Slovenian Embassy in the USWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY US Army paratrooper held a bilateral military exercise with the Slovenian armed forces. US President Donald Trump’s daughter, Tiffany Tump, racked up about $23,000 that taxpayers will have to pay after a recent trip to Serbia. US Ambassador to Kosovo […]
Photo: RedditWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic: “I am surprised by (USAmbassador to Serbia) Scott’s statement. Hang on, man. They say, don’t shift the blame. Say what we are guilty of?,” Montenegro and Israel plan to increase security provisions. New elections in Serbia could […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY Defense Minister of Montenegro to the US Predrag Boskosvic was in Maine on Tuesday meeting with Governor Janet Mills and Major General Douglas Parnham of the Maine National Guard to discuss US-BiH relations. The US Embassy in Kosovo released […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY US Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Eric George Nelson will meet with Republika Srpska leaders and opposition parties in Banja Luka today. Serbia’s Ruling Progressive Party (SNS) wants to have early elections, says President Aleksandar Vucic. Indian President Ram Nath […]
Photo: RedditWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY Remembering the NATO bombings of Yugoslavia 20 years on: Congressman Eliot Engel (D, NY – 16) and Ilir Zherka in The Hill: “Lessons from the 1999 U.S. military intervention in Kosovo“; BBC News (Video): “Kosovo war: The conflict that […]
Photo: EU ObserverWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was sentenced to life imprisonment after an appeal process in the Hague for genocide and war crimes. He was originally sentenced to 40 years in 2016. RFE/RL notes, “the court rejected an appeal by prosecutors […]
Photo: NATOWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY Radovan Karadzic‘s appeal in the Hague will be today at 2 p.m. local time (9:00 a.m. EST). Representatives of the Mothers of Srebrenica Association will be in attendance. Bosnian Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Milorad Dodik […]
Photo: Image of KosovoWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Kirsten D. Madison met with Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj on Monday to discuss capacity building in security institutions. Leaders of the three main political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY Trump to Save the Dialogue?: Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj says he would suspend the 100% tariffs on imports from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina should US President Donald Trump call a meeting. He said: “When I wrote my first letter […]
Photo: Martin FalbisonerWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN THE BALKANS TODAY Commander of NATO forces in Europe, US General Curtis Scaparrotti, voiced concerns about Russia’s destabilizing influence in the Balkans and fears it could try to interfere with North Macedonia’s NATO accession. […]