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UN appeals court increases sentences for 2 Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan wars
1 year, 9 months ago

UN appeals court increases sentences for 2 Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan wars

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.N. appeals judges on Wednesday significantly expanded the convictions of two allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, holding them responsible for involvement in crimes across Bosnia and in one town in Croatia as members of a joint criminal plan to drive out non-Serbs from the areas during the Balkan wars. Presiding Judge Graciela Gatti Santana …

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Amid the war in Ukraine, Eastern Europe is growing stronger
2 years, 2 months ago

Amid the war in Ukraine, Eastern Europe is growing stronger

Al Jazeera  

As 2022 is coming to a close, the war in Ukraine rages unabated. Germany’s cautious approach, banking on the notion that dense commercial links would create commonality of interest with Moscow, prevailed and was embraced by other major Western European powers, including France. That was the case even after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and the first stage in …

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Montenegro wrestles with massive cyberattack, Russia blamed
2 years, 6 months ago

Montenegro wrestles with massive cyberattack, Russia blamed

Associated Press  

PODGORICA, Montenegro — At the government headquarters in NATO-member Montenegro, the computers are unplugged, the internet is switched off and the state’s main websites are down. Sitting at his desk in Montenegro’s capital, Podgorica, in front of a blackened PC screen, Defense Minister Rasko Konjevic said government officials were advised by cyber experts, including a team of FBI investigators that …

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NATO member Montenegro grapples with massive cyberattack it blames on Russia
2 years, 6 months ago

NATO member Montenegro grapples with massive cyberattack it blames on Russia

LA Times  

At government headquarters in NATO member Montenegro, computers are unplugged, the internet is switched off and the state’s main websites are down amid a massive cyberattack that officials say bears the hallmark of pro-Russian hackers and its security services. The coordinated attack that started around Aug. 20 crippled online government information platforms and put Montenegro’s essential infrastructure, including banking, water …

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EU starts membership talks with Albania, North Macedonia
2 years, 7 months ago

EU starts membership talks with Albania, North Macedonia

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union started membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia on Tuesday, a long-delayed step in the Balkan nations’ paths toward EU membership that gained momentum amid the war in Ukraine. The result of your hard work,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Rama and Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski of North Macedonia,. It was only …

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Time for Bosnia to ‘get rid of Russian influence’: Analysts
3 years ago

Time for Bosnia to ‘get rid of Russian influence’: Analysts

Al Jazeera  

There is now an opportunity for vulnerable countries like Bosnia to shake off Russian influence and take steps to join NATO, analysts say. The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell echoed this concern on Monday, saying, “We’re worried that there could be more conflicts… that something might happen again in the Balkans.” Bosnia, Kosovo and Serbia are the only countries …

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Western Balkan groups call for US engagement to counter Serbia
3 years, 5 months ago

Western Balkan groups call for US engagement to counter Serbia

Al Jazeera  

Leaders of Albanian, Bosnian, Montenegrin communities say a return to US leadership is needed to counter Serbia’s ‘growing militancy’. Leaders and advocacy organisations from Albanian-American, Bosnian-American and Montenegrin-American communities have called on the US to commit to a stronger presence in the Western Balkans region amid “growing militancy of the government of Serbia”. In an open letter published on Monday …

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EU blocks Balkan states from joining amid migration fears
3 years, 5 months ago

EU blocks Balkan states from joining amid migration fears

The Telegraph  

Plans for six Balkan states to join the European Union were put on hold on Wednesday amid mounting fears over replicating the flood of cheap migrant labour into Britain that helped fuel the Brexit vote. EU leaders refused to commit to welcoming Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania into the bloc before 2030 because of concerns it would …

Democracy At Risk In Central And Eastern Europe, Report Finds
4 years, 10 months ago

Democracy At Risk In Central And Eastern Europe, Report Finds

NPR  

Democracy At Risk In Central And Eastern Europe, Report Finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Tamas Kovacs/AP Tamas Kovacs/AP Democracy is weakening across Central and Eastern Europe as well as Eurasia amid the rise of Chinese and Russian influence, according to a new report by Freedom House, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. Freedom House says Orban, who is a …

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Macedonia sees low turnout in name change referendum amid disinformation campaign
6 years, 5 months ago

Macedonia sees low turnout in name change referendum amid disinformation campaign

CNN  

CNN — Polls have closed in Macedonia’s name-change referendum, and early results indicate a low voter turnout, according to figures published online by the country’s State Election Commission on Sunday. Macedonians were voting in a referendum on whether they’re in favor of joining NATO and the EU and accepting an agreement with Greece to change their country’s name to the …

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Serbia to get $1 billion from Russia
15 years, 5 months ago

Serbia to get $1 billion from Russia

The Hindu  

Russia will grant Serbia a $1-billion loan to cover the Balkan country’s budget deficit and invest into infrastructure, officials said Tuesday, in a deal that could extend Russia’s influence in the region. Russia’s Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin said that up to $350 million, to be available this year, will be used to finance Serbia’s budget deficit. “We were not among …

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