Balkan News

The chief war crimes prosecutor for the former Yugoslavia warned the UN Security Council that nationalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina are still denying the truth about crimes committed during the 1992-95 war.

Making fruity brandy in the backyard is common in the Balkans - but two enterprising young men, including one from Belgrade, have launched a successful ‘rakija’ business in the US.

At some point, Washington will be forced to re-engage with the Balkans and work out a new policy that is in tune with political reality.

With a new government in place, Macedonia’s compromised chief Public Prosecutor Marko Zvrlevski, who was seen as a puppet of the former regime, can't hope to stay in office much longer.

Russian and Bosnian Serb leaders Vladimir Putin and Milorad Dodik have met yet again, but questions remain about whether their frequent get-togethers serve propaganda purposes or will deliver economic benefits.

„Diplomatische Quellen“ Zeitung: Berlin bereitet „Marshallplan“ für den Balkan vor Thomas Brey/dpa,  06.06.2017 – 16:11 Uhr Die Grenze zwischen Serbien und Kroatien im kroatischen Tovarnik Foto: Str/EPA/dpa Die EU soll in die Staaten investieren und so für Wandel sowie Frieden in der Region sorgen – doch am Sonntag wählen die Kosovaren. Belgrad – Deutschland strebt nach einem Zeitungsbericht für die Länder des westlichen Balkans einen groß angelegten Investitionsplan an, der von der EU und Ländern wie der Schweiz finanziert werden soll. „Marshall 2 als Ersatz für Europa“, titelte die gut informierte serbische Regierungszeitung Novosti am Dienstag in Belgrad unter Berufung auf nicht näher bezeichnete „diplomatische Quellen“. Nach dem Vorbild der US-Aufbauhilfe für […]

The president of the Hague war crimes tribunal told the UN Security Council to take action to ensure that Belgrade finally arrests three wanted members of the nationalist Serbian Radical Party.

Macedonia's former ruling VMRO DPMNE party accused new Prime Minister Zoran Zaev of lying about finding an almost-spent budget and a big hidden debt when he took office last week.

The largest coalition campaigning in the Kosovo elections is divided over a controversial proposal to reintroduce criminal penalties for defamation.

A collection of photographs of the Croatian fascist-run concentration camp Jasenovac taken after WWII tackle unsupported claims that the Communists also killed many prisoners there.

Under pressure from NATO, Bulgaria’s leaders have agreed to restore the country’s defence capacities as fast as possible, but their plans – and how to fund them – have yet to be worked out. 

A sacked former minister’s appointment as head of the Serbian Security Agency has raised eyebrows, while concerns over alleged political cronyism in the public sector have resurfaced.

Croatian NGOs told BIRN that police only stop using violence against refugees at the country’s border after alleged misconduct by officers is made public.

Russians see Serbia and Bulgaria among their top 20 closest allies, but consider Romania among the nations hostile towards them, survey shows.

A new Albanian taskforce has been set up to ensure state resources and staff are not abused during elections, but some fear political freedoms are at risk.

It seems few Russians have been put off from holidaying in Montenegro, despite Moscow issuing advisories against travel to NATO’s newest member.

In Mazedonien, organisieren Falsch Diplom Banden rund um Fake Professoren gezielt auch Geschichtsfaelschung Mit gefälschten Diplomen zur 2. höchsten Polizistin —–> Präsidentin des Kosovo aufsteigen: Atifete Jahjaga Frauen Inkompetenz Spektakel der Zoll Direktoren: Elisa Spiropali , Briseida Shehaj, Vasilika Vjero Meta përdor “kamikazen” Kejda për të sulmuar paktin Rama-Basha ndërsa vetë…(Video) Mesa duket, Meta ka nxjerr Mehmetajn per te sulmuar marreveshjen Rama-Basha nderkohe qe vete hiqet sikur eshte “Ok” me kete pakt. ja çfarë broçkullis kanarina e LSI-së Kejdi Mehmetaj, thotë se marrëveshja Rama-Basha u dha mundësinë të gjitha partive të … Read More » Skandal/ Deputetja Kejdi Mehmetaj mashtroi turpshëm për diplomimin, zbulohet dokumenti që tregon se “Halimja” e […]

Macedonians were overwhelmed with joy when male handball team Vardar became European title-winners by defeating Paris Saint-Germain in the nail-biting final of the EHF Champions League.

Milorad Dodik, the president of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity Republika Srpska, said that the use of schoolbooks teaching about the Srebrenica genocide and the siege of Sarajevo will never be allowed.

EU Null Hirn Geschwätz, über Betrugs-, und Show Wahlen in Albanien:  Ihr endloses Geschwätz über den Konsens „This is something that Vlahutin and all here jetset humanist colleagues fail to truly appreciate. Their endless babble about consensus, the inclusion of the opposition, full representation, etc., etc. has led to a political situation in which there is literally no choice.„ 2012: „A document obtained by BIRN shows that OLAF is investigating complaints against a tender held in May by the EU Delegation in Tirana.“ What Does Vote Buying Mean? By Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei, 56 min. ago On Monday, EU Ambassador Romana Vlahutin called upon Albanian citizens not to “sell their vote” […]