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Kosovo Albanian-Serb tensions simmer on independence anniversary

Kosovo's relations with Serbia remain fraught with tension 15 years after it declared independence, with Belgrade still not recognising the statehood of its former province. With the war in Ukraine casting a shadow across the historically turbulent Balkans, the West is pressing the two sides to normalise ties to lessen…

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Snow and winter storms cut power, disrupt traffic across the Balkans

Gale-force winds and snow storms closed roads and left more than 25,000 households in Serbia without power on Sunday, while fallen trees disrupted traffic in neighbouring Croatia and Montenegro.

Reuters

Petr Pavel: who is the ex-army chief leading Czech presidential election race?

When mortar fire exploded around him in a 1990s peace mission in the Balkans, Petr Pavel showed the calm, cool nature that would later endear him to voters in the campaign for the Czech presidency.

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Balkans river known for beautiful scenery becomes floating rubbish dump

The Drina River in Visegrad in eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina has been overflowing with huge piles of rubbish following wet weather in recent weeks

Evening Standard

Sections of Drina River in Bosnia become floating garbage dump as torrential flooding hits Balkans

Decades after the devastating 1990s wars that accompanied the break-up of Yugoslavia, the Balkans lag behind the rest of Europe, both economically and with regard to environmental protection.

ABC News

A thought-provoking rail odyssey through the Balkans

Travelling overland is great way to minimise the impact of an international flight – but it also means local encounters and time to soak in the scenery. Lynn Houghton tackles seven countries on one whirlwind rail adventure

The Independent UK

Man's body found in Serbia as Balkans struggles with floods

Serbian state television says that a man's body has been pulled out of a swollen river in a southwestern town and rescuers are searching for another man as floods in the Balkans close down schools, cut railway traffic and soak homes and farmland

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Serbia and Kosovo: why the EU is intent on resolving border tension stoked by the Ukraine war

The Russian invasion of Ukraine serves as a sombre reminder that Europe’s unresolved issues can reignite. Given the rising tension in the Balkans, Germany and France have made settling the unresolved problems between Serbia and Kosovo a top priority for 2023.

The Conversation

100+ new air routes signal a return to adventure in 2023

Plane Talk: Belfast, Bristol, the southwest Balkans and far west Africa are growing fast

The Independent UK

Kosovo-Serbia tensions: Mood on the ground, possible scenarios

Analysts say heightened friction in the Balkans may serve the Kremlin’s interests but cast doubt over a show of force.

Al Jazeera

Kosovo Serbs to Remove Barricades that Triggered Tensions

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said late Wednesday that Serbs will start removing their barricades in Kosovo on Thursday in a move that could deescalate tensions that triggered fears of new clashes in the Balkans. The agreement was reached at a late-night crisis meeting with the leaders of Kosovo Serbs, Vucic…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scholz says Balkans joining EU is in Germany's interest

Chancellor Olaf Scholz says it’s in the interest of Germany and Europe for the remaining countries of the Balkans to join the European Union

The Independent UK

EU, Western Balkans to boost partnership amid Ukraine war

EU leaders and their Western Balkans counterparts are to meet for talks aimed at boosting their partnership as Russia's war in Ukraine threatens to reshape the geopolitical balance in the region

The Independent UK

EU seeks to reassure Western Balkans on accession amid fears of Russia influence

A summit of European Union and Western Balkan leaders yielded few concrete steps on the region's future in the wealthy EU but offered it hope for some progress next week, amid a better atmosphere in talks than previously.

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The sound of Syria

Taraf Syriana is an ensemble of virtuoso master musicians from diverse ethnic backgrounds who play traditional music from Syria and surrounding cultures and countries. The group plays folk music from the Balkans to Syria, and this week they will launch an eponymously titled debut album on the Lulaworld record label…

The Independent UK

Host Albania has high hopes for EU-Western Balkans summit

Albania’s prime minister says a European Union summit in his country’s capital this week demonstrates the EU’s heightened geostrategic interests in the Western Balkans region during Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Enlargement back on EU's agenda at Western Balkans summit

The war in Ukraine has put the European Union’s expansion at the top of the agenda as officials from the Western Balkans and EU leaders prepare to meet Tuesday

Reuters

Europe needs to limit Russian influence in Balkans, Italy says

Europe should increase its presence in the western Balkans to limit the influence of Russia, Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday ahead of the second day of NATO meetings in Bucharest.

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Weather tracker: heavy rain and severe flooding hit the Balkans

Six people killed amid evacuations and significant damage, with Albania particularly badly hit

Al Jazeera

EU raises alarm over escalating Serbia, Kosovo car plates dispute

The Balkans neighbours are at odds over Pristina’s move to match Belgrade’s ban on Kosovo licence plates.

The Independent UK

Heavy rains in the Balkans cause flooding, killing 6 people

Authorities say torrential rain over 48 hours in the Western Balkans have claimed at least six lives and flooded agricultural land and homes

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Serbia is shifting closer to Russia – here's why

Putin is the world leader that Serbs admire the most and 95% of Serbs see Russia as a true ally, compared to only 11% who see the EU that way, despite the EU being Serbia’s major financial supporter, according to a recent poll.

Al Jazeera

Germany’s Scholz urges Western Balkans to resolve conflicts

Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes appeal for unity at summit with regional leaders in Berlin.

Radio France Internationale

EU leader tours Western Balkans and Serbia to seek more influence

The European Union is in the midst of yet another goodwill trip through the Western Balkans to drum up support for the bloc and to make sure that Europe's historical tinderbox is not about to pick the side of hostile Russia or strategic rival China in the world of geopolitics.

The Independent UK

Serbia toughens visa rules as migration prompts EU pressure

Serbia is seeing a sudden tourism boom from countries whose citizens never had its sightseeing and shopping opportunities on their radar

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