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Spanish PM Sanchez opens Balkan tour with visit to Serbia

Spain’s prime minister has kicked off his tour of the Western Balkans with a visit to Serbia

The Independent UK

Russia's influence in the Balkans is growing just as the region's fragile peace is threatened

The EU continues to keep Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia on the waiting list to join, despite the possibility that the region could shift closer to Russia.

The Conversation

Baba Vanga - The 'Nostradumus of the Balkans' predictions for 2022

Some of Bulgarian psychic Baba Vanga's terrifying predictions for world disasters appear to have come true. The 'Nostradamus of the Balkans' reportedly foresaw some of the world's worst moments.

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Baba Vanga - the predictions that came true and 'what we can expect for 2022'

Some of Bulgarian psychic Baba Vanga's terrifying predictions for world disasters appear to have come true. The 'Nostradamus of the Balkans' reportedly foresaw some of the world's worst moments

Daily Mirror

US rejects 'Serbian world' advocated by Serbian minister

Serbia’s interior minister is advocating a “Serbian world” that would unite all Serbs living in the Balkans into a single state, rejecting a U.S. warning that such calls could lead to more tensions in the still-volatile region

The Independent UK

Serbian war crimes suspect tracked down to Derby council house to shock of neighbours

Milenko Maric - who lives in a quiet suburb of Derby - is a former Croatian Serb police officer who is wanted for allegedly assaulting non-Serb civilians during the Balkans war. He says he's innocent

Daily Mirror

Unseasonable heat to hit parts of Canada and China this week

Temperatures will simultaneously fall in parts of Europe, bringing relief to Norway, Sweden, Italy and the Balkans

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Bulgarian political crisis casts shadow over Balkans summit

A Bulgarian government crisis is threatening to tarnish a European Union summit that was intended to bolster the EU membership hopes of Balkan countries

The Independent UK

'It's a disgrace', EU hopeful Albania says of Bulgaria's veto

Bulgaria's block on North Macedonia's progress to join the European Union is a "disgrace", Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said as he arrived for a special Balkans summit with EU leaders, whom he also accused of "impotence".

Reuters

EXPLAINER: Western Balkans' promised EU future still hazy

European Union leaders will seek to offer support this week to six Western Balkan nations that have long been knocking at the bloc’s doors

The Independent UK

Balkans losing hope of progress on EU membership

In Kosovo, which has been waiting for visa-free travel to the European Union since 2010, a restaurant owner has erected a large replica of France's famed Eiffel Tower for its diners.

Reuters

Army cancels Balkans deployment after paratroopers orgy video

The Royal Military Police has established no crime was committed

The Independent UK

New head of army cancels Balkans deployment after paratroopers orgy video

The Royal Military Police has established no crime was committed

The Independent UK

Soldiers banned from Balkans deployment over ‘orgy filmed at barracks’

Army chief General Sir Patrick Sanders slammed the soldiers’ behaviour as ‘unacceptable’ in a letter to military leaders

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Tragedy and triumph: the remarkable tale of Croatia’s first football steps

Slaven Bilic and Igor Stimac recount the birth of a team driven by a deeper purpose because of the terrible Balkans conflict

Reuters

Greek PM says EU must integrate Western Balkans by 2033 - Politico

(Refiles to give PM's full name in lede parapraph)

The Independent UK

Security concerns leave Afghan evacuees stuck in Balkan camp

Some Afghans who were evacuated from their country as it fell to the Taliban last summer have found their journey to the United States stalled at a cluster of tents and temporary housing at a military base in the Balkans

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war speeds Greece’s transition to EU energy gateway

As Europe attempts to abandon Russian energy, Greece is becoming a gateway for LNG because it is surrounded by sea.

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The Independent UK

Serbs stage pro-Russia marches amid V-Day ceremonies

Pro-Russia marches have been staged in Serbia and the Serb-run entity in Bosnia — both traditional allies of Moscow in the Balkans — amid ceremonies to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II

The Independent UK

Serbia displays Chinese missiles amid concerns in Balkans

Serbia has displayed a recently delivered sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft missile system at an event at a military airport near Belgrade, the capital

Reuters

EU plans to counter Russia with food diplomacy in North Africa, Balkans

The EU aims to address rising wheat and fertilizer prices and expected shortages in the Balkans, North Africa and the Middle East with "food diplomacy" to counter Russia's narrative on the impact of its Ukraine invasion, EU diplomats and officials say.

The Independent UK

China makes semi-secret delivery of missiles to Serbia

Russian ally Serbia has taken delivery of a sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system in a semi-secret operation this weekend, amid Western concerns that an arms buildup in the Balkans at the time of the war in Ukraine could threaten the fragile peace in the region

The Independent UK

China makes semi-secret delivery of missiles to Serbia

The Independent UK

‘A dead body talks if you ask the right questions’: Ex-war crimes investigator on the grim task facing experts in Ukraine

‘Without a doubt’ war crimes committed in Bucha, British expert tells Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK

Early official tally confirms win for Serbia populist leader

An early official count of Serbia’s national election has confirmed the landslide victory of Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic and his populist party — important allies of Russia in the volatile Balkans and in Europe

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