Balkans

EU to debate Western Balkans’ visa liberalisation

SKOPJE, Macedonia EU members states begin debate Monday (May 25th) on the European Commission’s (EC) latest progress report on efforts by Western Balkan countries to meet criteria for joining the EU’s visa-free travel area, Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Bocevski announced on Friday.

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Muslim protest turns violent in Athens

ATHENS, Greece More than 1,000 Muslim protesters clashed with police in central Athens on Friday (May 22nd), causing havoc in the streets. Police fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the protesters. At least 14 people, seven Muslim immigrants and seven policemen, were injured, and 46 people were arrested.

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Panic But No Deaths As Quakes Hit Macedonia

Fearful locals in the southeast Macedonia slept out under open skies on Sunday night after over 180 earthquakes hit the region over the weekend. The strongest tremor hit at 6.15pm on Sunday, measuring 5.4 at the Richter scale. It was felt across the country and in the capital, Skopje. Smaller …

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US Appeals To Albanians To Apply For New IDs

The US Ambassador in Tirana, John L Withers, on Monday appealed to Albanian citizens from the town of Berat to apply for new identity cards so they can vote in the June 28 parliamentary elections. The appeal follows a similar call made last week by the head of the OSCE …

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Serbia Funds Road Paving in Kosovo

Serbia’s government is funding a new construction project in Kosovo, paving a road in the southern Brezovica ski resort. Brezovica is located in the municipality of Shterpce, which is home to a significant Serb minority. The Kosovo daily Express reported that Serbia’s ministry of economy and finance had set aside …

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Serbia Claims Victory At Islamic Conference

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said a resolution proposed by Saudi Arabia calling on Islamic countries to recognise Kosovo had not been accepted at the meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference in Damascus. “Syria, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Algeria and some other countries submitted amendments to that proposal so that the …

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Konačno deblokada

Author: Mirza Čubro Rad Vijeća ministara BiH bio je blokiran cijelih sedam dana. Građani BiH sa zebnjom su iščekivali kada će članovi Vijeća ministara prestati s inatom i vratiti se poslu. Sedmodnevna blokada rada Vijeća ministara BiH, sada je to već evidentno, imat će nesagledive posljedice po cjelokupni proces reformi …

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