Photo: Twitter/Ursula von der LeyenWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY GRENELL & KURTI?: Kosovo PM Albin Kurti didn’t elaborate on why he didn’t meet the U.S. Presidential Envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue Richard Grenell at the Munich Security Conference. He did note, “I never had so many meetings with international […]
Photo: RedditWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY STATEHOOD: Happy Statehood Day (February 15) to all citizens of the Republic of Serbia on the anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire in 1804. Kosovo today celebrates 12 years since the parliament declared independence from […]
S.Borisov/ShutterstockWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY U.S. Presidential Envoy for the Kosovo Serbia Dialogue Richard Grenell is pushing for Kosovo to revoke the 100% tariffs and not introduce reciprocity. Grenell’s press officer, Dick Custin, told RFE/RL, “The ambassador is pushing for them to drop the […]
Photo: Stockholm Center for FreedomWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY U.S. Presidential Envoy to the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue and Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell offered to speak immediately with opposition leader Kadri Veseli about why the U.S. supports removing the 100% tariffs on Serbia through a Twitter exchange. Meanwhile, Kosovo President […]
Photo: The Srpska TimesWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY U.S. Presidential Special Envoy to the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue Richard Grenell urged the Kosovo government to revoke the 100% tariffs on Serbian goods. He noted, “We made clear to all the (Kosovo) party leaders that dropping the tariffs was in […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY Following Montenegrin Parliament passing of the Religious Freedom Law which drew protests by the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) and ethnic Serbs, President of the Parliament of Montenegro Ivan Brajovic revealed the five-year process in close cooperation with the Venice Commission […]
Following Montenegrin Parliament passing the Religious Freedom Law which drew protests by the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) and ethnic Serbs, President of the Parliament of Montenegro Ivan Brajovic revealed the five-year process in close cooperation with the Venice Commission to Balkan Insider in an exclusive interview. He also commented […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY Kosovo’s Vetvendosje (VV) and Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) have struck a deal to create a government headed by future PM Albin Kurti (VV). The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, visited Kosovo and Serbia on Thursday and Friday with the […]
Will Croatia’s EU Presidency Unblock Western Balkans’ EU Hopes? by Natko Vlahovic, Vlahovic Group LLC On January 1, Croatia took over the rotating six-month EU presidency for the first time since joining in 2013. Now, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic could play the role of kingmaker for the future […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY “Slovenian President Borut Pahor plans to start formal talks with parliamentary parties on February 4, seeking to resolve a political crisis sparked by the resignation of center-left Prime Minister Marjan Sarec on Monday. Sarec, who took power in September […]
The @OregonGuard is Preparing to Deploy to #Kosovo.
#Montenegro's @predsjednik_cg Meets With @EU_Commission @vonderleyen in #Brussels.
#Serbia's Def. Min. Welcomes #Russian Counterpart to #Belgrade, Eyes Tank Biathlon Event in #Russia.
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Secretary Pompeo's message for Kosovo on Independence Day: https://www.state.gov/kosovo-national-day-3/
#Kosovo and #Serbia Sign Deals Restoring Rail and Road Links.
@SenRonJohnson Warns Kosovo's New PM @albinkurti on Tariffs.
#Bosnian #Serb Member of the Presidency Milorad Dodik Wants #RepublikaSrpska to Secede from #BiH, QUINT States Warn Him.
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Unilateral withdrawal from institutions, or blockages of decision-making within them, are unacceptable and counter-productive from any side and would only undermine the very improvements and progress that citizens wish to see. https://bit.ly/2SOMfWx
