Photo: Time OutWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY BANDIĆ COMMEMORATION: A commemoration was held yesterday at the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb for longtime Mayor of Zagreb Milan Bandić who unexpectedly passed away on Sunday. Friends and associates spoke of how Bandić’s energy transformed Zagreb into a […]
Photo: Ardian LumiWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY LAJČÁK ARRIVES IN PRISTINA: EUSR to the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Miroslav Lajčák yesterday arrived in Kosovo where he met with U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo Philip Kosnett, NATO KFOR Commander Maj. Gen. Franco Federici, and Kosovo’s likely next PM Albin Kurti. EUSR […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY Balkan Insider extends condolences to the family and friends of the Mayor of Zagreb Milan Bandić who suddenly passed away from a heart attack yesterday. BiH INDEPENDENCE DAY: We would like to wish Bosnia & Herzegovina a happy Independence […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY DAS PALMER ON EXPECTATIONS FROM THE NEW ADMIN: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs and Special Representative to the Western Balkans Matt Palmer reiterated the commitment of the U.S. to Bosnia and the region. He called […]
exploringmacedonia.comWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY CONGRATS!: Albanian judge Ardian Dvorani has been recognized as one of twelve anticorruption champions throughout the world by the U.S. State Department.FM OSMANI IN FRANCE: FM of N. Macedonia Bujar Osmani visited France yesterday. He met with counterpart Jean-Yves Le […]
Photo: Time OutWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY WHAT’S THE FUTURE OF THE DFC IN THE BALKANS?: “The U.S. development bank has said it remains committed to supporting private investment in the Balkans amid talk that officials have discussed closing its Serbian office. “David Marchick, chief operating […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY MORALE DOWN AT U.S. EMBASSY IN KOSOVO: Nahal Toosi of Politico obtained a cable from Ambassador Philip Kosnett to the U.S. State Department. The cable reportedly says that morale at the U.S. Embassy in Kosovo is “near breaking point” due to […]
Photo: RedditWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY FORMER U.S. AMB. IN SLOVENIA TO RUN FOR SENATE: Former U.S. Ambassador in Slovenia Lynda Blanchard announced she will be running for the Republican primary nomination in 2022 to fill Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby’s seat. Blanchard describes herself as […]
Photo: The Srpska TimesWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY COVID CORNER: Croatian Health Minister Vili Beroš announced that Zagreb and Moscow have “agreed cooperation” on procuring the Sputnik V vaccine. But Croatia will not do it without approval from the European Medicines Agency. Montenegro received 2,000 Sputnik V […]
Photo: Ardian LumiWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY DAS PALMER + IZETBEGOVIC: U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Special Rep. to the W. Balkans Matthew Palmer yesterday spoke with SDA (Bosnia) leader Bakir Izetbegović. They discussed the need to increase efforts in Bosnia on NATO and […]
EUSR @MiroslavLajcak's Day 2 in Kosovo recap.
@StateEUR's DAS Palmer underscores US-EU cooperation on the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue.
@avucic meets with BiH's tripartite presidency.
@RichardGrenell says @albinkurti "resorted to terrorism" in 2018.
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https://www.balkaninsider.com/balkan-blast-3-3-2021/
EUSR @MiroslavLajcak arrives the #Balkans, begins meetings with top officials.
#Albania's PM @ediramaal in #Brussels for SAA Council meeting.
The @SrebrenicaMC releases "Genocide Papers."
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https://www.balkaninsider.com/balkan-blast-3-2-2021/
We would like to wish a Happy 60th Birthday to the @PeaceCorps. Before Covid hit, U.S. Volunteers had served in:
Albania (1992-1997, 2003-present)
Bosnia & Herzegovina (2000-2002)
Bulgaria (1991-2013)
Kosovo (2014-present)
Montenegro (2020-present)
N. Macedonia (1996-present)
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