Balkans

A joint investigation by BIRN and Haaretz has identified six Israeli military flights from Belgrade to Beersheba this year that coincided with Serbian arms exports to Israel worth 15.7 million euros, arms that risk being used in violating international humanitarian law in Gaza. Shortly after 2 p.m. on February 5, …

On the occasion of the declaration adopted at the “All-Serbian Assembly” in Belgrade, the U.S. State Department assessed that some of the provisions in that declaration are a continuation of Republika Srpska’s attempts to violate the Dayton Peace Agreement and destabilize Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region. The United States …

The Bosnian Croats’ reaction and that of their neighboring eponymous NATO-member state to Republika Srpska’s planned separation will be the most pivotal factor for determining whether the West resorts to military force to stop the Serbs. President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik confirmed in an interview with TASS at last …

In one of the houses in Leposavic, a town in the predominantly Serbian northern part of Kosovo, dozens of Serbian police and special forces uniforms, as well as several Kosovo police uniforms, were found. The head of Kosovo’s Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that the find confirms “Belgrade’s continuous efforts …

Bulgaria’s June 9 election may bring about a return of the old GERB-MRF alliance that was rocked by street protests in 2020, kicking off years of political turmoil.The conservative GERB party of former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is the favourite to win Bulgaria’s June 9 parliamentary election, the country’s sixth …

It is not yet clear whether Hungary is just an unwilling ally or rather a Trojan horse that is already preparing to switch sides. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Europe’s enfant terrible, is a master of making unexpected and surprising statements. His latest came during his weekly Friday radio interview, …

The opening of EU accession talks marks an important milestone for Bosnia, where ethnic tensions run high. But progress on the EU track is no remedy for the chronic crisis besetting the country’s politics. Bosnia finally has some good news. On March 21, the European Council gave the country the …

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in the 2024 Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Sofia, Bulgaria on Monday (27 May 2024), focusing his remarks on preparations for the upcoming Washington Summit. When Allied leaders meet in July, they will take decisions on strengthening deterrence and defence, long-term support …

Azerbaijan received two major leaders from the Eastern European country in succession during the first week of May. Following the Prime Minister of Slovakia on May 7, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev visited Azerbaijan on May 8. Furthermore, the agendas of both presidents were energy-related, and both leaders returned satisfied with …

The leaders of the Western Balkans Six and senior EU and US officials bought themselves on Thursday, May 16, in Kotor at the summit on the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, which was held under the slogan “One region – a common vision”. The summit was opened by Montenegrin …