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4 days, 3 hours ago

Flights grounded as toxic smog blankets European capital

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Swiss air quality technology company IQAir, which assesses air quality in real time, put Sarajevo’s air quality index, or …

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1 week, 3 days ago

England to face Serbia in European qualifying for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Al Jazeera

The draw for the European qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has pitted England against Serbia in the group stage. Spain take on Netherlands in their Nations League quarterfinal, and the winner will join Turkiye, Georgia and Bulgaria in Group E while the losing team goes into Group G alongside Poland, Finland, Lithuania and Malta. World Cup 2022 runners-up …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Serbia’s president says he won’t flee his country like Syria’s Assad did despite growing protests

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s president accused Tuesday foreign intelligence services of trying to unseat him in the wake of spreading protests in the Balkan state and that he wouldn’t flee the country like the ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad. Vučić's opponents in Serbia have compared him to Assad and other world dictators, predicting that he may also try to flee …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Serbian leader speaks to Trump, pointing out Serb support during US election

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said he spoke with Donald Trump late Sunday, inviting him to visit the Balkan country while pointing out that in Serbia the U.S. president-elect had the highest level of support of all European states during the election campaign. The populist Serbian leader said the phone call was “very cordial” and added that Trump …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer to crack down on migrant smugglers by signing deals with three Balkan countries in HOURS

Daily Mail

New deals to crack down on migrant smugglers will be signed with three Balkan countries tomorrow, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed. A No10 spokesman said the deals would ‘increase intelligence sharing, expertise and co-operation’ in a bid to smash organised crime gangs behind the small boats crisis. The Prime Minister will finalise agreements for closer co-operation with Serbia, North Macedonia …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

EU Commission chief promises Bosnia flood aid, support for reform on membership path

The Independent

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

European Commission chief assures Western Balkans of the bloc's enlargement progress

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

Italy says Russia or China could gain influence in Western Balkans if EU dream fails

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Serbia makes a $3 billion deal to buy 12 French warplanes, in a shift away from Russia

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday announced a $3 billion deal to buy 12 French warplanes, in a move that shifts his country away from its dependence on Russian arms. Macron called called the deal “historic and important,” and said it demonstrated Serbia’s “strategic courage.” “The European Union needs a strong and democratic Serbia at its side …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Baby girl among 10 migrants dead in Balkan river tragedy

The Hindu

“A nine-month-old baby girl and her mother were among 10 migrants who died when their boat capsized crossing a river that divides Serbia and Bosnia,” rescuers told AFP as a search continued Friday. Police said the boat was carrying around two dozen migrants when it flipped on the Drina River near Ljubovija in Serbia early on Thursday. The number of …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

A powerful summer storm sweeps through Balkans with hail, rain and winds, killing 2

The Independent

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

A powerful summer storm sweeps through Balkans with hail, rain and winds, killing 2

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — A powerful storm has swept through countries in the western Balkans after several days of sizzling temperatures, killing two people and damaging houses, pulling out trees and flooding streets, officials said on Tuesday. Heavy rain, hail and strong winds tore through Slovenia on Monday before pushing east to pummel Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and finally Montenegro on Tuesday …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Albania, Croatia and Serbia will always be divided by football

New York Times

Berlin is united by football. The Serbian football association has been fined for the same offence but also for its fans “displaying provocative messages not fit for sports events”, in this case a banner that referred to Serbia’s ancient claim on Kosovo, the disputed republic to its south that is now 92 per cent Albanian. A reporter from Kosovo has …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Albania player Mirlind Daku banned by UEFA for two Euro 2024 games after nationalist chants

The Hindu

Albania player Mirlind Daku was banned on Sunday for two games after leading fans in nationalist chants at the European Championship, that UEFA said brought soccer into disrepute. UEFA said its disciplinary judges found Daku guilty of “failing to comply with the general principles of conduct, for violating the basic rules of decent conduct, for using sports events for manifestations …

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6 months ago

Albania player Mirlind Daku banned by UEFA for two Euro 2024 games after nationalist chants

Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany — Albania player Mirlind Daku was banned on Sunday for two games after leading fans in nationalist chants at the European Championship, that UEFA said brought soccer into disrepute. On Sunday, UEFA said its disciplinary judges found Daku guilty of “failing to comply with the general principles of conduct, for violating the basic rules of decent conduct, for …

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6 months ago

A major power outage hits Balkan region as countries swelter in an early summer heat wave

Associated Press

PODGORICA, Montenegro — A major hourslong power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 degrees Celsius. Montenegrin authorities said that an outage that lasted for several hours in the country’s power distribution system left almost the entire nation without electricity, …

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6 months ago

Balkan region hit by major power outage during heatwave

Al Jazeera

Cause of blackout remains unknown, but early indications point to spike in electricity use due to severe heat enveloping the region. A major electricity blackout has hit Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and most of Croatia’s Adriatic coast, leaving people sweltering in the middle of a severe heatwave. “The exact cause of the blackout is still unknown, but we presume …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

The best destinations in Eastern Europe for an affordable city break

The Independent

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

North Macedonia votes in presidential polls as EU membership bid looms

Al Jazeera

The vote is the first in a series of polls that could decide whether the diverse Balkan country will ever join the EU. Voting is under way in North Macedonia to elect a president ahead of an upcoming parliamentary election as the Balkan country continues to ponder its European Union membership bid. The 61-year-old incumbent President Stevo Pendarovski is a …

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8 months, 1 week ago

As Gaza is pummelled, is Serbia secretly sending weapons to Israel?

Al Jazeera

According to media reports, arms exports have grown during wartime in another sign of ever-warming ties. At that time, the administration of then-President Donald Trump sought to “normalise” Serbia-Kosovo relations while also pushing for Serbia to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and add Israel to the list of countries recognising Kosovo’s independence. Serbia’s efforts to keep its …

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9 months ago

US envoy travels to Montenegro to support its EU bid as war in Ukraine rages on

The Independent

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9 months, 1 week ago

'Corrupt': Jared Kushner’s overseas business deals under fire as Trump runs for president

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has been ramping up his overseas business dealings undeterred by the optics of doing so in the midst of his father-in-law's presidential campaign. A Friday report in the New York Times scrutinized Kushner's real estate deals in Balkan countries of Albania and Serbia, in which he stands to reap significant financial benefits once …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

German foreign minister visits Bosnia, urges Western Balkans join EU in face of Russian aggression

Associated Press

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Germany’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Western Balkans countries joining the European Union is a “geopolitical necessity” that would make Europe stronger in the face of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine. “I would like all six countries in the Western Balkans to be able to join,” Annalena Baerbock said while visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina. “The …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Western Balkans leaders pledge to speed up reforms for EU growth plan

Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania — The leaders of Western Balkan countries agreed Thursday to speed up regional cooperation to benefit more from a new European Union plan of financial aid that will help provide a faster road to membership. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, who hosted the summit in Tirana, called the new growth plan “a truly encouraging result of a friendly …

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Flights grounded as toxic smog blankets European capital

England to face Serbia in European qualifying for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Serbia’s president says he won’t flee his country like Syria’s Assad did despite growing protests

Serbian leader speaks to Trump, pointing out Serb support during US election

Keir Starmer to crack down on migrant smugglers by signing deals with three Balkan countries in HOURS

EU Commission chief promises Bosnia flood aid, support for reform on membership path

European Commission chief assures Western Balkans of the bloc's enlargement progress

Italy says Russia or China could gain influence in Western Balkans if EU dream fails

Serbia makes a $3 billion deal to buy 12 French warplanes, in a shift away from Russia

Baby girl among 10 migrants dead in Balkan river tragedy

A powerful summer storm sweeps through Balkans with hail, rain and winds, killing 2

A powerful summer storm sweeps through Balkans with hail, rain and winds, killing 2

Why Albania, Croatia and Serbia will always be divided by football

Albania player Mirlind Daku banned by UEFA for two Euro 2024 games after nationalist chants

Albania player Mirlind Daku banned by UEFA for two Euro 2024 games after nationalist chants

A major power outage hits Balkan region as countries swelter in an early summer heat wave

Balkan region hit by major power outage during heatwave

The best destinations in Eastern Europe for an affordable city break

North Macedonia votes in presidential polls as EU membership bid looms

As Gaza is pummelled, is Serbia secretly sending weapons to Israel?

US envoy travels to Montenegro to support its EU bid as war in Ukraine rages on

'Corrupt': Jared Kushner’s overseas business deals under fire as Trump runs for president

German foreign minister visits Bosnia, urges Western Balkans join EU in face of Russian aggression

Western Balkans leaders pledge to speed up reforms for EU growth plan