Eurasia Press & News
The initial omens are good for the joint opposition candidate for PM in Hungary’s 2022 election, but Peter Marki-Zay has his work cut out to convince rural voters and is already the subject of vicious character attacks from Viktor Orban’s Fidesz. International politicians and journalists alike had a terrible time …
Read More »In Serbia, Justice Gets an Early Release
The release of the convicted war criminal Sreten Lukic and his return to Serbia highlights how the Belgrade authorities are still doing nothing to prosecute other high-ranking officials for wartime crimes in Kosovo and the subsequent cover-up. Isaw him only once – in court. But I tracked the results of …
Read More »Deteriorated Situations
Pakistan Violent clashes erupted between hardline Sunni group and law-enforcement agencies in Punjab; deadly militant attacks and military operations persisted. Calling for release of detained party chief and expulsion of French ambassador, Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) 21 Oct vowed to march from Punjab’s Lahore city to capital Islamabad. In violent clashes, …
Read More »Will Hungary And Poland Be Next Victims Of US/EU Regime Change? – OpEd
No country is safe from the Eye of Sauron that is the modern-day American national security state. Even some of the US’s ostensible allies can’t escape its all-seeing eye. Hungary and Poland, both members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), have faced significant criticism from the chattering classes of …
Read More »Bulgaria deploys 350 troops to stop Syria, Afghan migrants from entering
Bulgaria has deployed 350 troops and military equipment to strengthen controls along its borders with Turkey and Greece to prevent migrant inflows, Reuters reported the Ministry of Defence saying today. European Union member Bulgaria, which borders Turkey and Greece to the south, has experienced a gradual rise in migrant arrivals …
Read More »Egypt-Greece-Cyprus summit prioritizes energy cooperation
Egypt is also working to repair its relations with Greece and Cyprus’ rival, Turkey. Egypt, Greece and Cyprus held a tripartite meeting in Athens Tuesday as the alliance between the Eastern Mediterranean states continues to strengthen. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi participated in the ninth annual summit along with Greek …
Read More »Kosovo court detains five suspected militants after police find weapons cache
A court in Kosovo on Tuesday ordered 30 days of pretrial detention for five suspects arrested last weekend as part of a months-long investigation in which police uncovered a cache of weapons and explosives. Prosecutors said in a statement the five suspects were planning to commit attacks against Kosovo’s “constitutional …
Read More »Kosovo Arrests Five Suspects for Plotting Terrorist Attacks
Kosovo police on Sunday announced the arrest of five persons suspected of planning terrorist attacks, all of whom are reportedly well known to the authorities. Kosovo’s Special Prosecution on Sunday said police had arrested five persons suspected of planning terrorist actions against country’s constitutional order and security. Explosive devices, fire …
Read More »A united Europe includes the Western Balkans
The vision of a united Europe cannot be completed without the Western Balkans. In that context, the leaders of the European Union need to set a date for the start of accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania as soon as possible. Alas, we’ve heard a lot of promises in …
Read More »Greece: “The night of the fire I realized that Europe does not have humanity”
One year ago, Europe’s largest camp for displaced people—Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos—was destroyed by several fires that erupted across September 8 and 9, 2020. This tragic event, which left some 12,000 people stranded with no safe place to stay, starkly illustrated the complete failure of the …
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