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Talks between Serbia and Kosovo break down again
1 year, 3 months ago

Talks between Serbia and Kosovo break down again

Al Jazeera  

EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell blames Kosovo for failing to implement a deal with Serbia on normalising relations between the two former foes. Talks between the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo on improving ties failed to make a breakthrough after Pristina rejected an EU compromise proposal, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said. Borrell blamed Kosovo for a failure to implement …

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3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage
2 years, 4 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, 4 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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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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As EU hopes fade, Russia, China fill voids across Western Balkans
3 years, 3 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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Europa League: Frankfurt's brilliant Balkan trio out to make history against Chelsea
5 years, 8 months ago

Europa League: Frankfurt's brilliant Balkan trio out to make history against Chelsea

The Hindu  

Eintracht Frankfurt's Serbia striker Luka Jovic may have grabbed the headlines and turned the heads of Europe's top clubs with his goals this season, but he is just one of a trio of brilliant Balkans in Frankfurt's ranks. Alongside 21-year-old talent Jovic, Croatia forward Ante Rebic, 25, and Serbian wing-back Filip Kostic, 26, make up a blistering Balkan trio who …

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