Balkans

They’ve been accused of dismembering enemies with chainsaws, assassinating senior government officials, and trading on ties with intelligence agencies. They’ve smuggled cocaine — tons and tons of it — across the world and now feed a sizable share of Europe’s drug habit. Yet few outsides of law enforcement have heard …

Twenty-four years after NATO air strikes killed six people, including three children, in the Montenegrin village of Murino, the victims’ families have received no compensation and say consecutive governments have done nothing to help them. When the first bomb exploded on April 30, 1999 at a bridge near near the …

Without the assistance of local actors, Russian influence in the Western Balkans would disappear overnight. But the opposite is also true. As long as local politicians can capitalize on invoking Moscow’s long shadow, Russia will remain a salient part of the Balkan landscape. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 …

Commenting on the information that part of the membership of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Serbia at the ceremony marking 120 years of work of that trade union headquarters left the meeting as a sign of protest because the Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, denied the claim …

The President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani stated today in Skopje that the results of the meeting at the highest level on May 2 this year depends on the parties involved, but she added that Kosovo will continue to be a constructive party. “The result of the dialogue also depends on …

Shame on them all together, all those liars, liars, occupation Gauleiter… The worst epithets for international officials and the man with whom he is negotiating the status of Kosovo. The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has not spared the words he used to “slather” on foreign representatives in recent days. …

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced today in Belgrade that Serbia will reciprocally respect the territorial integrity of countries that respect the integrity of Serbia. “In our foreign policy, we will take care of bilateral relations, not to go beyond the limits of reciprocity, if someone does not respect the territorial …

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, at the session held yesterday, decided to start the procedure for considering Kosovo’s request for admission to that organization. Against this proposal were Romania, Cyprus, Spain, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Serbia, as well as Hungary, even though the country recognized the independence …

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said that tectonic changes took place in Kosovo and Metohija yesterday, as well as the election debacle of Aljbin Kurti and Quinta. “I didn’t accidentally say just Kurti, but all those who encouraged him and lied to themselves that the problem was in criminal Serbian organizations …

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said that there are always many critical messages in the European Union’s reports on Serbia and that he believes that this time they will primarily refer to the non-introduction of sanctions against Russia. “It is important to me that they will praise the elections …