WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY GRENELL NEW ACTING DIR. OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE: U.S. President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that Ambassador to Germany and Special Presidential Envoy to the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue, Richard Grenell, is now the Acting Director of National Intelligence. Trump wrote, “I […]
Photo: Emir AlomerovicWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY PALMER ON KOS-SRB DIALOGUE: U.S. State Department Special Envoy to the Western Balkans Matthew Palmer told EUObserver, “It’s up to the parties to establish the parameters of the dialogue,” and added, “What we support is the parties finding a […]
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 […]
Tune into #BalkanInsider for coverage of the @JamestownTweets conference on "Balkan Energy Battlegrounds: Gas Pipelines and Geopolitics" featuring, among others, @cepa VP @AmbSzemerkenyi and @MiddleEastInst senior fellow @RaufNMammadov
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U.S. Special Presidential Envoy @RichardGrenell Named Acting Dir. of @ODNIgov. His Last Move? Denies a KOS-SRB land swap.
@USAID and the @EBRD to Fund Project Connecting #BiH to the Gas Grid of #Croatia Gas.
BiH Presidency Meets Amid "Crisis."
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U.S. Special Presidential Envoy to the #Kosovo-#Serbia Dialogue @RichardGrenell named Acting Director of National Intelligence.
I am pleased to announce that our highly respected Ambassador to Germany, @RichardGrenell, will become the Acting Director of National Intelligence. Rick has represented our Country exceedingly well and I look forward to working with him. I would like to thank Joe Maguire....
Meeting today with Member of the BiH Presidency Dodik, Ambassador Nelson underscored that the US expects nothing less than full respect for the Dayton Accords, and the territorial integrity and sovereignty of BiH.
