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WEBAs growing apples became unprofitable, many farmers from North Macedonia’s Prespa region left for the cities and their villages became deserted. But Elena Gagovska’s family, and others who ...
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WEBActivists Arrested Helping Migrants on Bulgarian Border Allege Police ‘Abuse’. A member of a group of international activists who were arrested while trying to aid distressed migrants on the ...
Serbia Turns on Crime Gang Once Known for Official Ties
WEBFeb 4, 2021 · Serbia’s Interior Minister, Aleksandar Vulin, on Thursday said members of an infamous organised crime gang arrested on Wednesday and Thursday were suspected of murder, extortion, kidnapping and ...
78 Days of Fear: Remembering NATO’s Bombing of Yugoslavia
WEBBIRN. March 22, 2019 10:35. Twenty years after the start of NATO’s air strikes to force Slobodan Milosevic’s troops to withdraw from Kosovo, reporters who covered the bombing campaign recall ...
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WEBThree former Croatian Defence Council fighters were sentenced to a total of 16 years in prison for crimes against civilians in the Mostar area in 1993 including unlawful arrests, mistreatment of prisoners and rape. Kosovo’s prosecution and football federation said on Friday they will investigate claims published in French media about fixing ...
Montenegro home | Balkan Insight
WEB2 days ago · Montenegro Still Searching for Masterminds Behind High Court Tunnel. A year after unknown criminals ordered the digging of a tunnel into a top court’s evidence storage space and took weapons and ...
All the news from Serbia - Balkan Insight
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Balkan Insight provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of Serbia's politics, economy, society and culture, as well as regional and international issues.
China in the Balkans
WEBThe interactive map ‘China in the Balkans’ is a result of BIRN’s research into the various types of cooperation between Beijing and countries in the region. This idea to research and map Chinese activities comes as no surprise. In the last decade, the entire region has seen Chinese influence grow, mostly through the Belt and Road ...
Balkan ‘Mini-Schengen’ Leaders Eye Open Borders by 2023
WEBJul 29, 2021 · Meeting in Skopje, the three 'Open Balkan' countries of North Macedonia, Serbia and Albania pledged to scrap most of the obstacles impeding travel and business on their borders by 2023.
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WEB3 days ago · Turkey Presses North Macedonia to Boost Fight Against Gulenists. Turkey’s foreign minister, on a visit to North Macedonia, said he expects the country’s new government to “give stronger ...