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Romania Faces Challenge in Pushing Balkan EU Enlargement

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 02/04/2019 - 07:51
Bucharest says it wants both Macedonia and Albania to start EU accession talks under its council presidency – but it will have its work cut out persuading the doubters, experts warn. 
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Mitsotakis: Scion of Greek Political Family Eyes Power

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 02/04/2019 - 07:46
Kyriakos Mitsotakis has managed to keep his New Democracy party together, and he might just take power because of it.
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TurkStream Tightens Kremlin’s Grip Over Balkan Energy

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 02/04/2019 - 07:43
The new natural gas pipeline running from the Black Sea to Turkey forms part of a ring of Russian-centred power networks that will leave European states ever more dependent on Russia for energy.
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New Faces, Old Problems, for Serbia’s Diplomatic Service

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 02/04/2019 - 07:43
Former Serbian diplomats say the calibre of embassy staff has declined drastically under the current government.
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Gruevski Fled Macedonia 'to Avoid Assassination'

Balkaninsight.com - Sat, 02/02/2019 - 21:12
In his first interview since fleeing Macedonia, former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski repeated allegations that there was a plot to kill him in jail – and denied that his escape was agreed with the new government.
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Tens of Thousands Joins Serbia's Latest Protest March

Balkaninsight.com - Sat, 02/02/2019 - 20:51
With whistles and banners, anti-government protesters marched again on Saturday through the Serbian capital, Belgrade – matched for the first time by protest held in the north of Kosovo.
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Bosnian Army Ex-Soldiers Retried for Raping Serb Girl

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 02/01/2019 - 17:11
The retrial of former Bosnian Army soldiers Samir Kesmer and Mirsad Menzilovic, accused of raping a Serb minor in Sarajevo in May 1993, opened at the Bosnian state court.
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Kosovo Teachers End Three-Week Pay Strike

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 02/01/2019 - 13:40
After meeting the teachers' union, the speaker of Kosovo's parliament, Kadri Veseli, has announced that a three-week strike by teachers over pay will end on Monday.
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UN Fund for Kosovo Poisoning Victims Receives No Contributions

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 02/01/2019 - 12:02
A United Nations trust fund for Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian victims of lead poisoning in UN-run camps in north Kosovo after the 1998-99 war has received no money from any country yet.
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Moment of Truth: Reality Bites for Notorious News Brand

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 02/01/2019 - 08:43
Can a far-right Croatian media outfit that had a reputation for fake news and hate-mongering make money by ‘going straight’?
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Bosnia’s Post-Election Deadlock Has No End in Sight

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 02/01/2019 - 08:40
With no new governments formed at various levels three months after elections took place, Bosnia faces the prospect of worsening political, social and financial turmoil.
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Serbian Prosecution Report Reveals War Crimes Case Failings

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 02/01/2019 - 08:40
A report from Serbia’s War Crimes Prosecutor’s Office reveals that over the past two years, it has mainly focused on smaller-scale crimes that were not committed by high-ranking officials, contrary to what the Belgrade authorities promised the EU.
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Serbia’s Wave of Protests – Key Facts

Balkaninsight.com - Fri, 02/01/2019 - 08:40
BIRN outlines the whats, whys and whens of the weekend protest movement that has been shaking the Serbian government since December.
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Balkan Odysseys

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 01/31/2019 - 20:52
As some Balkan odysseys seemingly come to an end, others appear to be only just beginning. 
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Kosovo PM Defies Pressure Over Serbian Import Tax

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 01/31/2019 - 17:21
A reportedly tense meeting of the Kosovo leadership on Thursday between the Prime Minister, President, the Speaker and the US ambassador ended without agreement on the controversial tax on Serbian imports.
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Romania Court Ruling Leaves Country's Army Headless

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 01/31/2019 - 17:00
A Romanian court decision has left the country’s army without a leader – and sparked concern among opposition parties about potential risks to national security. 
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Dossier Documents Serbian State Involvement in Driving Out Croats

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 01/31/2019 - 16:41
A new dossier published by the Humanitarian Law Centre NGO documents the role of the Serbian police, army and State Security in the forced displacement of Croats from Serbia during the 1991-95 war.
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Transgender Macedonians Hail ‘Turning Point’ European Court Ruling

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 01/31/2019 - 12:59
A human rights court ruling, backing a Macedonian transgender man’s battle to change his gender on his birth certificate, is being watched closely in nearby Kosovo.
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Croatian Schooling ‘Leaves Pupils Ill-Informed’ About WWII Regime

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 01/31/2019 - 09:15
Many Croatian schoolchildren know little about crimes committed under the country’s World War II-era fascist regime – but experts claim that the revisionist political environment is more to blame than the education system.
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Changing Names: For North Macedonia, it’s Not Over Yet

Balkaninsight.com - Thu, 01/31/2019 - 08:42
Thanks to Prespa, North Macedonia is now a fact. But its long-term success is still an open question.
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