Court records in Bosnia reveal that prominent members of Serb nationalist Chetnik organisations have been charged with war crimes, while the Bosnian Security Ministry has warned that such groups are extremists who could pose a security risk.
Read More »CROATIA DRAGS HEELS ON BORDER-MONITORING MECHANISM TO PREVENT MIGRANT ABUSES
Exasperation with Croatia’s failure to create an independent border-monitoring mechanism to investigate allegations of migrant rights abuses is growing – something which could harm the country’s bid to join the passport-free Schengen zone.
Read More »Egypt, Greece conduct naval drills amid EastMed tensions
Egypt and Greece carried out military exercises in the Northern Fleet in the Mediterranean to counter potential threats on their maritime borders amid tensions with Turkey.
Read More »An Indebted Ex-President and the Pricey German Fix to a Montenegrin Stench
Two independent experts say a German company hired to fix the sewage issues of the Montenegrin tourist town of Budva overcharged by millions of euros. More than a decade after the contract was signed, much of the sewage still flows into the sea.
Read More »Supporting Western Balkans’ EU Prospects Won’t Hurt Macron
New research demonstrates that it makes no political sense whatsoever for France to block candidate countries in the Western Balkans on their path to EU membership.
Read More »Trio of Kosovo Leaders Jostle for PM’s Post
Voters in Kosovo will go to the polling stations in February 14 to elect a new parliament with – as in past elections – the candidates running for the post of Prime Minister in the spotlight.
Read More »Good Money after Bad: Questions Asked of Taxpayer-Funded Air Serbia Rescue
A 100 million-euro recapitalisation of Serbia’s national airline, Air Serbia, is just the latest injection of taxpayer funds into the struggling company. But how many Serbian citizens know it?
Read More »US Push for Decentralisation May not Solve Bosnia’s Problems
A Biden administration initiative to centralise power at state level in Bosnia – while decentralising it at local level – will not necessarily bring any more stability and inclusion to the country. With a change to the US administration in sight, discussions about expected changes in Washington’s policy towards the …
Read More »Kosovo Must Take Three Crucial Steps During Biden’s Presidency
Kosovo must make use of a new, more sympathetic, administration to leverage US support on core issues affecting its security, legitimacy and energy supply. With Joe Biden now inaugurated as US president, Kosovo has four years to leverage assured support. Biden has more foreign policy experience than any other recent …
Read More »Vote ‘Secured’: How to Rig an Albanian Election and Get Away with It
The prosecution file in a case of alleged electoral fraud in a remote Albanian region in 2016 lays bare an industrial-scale campaign of vote-buying and intimidation up and down the ranks of the country’s ruling Socialist Party. As yet, no one has faced justice.
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