Albania, Montenegro, Serbia Oppositions Refuse to Return to Parliament (Balkan Insight)
Opposition parties in Albania, Montenegro and Serbia rejected European Commission spokesperson Maja Kocijancic’s appeal to end their boycotts and return to their parliaments. See at: https://bit.ly/2BVYXLh
Read More →Balkan Insight’s Week in Pictures
A round-up of Balkan Insight’s favourite photographs of the week. See at: https://bit.ly/2NlB3xj
Read More →Jamie Shea: NATO Feared Russia Might Seize Kosovo (Balkan Insight)
In an interview with a BIRN Kosovo TV programme, former NATO spokesperson Jamie Shea reflected on the tensest moment of the alliance’s air campaign against Serbia – when Russian forces suddenly showed up in Kosovo. See at: https://bit.ly/2SmchxT
Read More →Balkan Cities Enveloped in Smog as Air Pollution Soars (Balkan Insight)
The capitals of Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo and Bulgaria have been encased in heavy smog in recent days, with air pollution reaching dangerously high levels in parts of the region. The winter months bring the worst air quality, due to excessive use of coal, excessive traffic, poor spatial planning and the use of solid fuels for […]
Read More →Refugees from Kosovo Living in Poverty in Serbia: Report (Balkan Insight)
A report by the Serbian Commissariat for Refugees said that many people who were displaced from Kosovo following the 1990s conflict have no income or adequate housing. The Serbian Commissariat for Refugees on Monday presented a report on the living conditions of refugees from Kosovo in Serbia which said that some 68,500 out of almost […]
Read More →Protesting Kosovo War Veterans Give Ultimatum to Prosecutors (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo Liberation Army ex-fighters protested in Pristina, telling the prosecution to withdraw an indictment that alleges there are thousands of fake war veterans, or face potentially violent protests. Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA veterans from the guerrilla force’s wartime Dukagjini Zone protested on Wednesday at the Palace of Justice in Pristina against the recently-filed indictment alleging […]
Read More →What Land Swap? Kosovo Eyes Demarcation of Serbia Border (Balkan Insight)
While Kosovo’s president wants to talk ‘border corrections’ in Brussels, the prime minister has ordered that work begin on demarcating Kosovo’s frontier with Serbia as it currently stands. See at: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/what-land-swap-kosovo-eyes-demarcation-of-serbia-border-09-25-2018
Read More →Kosovo ‘Fake Veterans’ Indictment Angers Ex-Guerrillas (Balkan Insight)
The publication of a list of over 20,000 alleged fake war veterans and the indictment of officials who verified them has infuriated Kosovo Liberation Army ex-guerrillas – particularly those who found their names on the list. See at:http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-fake-veterans-indictment-angers-ex-guerrillas-09-21-2018
Read More →Belgrade ‘Pressured’ Serbs to Quit Kosovo Security Force (Balkan Insight)
A new report on the mass resignation of Serbian members from the Kosovo Security Force blames the Serbian government and accuses it of ‘brutal interference’ in a Kosovo institution. See at: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/belgrade-pushed-kosovo-serb-ksf-members-to-resign-report-finds-09-19-2018
Read More →Integration Fails to End Chaos in North Kosovo Courts (Balkan Insight)
The integration of the courts in the north into the Kosovo judicial system has failed to resolve the problem of delayed trials and stalled cases – and may have made it worse, experts fear. See at: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/north-kosovo-courts-face-problems-even-after-integration-09-18-2018
Read More →$3bn Economic Agreements Boost China’s Role in Serbia (Balkan Insight)
Belgrade and Beijing agreed on a $3 billion package of economic investments and military purchases which will boost China’s growing influence in Serbia. See at: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/new-agreements-boost-china-role-in-serbia-09-18-2018
Read More →‘Fake Veterans’ List Outrages Kosovo Ex-Guerrillas (Balkan Insight)
Some former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters have expressed anger after seeing their names on a list of people who allegedly falsely registered as war veterans. Ex-fighters who saw their names on the list of ‘fake’ war veterans that was published by media at the weekend have described it as an insult to their “dignity and […]
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