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Flights grounded as toxic smog blankets European capital
4 days, 13 hours ago

Flights grounded as toxic smog blankets European capital

The Independent  

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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Baby girl among 10 migrants dead in Balkan river tragedy
4 months 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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Balkan region hit by major power outage during heatwave
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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North Macedonia votes in presidential polls as EU membership bid looms
8 months 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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'Corrupt': Jared Kushner’s overseas business deals under fire as Trump runs for president
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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Western Balkans leaders pledge to speed up reforms for EU growth plan
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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The European Union commissioner urges Montenegro’s new government to push ahead with EU integration
1 year, 1 month ago

The European Union commissioner urges Montenegro’s new government to push ahead with EU integration

Associated Press  

PODGORICA, Montenegro — The European Commission’s top official on Tuesday urged Montenegro to push ahead with its European Union integration process after the NATO member country elected a new government, ending a political stalemate that stalled its EU bid. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with top Montenegrin officials hours after parliament confirmed the new government following a …

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Kosovo-Serbia tension threatens the Balkan path to EU integration, Germany’s foreign minister warns
1 year, 2 months ago

Kosovo-Serbia tension threatens the Balkan path to EU integration, Germany’s foreign minister warns

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Germany’s foreign minister on Friday expressed the European Union’s deep concerns following the recent shootout between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region. Annalena Baerbock was in Tirana, Albania at a foreign ministers’ meeting ahead of the Oct. 16 summit on the Berlin Process, an initiative …

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In pro-Putin Serbia, liberal-minded Russians seek a home
1 year, 10 months ago

In pro-Putin Serbia, liberal-minded Russians seek a home

The Independent  

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Germany urges western Balkan leaders to resolve conflicts
2 years, 1 month ago

Germany urges western Balkan leaders to resolve conflicts

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday told leaders of six Balkan countries that aspire to join the European Union that “it is high time to overcome regional conflicts” and stand together as Russia wages war in Ukraine. Scholz highlighted the need to deliver on the countries’ longstanding desire to join the EU, which he said “is in our …

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Germany’s Scholz urges Western Balkans to resolve conflicts
2 years, 1 month ago

Germany’s Scholz urges Western Balkans to resolve conflicts

Al Jazeera  

Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes an appeal for unity at a summit with regional leaders in Berlin. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told leaders of six Balkan countries aspiring to join the European Union that “it is high time to overcome regional conflicts” and stand together as Russia wages war in Ukraine. ‘European path’ “Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine …

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EU starts membership talks with Albania, North Macedonia
2 years, 5 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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Diplomatic spat erupts between Balkan rivals Serbia, Croatia
2 years, 5 months ago

Diplomatic spat erupts between Balkan rivals Serbia, Croatia

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Diplomatic tensions soared Sunday between Balkan rivals Serbia and Croatia after Croatia refused to allow a private visit by Serbia’s populist president to the site of a World War II concentration camp where tens of thousands of Serbs were killed by pro-Nazi authorities in Croatia. Croatia’s authorities said they learned about the planned visit to the Jasenovac …

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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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As EU hopes fade, Russia, China fill voids across Western Balkans
3 years, 2 months ago

As EU hopes fade, Russia, China fill voids across Western Balkans

Al Jazeera  

The EU’s waning ‘soft power’ in the region allows other countries to step in with loans and influence, analysts say. Latvian Prime Minister Arturs Krisjanis Karins cautioned at the meeting: “Either Europe extends the hand and pulls these countries toward us, or someone else will extend a hand and pull these countries in a different direction.” Austria’s Sebastian Kurz, the …

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How a WHO Push for Global Vaccines Needled Europe
3 years, 8 months ago

How a WHO Push for Global Vaccines Needled Europe

News 18  

Last April, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen added Europe to a global effort to ensure equitable access to a vaccine, which she said would be deployed ”to every single corner of the world.” But despite pledging billions of dollars for the scheme set up by the World Health Organization and publicly …

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