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Croatian meddling - The Briefing 1848 - Radio
monocle.com
Monday 10 December 15 15 00:00 / 00:00 Chapter 1 5 minutes 15 15 Chapter 1 Croatian meddling Monocle’s Balkans correspondent, Guy De Launey, explains …
ABC News
European Union
Croatia arrest 13 people suspected of smuggling migrants
ABC News - By The Associated Press
Police in Croatia have detained 13 people suspected of smuggling migrants who are trying to reach Western Europe through the Balkans. Police said …
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Yellow Vests Movement
'Gilets jaunes' violence and Balkans pollution — No Comment of the week
Euronews - euronews
Our first video in this week's selection takes us to the streets of Paris where protesters linked to the "gilets jaunes" (yellow vests) movement clashed with riot police under the iconic Champs-Elysees
Macedonia
Macedonia Eyes Modest Windfall From Kosovo-Serbia Feud
balkaninsight.com - Sinisa Jakov Marusic
Macedonia’s business community and government say the custom tax battle between Serbia and Kosovo may help some of their exporters in the short term …
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Kosovo
Kosovo Premier, NATO Chief Speak amid Serbia Tensions
newsmax.com
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Kosovo's prime minister and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg have spoken on the phone about the country's plan to form …
Montenegro
United in 1918, Serbia, Montenegro Far Apart in 2018
balkaninsight.com - www.balkaninsight.com
A century after they united, the now independent states of Serbia and Montenegro appear deeply at odds.
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Sea Level
Sarajevo suffocates from air pollution
Euronews - euronews
Air pollution is reaching dangerous levels in several cities in the Balkans with the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo hit worst and enveloped in dense smog coming from coal-fired plants, cars and coal heaters
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World News
Serbia to consider military intervention 'option' if Kosovo forms standing army
DW News - DW English
The creation of a standing army in Kosovo could provoke military intervention by Belgrade, Serbia's prime minister said. Kosovo's parliament is due …
Reuters UK
George H. W. Bush
Day of mourning in Kosovo for Bush, seen as hero for 1992 letter
Reuters UK
The Kosovo flag flies at half staff to honour former President George H. W. Bush in Pristina, Kosovo, December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Laura Hasani PRISTINA (Reuters) - Flags flew at half staff across Kosovo
Anton Prodanovic, Ph.D.added this to Energy Renewed
Bosnia & Herzegovina
EBRD urges Western Balkans to replace 18 GW of coal with renewables
pv-magazine.com - Marian Willuhn
According to a new report authored by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Western Balkan countries are home to a largely …
St Andrews
MI6 Chief Reveals Secret Assignment In Balkan Wars
eurasiareview.com - Balkan Insight
By Filip Rudic Alex Younger, head of the British Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, said that his first intelligence job was penetrating an …
The Guardian
Albania
Montenegro & Albania - Magical Illyria | Guardian Holidays
The Guardian
Day 4 Today is free to enjoy the hotel and its surroundings. Hang out by the pool, enjoy drinks at the bar, make the most of the well-appointed wellness and spa area, or wander into the centre of Bar where
Optometry
Silmo Istanbul 2018 expands
aop.org.uk - by Andrew McClean
Silmo Istanbul 2018 will welcome over 120 exhibitors, 600 brands and 9200 visitors at the Istanbul Expo Center Yesilköy on 13–16 December. Organisers …
Social Democrats
Kosovo's New Social Democrats Reach out to Govt
balkaninsight.com - www.balkaninsight.com
Kosovo's opposition Social Democratic Party, PSD, appears to be cosying up to the government, after criticising other opposition parties’ approach to …
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World News
Tensions soar in the Balkans over plans for Kosovo army
Associated Press - By DUSAN STOJANOVIC, Associated Press
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia sought support from allies Russia and China on Tuesday in opposing the formation of a Kosovo army, warning that a military in its former province could lead to renewed clashes
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Macedonia
‘Greek’ psycho kills 63 year old Macedonian from Albania for defending Macedonia’s right to identity
minareport.com - Pero Stamatovski
Petrit Zifle, a 63-year-old ethnic Macedonian migrant worker from Albania who worked on a farm on the island of Corfu in Greece – was killed by a …
Reuters Indiaadded this to World
World News
U.S. sees Macedonia in NATO in mid-2020 after name change deal
Reuters India - By Daria Sito-Sucic
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The United States expects Macedonia to join NATO in mid-2020 by which time its name change deal with Greece should be fully implemented despite Russian efforts to undermine it, the
Tariffs
Kosovo says to maintain its tariffs on Serbia despite EU pressure
euractiv.com - www.euractiv.com
Kosovo will keep its 100% tariffs on Serbian goods until Belgrade recognizes Pristina, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said on Monday (4 December), …
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Macedonia
Open Society Foundations 2018
judicialwatch.org
• Download • View Category: Number of Pages:30 Date Created:December 3, 2018 Date Uploaded to the Library:December 03, 2018 Tags:Open Society Foundations, …
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European Parliament
European parliament adopts a number of Western Balkans resolutions
emerging-europe.com - Nijat Eldarov
The European Parliament has adopted a number of resolutions relating to the rule of law and media freedom in Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania …
Kosovo
Kosovo Opposition Urges PM to Quit Over Visa Liberalisation
balkaninsight.com - Die Morina
The Kosovo Assembly. Photo: EPA/ Valdrin Xhemaj The parliamentary group of the biggest Kosovo opposition party, the Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK …
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Macedonia
US official: Macedonia could join NATO by spring 2020
miamiherald.com - The Associated Press
A senior U.S official says Macedonia could join NATO by early 2020 if it implements an agreement with Greece to rename itself North Macedonia, …
South China Morning Post added this to SCMP News
World News
Serbia asks for China and Russia’s help over Kosovo plans to create regular army
scmp.com - Associated Press
Serbia is seeking support from Russia and China in its opposition to the announced formation of a Kosovo army, warning it could lead to renewed …
François Hollande
Migrant deaths in the Mediterranean: The Practicalities of Identification
moderndiplomacy.eu - Ottavia Ampuero Villagran
Kosovo as Pandora`s box Published 7 hours ago on December 4, 2018 The ethnic demarcation that is promoted by Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic, between …
Disability
Not all barriers are physical
undp.org - www.eurasia.undp.org
Sipan is one of around 16.5 million people with disabilities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia who strive for more comfortable, dignified and …
Disability
Children with disabilities excluded from communities in Western Balkans and Turkey
unicef.org - www.unicef.org
BRUSSELS, 3 DECEMBER 2018: Children living with disabilities in the Western Balkans and Turkey are being “excluded from the moment they are born” – …
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Northern Ireland
Euro 2020 qualifiers draw: Groups and fixtures in full
inews.co.uk - Louis Doré
England will start their Uefa Euro 2020 qualifying campaign in Group A against the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Kosovo. Having won Uefa …
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Birdwatching
Illegal poisoning ravages Balkan vulture populations
birdguides.com
An estimated 2,300 vultures have been poisoned across the Balkan Peninsula during the last 20 years, according to a recent study. The review, …
Monkeyadded this to Caravan Monkey
Travel
Kosovo’s New Via Ferrata Berim Is Among Europe’s Most Death-Defying Climbs
The Manual - Mike Richard
Thanks to a well-publicized civil conflict in the 90s, Kosovo has long suffered an image problem among foreign travelers. It’s still the sort of …
Professor Futon Spooninadded this to PARANORMAL ACRES
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Monsters and Folklore of the Balkans from MonsterTalk
stitcher.com
Episode Info: In this episode of MonsterTalk, we are joined by Christopher Klimovitz in a wide-ranging discussion of the history and monstrous …