Balkans

BATTERED BY SANCTIONS AND SHAREHOLDER EXITS, IS END NIGH FOR RUSSIAN ‘SPY BANK’ IN HUNGARY?

The clock is ticking for the Budapest-based International Investment Bank as its desperate search for cash or new shareholders looks increasingly hopeless. February could prove to be a defining month in the more than 50-year history of the Russian-led International Investment Bank (IIB) – one which a growing number of …

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Who Undermines Fragile Peace In BiH? – Analysis

The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is becoming increasingly complicated, not just because of the intensification of the armed conflict in Ukraine, but also because of the process of establishment of the government after the general elections in October 2022. At the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina the government was …

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The Politics Of Dialogue: How EU Can Change Conversation In Kosovo And Serbia – Analysis

Introduction In September 2021 a political crisis erupted in northern Kosovo. The government in Pristina had decided to implement the provisions of an agreement on identification cards and car licence plates, which inhabitants of northern Kosovo – mainly Serbs – were against. Serbs in the north complained that they were …

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“Returning Kosovo and Metohija to the legal framework of Serbia is a phantasmagoria”: Could Vučić have negotiated better in Ohrid under the existing circumstances?

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, is satisfied with the Annex for the implementation of the Agreement on the Road to the Normalization of Relations between Kosovo and Serbia, which he negotiated in Ohrid with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurtije, in the presence of representatives of the European …

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Montenegro: Deciding Between The Past And The Future – Analysis

On 19 March 2023, presidential elections will be held in Montenegro for the eighth time since the introduction of the multi-party system in this country and for the fourth time since its independence was proclaimed in 2006. 542,154 voters will be eligible to give a vote. The president of Montenegro …

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Kosovo, Serbia Verbally Agree On ‘Implementation Deal’ To Normalize Ties

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell on Saturday night, after a marathon meeting in Ohrid, North Macedonia, declared that Serbia and Kosovo had reached a deal on implementing the EU-backed plan for normalization of ties. However, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic continued bickering …

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Vucic will not sign anything in Ohrid, NATO pushes for progress

The President of Serbia, Aleksandër Vucic, stated on Thursday that he does not plan to sign anything at the March 18 meeting with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti while NATO calls for both sides to progress. In a speech addressed to the nation on Thursday afternoon, Vucic said …

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Kosovo, self-declared independent country in the Balkans region

A landlocked country, Kosovo is bordered by Serbia to the north and east, North Macedoniato the south, Albania to the west, and Montenegro to the northwest Kosovo, self-declared independent country in the Balkans region of Europe. Although the United States and most members of the European Union (EU) recognized Kosovo’s …

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Wider Europe Briefing: Will Serbia And Kosovo Finally Seal The Deal?

Wider Europe Briefing Plus: How The EU Sanctions On Yanukovych Fell Apart Brief #1: Perhaps Serbia And Kosovo Can Finally Make A Deal What You Need To Know: On February 27, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic endorsed an EU-facilitated proposal in Brussels titled, the “Agreement …

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Findings N1: Progressives from Nis were tasked with securing around 2,000 people for the rally

The Nis progressives, as N1 learns, had the task of providing around 2,000 people for the meeting in Vranje, as many as they came from Nis, according to the N1 source – and they came. Let us remind you that the N1 team recorded this morning an endless column of …

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