WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY WEEKEND READ: “Want to Cultivate a Liberal European Islam? Look to Bosnia.” by Riada Asimovic Akyol for The Atlantic:”When French President Emmanuel Macron said last summer that he would create a new “framework and rules” for Islamic institutions in France, he […]
Photo: JS OnlineWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY A flet Shqip? The bill on the Law on Languages has officially become law meaning Albanian is an official language of Macedonia. RFE/RL writes: “The legislation was published on January 15 after being signed by parliament speaker Talat Xhaferi, […]
Photo: The Srpska TimesWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY Moscow & Prespa: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia released a statement on the Macedonia’s Prespa Agreement: “It’s about the continuation of the process of the artificial changing of the country’s name under foreign pressure in order for Skopje […]
Photo: Office of the President of RussiaWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY PRESPA: Macedonian Parliament has approved the constitutional amendments to rename the state The Republic of North Macedonia which will come into effect if Greek Parliament approves the agreement. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras lost a coalition ally and could be […]
Photo: CIDEAWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY WEEKEND READ: Road to Nowhere meets local enthusiasm? Deep dive into the Bar – Boljare Highway that has indebted Montenegro to China to the tune of €809 million. Ethnic Albanians Disappearing from Montenegro?: New Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs […]
Photo: Time OutWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY Ambassadorless in Slovenia: The US Senate did not approve Ambassador nominee Lynda Blanchard by the end of 2018 and she will be “returned” to US President Donald Trump. President Trump will send a nomination for the ambassadorship in 2019. […]
Photo: Only CroatiaFeatured Event: Less than a week away! Get your tickets here. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY Serkosovobia?: A now updated Fox News report on US President Donald Trump’s overtures to Kosovo and Serbia to come to an agreement had referred to long lasting problems […]
“Paddy Ashdown, the former leader of the U.K. Liberal Democrats and the United Nations’ high representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina, died Saturday evening. Ashdown, who was 77, was responsible for implementing the 1995 Dayton Peace Accord during his time as the U.N. high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina from May 2002 until January […]
Photo: Time Out“The President’s former domestic policy adviser Mate Radeljić released a statement claiming that the chief of staff to the director of the nation’s security intelligence service was the one who informed him he was being let go in Thursday’s cabinet reshuffle and that the service would stop at […]
“Earlier this month, about 40 people gathered at a Catholic-owned hotel in Kosovo’s second city to light the sixth candle of Hanukkah. The Friday night ceremony was jointly organized by Votem Demiri, the 72-year-old patriarch of Kosovo’s tiny Jewish community, with help from Dr. Irfan Daullxhiu, a Muslim […]
#Albanian is an Official Language in Macedonia.
@SenRonJohnson (R-WI) opinion on Prespa.
#Putin Interview in #Serbian Newspaper.
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#Macedonia|n Parliament has approved constitutional changes to rename the state North Macedonia. For it to come into effect, the #Greek parliament must now approve the deal.
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