegale Lokale, Gebäude.zusammen mit Mafia Firmen aus Rom. Erneut erhalten durch die korrupten EU Banden, illegale Mafia Hotels und Lokale, sogar EU finanzierte Strom […]