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Keir Starmer to crack down on migrant smugglers by signing deals with three Balkan countries in HOURS
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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Amid the war in Ukraine, Eastern Europe is growing stronger
1 year, 11 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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EU expanding border guard presence along busy Balkan route
2 years, 1 month ago

EU expanding border guard presence along busy Balkan route

Associated Press  

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — The European Union signed an agreement Wednesday with North Macedonia to deploy officers from the bloc’s border protection agency Frontex in the small Balkan country as it expands its reach into nearby non-member states. The signing ceremony in North Macedonia’s capital Skopje was attended by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Home Affairs Commissioner …

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3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage
2 years, 3 months ago

3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Anticipating a tough winter in light of the war in Ukraine, three Balkan states agreed Friday to help each other with potential food or energy shortages and have urged the European Union to include the volatile region in its support plans. The leaders of Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania held a summit in the Serbian capital Belgrade …

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3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage
2 years, 3 months ago

3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anticipating a tough winter in …

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Bulgarian political crisis casts shadow over Balkans summit
2 years, 6 months ago

Bulgarian political crisis casts shadow over Balkans summit

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Leaders from the Western Balkans expressed frustration Thursday that they are still waiting in the European Union’s wings even as candidacy bids by Ukraine and Moldova were swiftly embraced by EU leaders. Bulgaria’s parliament passed a no-confidence vote Wednesday in the coalition government of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, putting up a new obstacle to the long-delayed start of …

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As the Ukraine war rages, Montenegro’s juggling act gets harder
2 years, 7 months ago

As the Ukraine war rages, Montenegro’s juggling act gets harder

Al Jazeera  

Close historic ties with Russia and deep internal divisions are undermining a unified national stance on the conflict. “Considering Russia’s base in Syria, increasing its influence in Montenegro could facilitate connection from the Adriatic to the Mediterranean,” Dilek Kütük, a Skopje-based analyst, told Al Jazeera. “With Montenegro’s population split between supporters of independence who identify as Montenegrin or who belong …

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Time for Bosnia to ‘get rid of Russian influence’: Analysts
2 years, 9 months 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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