Balkans

There is a gap between the expectations from the elections in North Macedonia and the reality in the sphere of geopolitics. North Macedonia should not fall into the trap of ethno-nationalism. Introduction The results of the presidential elections that took place this week in North Macedonia were as expected. In …

Experts say legislation is needed to address toxic social media content that too often turns into offline violence in Albania, but there are fears authorities will seek again to exploit the issue for political gain. In December last year, a well-known Albanian TikToker posted a video “confessing” that he had …

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 …

When the proposal for the statute of the Union of Serbian Municipalities is finally on the table, Belgrade obstructs it in every way, writes Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, as reported by Deutsche Welle (DW). The thesis of the journalists of that newspaper is that Serbia is thus preventing the admission of …

The international police action “Black guy 2” is ongoing throughout BiH, in which several people have been arrested so far, including some of the high-ranking police officials, who are linked to the “Tito and Dino” drug cartel. “Arrests and searches are carried out in dozens of locations, in the area …

The Serbian community in Kosovo suffered the biggest blow from the armed conflict in Banjska, from which it is still recovering. While he is recovering, the citizens are leaving, Ana Marija Ivković, journalist of Radio Kontakt plus from Kosovska Mitrovica, tells Danas. On Sunday, citizens in the north of Kosovo …

“The split in the coalition of Serbia against violence was met with some sensationalism, but in my opinion, it is a false dilemma. The SNP had the function of showing that the opposition can achieve a significant result despite the unfair election conditions. Now, when it is consolidated, it doesn’t …

Round one was in 2023, round two will be in 2024, warned today Ivana Stradner, research associate of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy from Washington, pointing out, once again, the tightening of conditions in the Balkans. Just as Putin denied Russia’s intention to attack Ukraine, the president of …

Syria TV says the Romanian intelligence chief delivered a joint message from Romania, Cyprus, Greece, and Italy. A European diplomatic source informed Syria TV on Wednesday that the Romanian intelligence chief recently met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Syrian intelligence director Hossam Luka in Syria. According to the source, …

Sad, insulting, arrogant, partisan – this is how our interlocutors describe the rally “Serbia is calling you” organized on Thursday in Banja Luka, as a sign of opposition to the adoption of the Resolution on Srebrenica in the United Nations General Assembly. At the invitation of the SNSD, Milorad Dodik’s …