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Serbia ‘Used Yugoslav Army for War Goals’: Report

ven, 15/06/2018 - 12:12
The Yugoslav People’s Army was used to achieve the Serbian leadership’s nationalist goals during the 1990s wars in Bosnia and Croatia, according to a report from the Humanitarian Law Centre watchdog group.
Catégories: Balkan News

Calls to Reform Pensions Cause Controversy in Croatia

ven, 15/06/2018 - 07:35
While the European Commission says ageing Croatia must make tough decisions about its current pension system, unions representing pensioners oppose the recommended reforms as harmful.
Catégories: Balkan News

Montenegro Opposition Ends Boycott With Call for Elections

ven, 15/06/2018 - 07:34
In a move seen as marking an end to its two-year boycott of parliament, the country’s strongest opposition alliance has presented a plan to deal with the country’s crisis – which it is taking to Brussels.
Catégories: Balkan News

Kosovo Workers Threaten Strikes Over PM's Pay Hike

ven, 15/06/2018 - 07:34
Public-sector workers in Kosovo have threatened strikes after the Constitutional Court ruled that a government decision, hiking cabinet members' salaries, did not violate the law.
Catégories: Balkan News

Macedonia to Rename Divisive Statues That Irked Greece

ven, 15/06/2018 - 07:33
Monuments erected in the Macedonian capital under the Skopje 2014 project – often depicting figures from Classical Antiquity that angered Greece – are to get new inscriptions honouring Greek-Macedonian friendship.
Catégories: Balkan News

History in the Making

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 22:37
The Balkans caught a rare moment in the international limelight this week as Greece and Macedonia announced a resolution to their nearly three-decade long dispute over the latter’s name. 
Catégories: Balkan News

Charlie Hebdo Cartoon Riles Romanian Tennis Fans

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 16:43
A cartoon published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo depicting Roland Garros winner Simona Halep has left many Romanians unamused. 
Catégories: Balkan News

Serbia Restarts Lovas War Crimes Trial from Beginning

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 16:08
A Serbian court restarted the trial for the killing of 70 Croatian civilians in the village of Lovas in 1991 on a technicality because the war crimes prosecutor's office did not have a chief prosecutor for a year-and-a-half.
Catégories: Balkan News

Serbian Security Chief Challenges Journalist’s War Testimony

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 15:45
Former Serbian security service chief Jovica Stanisic’s defence denied journalist Dejan Anastasijevic’s claim at the UN court that the Red Berets unit and Arkan’s paramilitaries were used by the service in the Bosnian and Croatian wars.
Catégories: Balkan News

Bosnian Wartime Detention Camp Guard’s Sentence Reduced

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 14:14
The Bosnian state court reduced former Dretelj detention camp guard Ivan Medic’s prison sentence for crimes against Serb civilian prisoners from 14 to 12 years on appeal.
Catégories: Balkan News

Serbian Journalist Probing Ivanovic Murder Reported Missing

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 13:59
Serbian police are investigating the reported disappearance of a journalist who claimed to have uncovered fresh details about the murder of the Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic.
Catégories: Balkan News

Convicted Croatian Football Boss Arrested in Bosnia

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 13:36
Zdravko Mamic, the former chief of Dinamo Zagreb who was convicted of fraud by a Croatian court, was arrested on an Interpol warrant in Medjugorje, Bosnian police told BIRN.
Catégories: Balkan News

Bulgarian Govt Leaders Snub Macedonian President

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 13:34
Bulgaria's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister have refused to meet Macedonia's President in Sofia – indicating their deep displeasure over his rejection of the 'name' deal with Greece.
Catégories: Balkan News

Spike in Romanian-Linked Crime Worries Canada

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 12:03
Canada's government is under pressure from opposition MPs over the sharp increase in asylum applications from Romania – and the rise in crimes linked to Romanians.
Catégories: Balkan News

Macedonia ‘Name’ Deal Faces Bumpy Ride Ahead

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 11:20
Numerous obstacles could yet prevent the long awaited ‘name’ deal between Greece and Macedonia from coming to fruition.
Catégories: Balkan News

Transatlantic Trade War Worries Balkan Steel Producers

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 09:35
Balkan states fear their steel industries may feel the consequences of President Trump’s trade dispute with the EU, if European buyers now have less need for Balkan steel.
Catégories: Balkan News

Germany Extradites Serb War Crimes Suspect to Bosnia

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 09:34
Milorad Obradovic, who is accused of taking part in the illegal arrests and torture of 120 Bosniaks in Prijedor in 1992 and personally killing three people, was sent to Bosnia from Germany to stand trial.
Catégories: Balkan News

#MeToo Advocates Battle Culture of Shame in Bosnia

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 07:40
Fear and shame still prevent most women in patriarchal Bosnia from speaking out against sexual violence and harassment – but there are faint signs of change.
Catégories: Balkan News

Legendary Vultures Still Soar Over Serbia’s Remote Gorges

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 07:39
The flight of majestic Griffon Vultures over the remote Tresnjica Gorge is an unforgettable sight – and one that we can only enjoy thanks to the energetic efforts of conservationists.
Catégories: Balkan News

Montenegro Eyes Link to TAP Gas Pipeline

jeu, 14/06/2018 - 07:37
Economy ministry says connection to the pipeline from Azerbaijan to Europe, which is running on schedule, would greatly boost the country’s economy.
Catégories: Balkan News

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