UN call for restraint and calm in FYROM (RTS)
Spokesman for the Secretary-General of the UN Stéphane Dujarric said that UN is following developments unfolding in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with great concern and call for restraint and calm. The statement notes that violence directed at democratic institutions and elected representatives of the people is unacceptable. The statement, posted on the UN […]
Read More →Albanians are going for all or nothing – Serbian FM (B92)
What is happening in Macedonia is not just a local problem, but one for the whole region, says Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic. “Now it’s the most obvious how right we have been when we pointed out that Serbia has an important lever in its hands, and that is political stability,” Dacic told RTS. He […]
Read More →Balkan States Suffer Decline in Media Freedom (Balkan Insight)
Reporters Without Borders’ latest World Press Freedom Index says media freedoms are diminishing in several Balkan countries, with Croatia and Serbia registering the worst declines over the past year. Reporters Without Borders, which campaigns for media freedom and journalists’ rights, said in its 2017 World Press Freedom Index, published on Wednesday, that there have been […]
Read More →Bumpy Ride Ahead (Balkan Insight)
A growing political crisis in Albania, fears over foreigners buying up land in Serbia and problems of youth radicalisation are among the top stories on Balkan Insight this week. Hotting Up The political scene in Albania seems to be getting more and more heated by the day. No accident, given that Parliamentary elections are only […]
Read More →Lost In Translation: Macedonia’s ethnic tensions near the boiling point (and Soros is stirring the pot) (FOX News)
Macedonia gave the world Alexander the Great, who, legend has it, wept because he could find no more lands to conquer. Now, George Soros, the left-wing billionaire who also wants to rule the world, is meddling with events that could plunge Macedonia into chaos or civil war, and escalate U.S. tensions with Russia. Locked between […]
Read More →Kosovo, Albania Condemn Macedonian President’s Veto (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo and Albania have condemned Macedonia’s President for refusing to allow the Social Democrat-led opposition to form a government in alliance with ethnic Albanian parties on the grounds that it could ‘destroy’ the country. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/tirana-and-prishtina-accuse-macedonian-president-for-ethnic-discrimination-03-02-2017
Read More →Macedonia President Denies Zaev Right to Form Govt (Balkan Insight)
In a decision that is bound to inflame tensions further, Macedonia’s President has refused to award a mandate to form a government to the opposition leader Zoran Zaev, claiming he might use it to destroy the country. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/macedonian-president-rejects-awarding-pm-mandate-to-opposition-leader-03-01-2017
Read More →Multi-ethnic States Have Failed in the Balkans (Balkan Insight)
In response to Jasmin Mujanovic’s comment article, ‘New Partitions are the Last Thing the Balkans Need,’ Timothy Less maintains that the Balkan countries lack even the most basic elements needed to make multi-ethnicity work, so it is time to consider a new territorial settlement. The starting point when formulating policy is to recognise the world […]
Read More →FYROM uses harsh tone criticizing Albania and Kosovo (lajmi.net)
The Foreign Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Nikola Popov, assesses that it is not proper or suitable for Albania and Kosovo to interfere on the internal affairs of FYROM. “It is not decent and not appropriate when the Prime Minister or the President of the neighboring country interferes directly on the […]
Read More →Dysfunction in the Balkans (Foreign Affairs)
The political settlement in the former Yugoslavia is unraveling. In Bosnia, the weakest state in the region, both Serbs and Croats are mounting a concerted challenge to the Dayton peace accords, the delicate set of compromises that hold the country together. In Macedonia, political figures from the large Albanian minority are calling for the federalization […]
Read More →Headlines 13 December
• Lavrov: Russia will not accept biased review of Resolution 1244 (media)
• Serbia has agreed on a “geographical code” for “Kosmet” (Koha)
• Civil society requests clarification of bridge revitalisation plan (RTK)
• Xhemajlaj: Lawsuit against Thaci ready for Court (Indeksonline)
• Arifaj: Thaci has not supported any candidate (Klan Kosova)
• Journalists concerned with media blackout in Syla’s trial (Telegrafi)
• Albanians to have determining role in new FYROM government (Koha)
Kosovo requests from FYROM paperwork to investigate Kumanovo case (Kallxo.com)
The Special Prosecution of Kosovo is investigating “Kumanovo” case, however it is waiting for the paperwork of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) authorities in order to proceed with further investigation. The case has been under investigation by the prosecutor of the Special Prosecution Ali Rexha, for two years now. “I am waiting for the […]
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