Twitter/Jens StoltenbergWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY CORONAVIRUS – BiH: USAID donates $1.2 million to help BiH fight coronavirus. Between 30,000 and 40,000 Bosnians are estimated to lose their jobs. The city of Medjugore is under quarantine after nuns and monks at the tested positive for coronavirus. […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY CORONAVIRUS – BiH: The Minister of European Integration and European Cooperation of Bosnia’s Republika Srpska entity, Zlatan Klokic, is a confirmed case of coronavirus. Bosnian PM Zoran Tegeltija on Tuesday declared a nationwide state of emergency in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY CORONAVIRUS – BiH: The BiH Presidency agreed to implement a 14 day quarantine at border crossings. BiH Presidency Chairman Zeljko Komsic is self-isolating after a trip to Canada. To stop rising costs, BiH introduced fines of up to EUR 20,000 to […]
ViewKosovaWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY CORONAVIRUS: Albania confirms its first coronavirus related death.The number of cases rose to 57 in Slovenia while over 2,500 people have been tested. The number of cases in Croatia rises to 19. The number of cases in Serbia jumps […]
exploringmacedonia.comWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY AMERICAN POLITICIANS ON KOSOVO-SERBIA: Senator David Perdue (R-GA) took to Twitter to give his opinions on the Kosovo tariffs: “For over two decades, US forces have helped keep the peace between Kosovo & Serbia. Now, with historic progress in […]
Photo: Visit LjubljanaWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY JANSA NOMINATED GOV’T: Incoming Slovenian PM Janez Jansa has nominated a 16 member cabinet. His SDS Party will have seven seats. MP Anze Logar has been picked for Foreign Minister and MP Andrej Sircelj has been picked for Finance Minister. MACEDONIAN-AMERICAN CAUCUS: Senator Mike Braun (R, IN) becomes […]
Photo: APWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY DISMISSED:New Kosovo’s foreign minister, Glauk Konjufca, has called for the dismissal of seven ambassadors including the ambassador to the U.S., Vlora Citaku. Other ambassadors set to be dismissed include Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Hungary, France, Montenegro and Switzerland. Ambassador Citaku yesterday […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY VUCIC AND THACI MEET AT THE WHITE HOUSE: Kosovo’s president, Hashim Thaci, and Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, yesterday met at the White House with Presidential Special Envoy to the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue Richard Grenell and National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY HAPPY STATEHOOD DAY: Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday celebrated independence day! EXCLUSIVE WITH SERBIA’S PRESIDENT ALEKSANDAR VUCIC: Balkan Insider and Jewish Insider Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on the sidelines of the 2020 AIPAC Conference in Washington, DC. Vucic covered his […]
Milanovic’s Comeback is Good News for Stability in the Balkans by Natko Vlahovic, Vlahovic Group LLC An experienced politician, new President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic will play an important role in the Balkans politics by promoting and strengthening Euro Atlantic priorities, such as EU and NATO integration. In his […]