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Confusion Over US State Dept Meetings with Kosovo Serbs

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 06/12/2018 - 13:12
The US State Department said that no meeting has been announced with representatives of the Srpska Lista party, but the main Kosovo Serb political force maintains that it will meet US officials in Washington DC.
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Bulgaria PM Rejects Minister’s Resignation over Disability Protests

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 06/12/2018 - 12:53
Social Policy Minister Biser Petkov quit because he couldn’t meet demands made by protesting parents of disabled children - but after initially accepting his resignation, Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov ordered him back to work.
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Serbian Government Launches NATO Bombing Probe

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 06/12/2018 - 12:50
Serbia’s health and environment ministries agreed to begin a state-sponsored investigation of the alleged effects on public health caused by the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999.
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Bulgarian Army Helicopter Crashes, Killing Two Pilots

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 06/12/2018 - 10:15
The 30-year-old Soviet-made Mi-17 helicopter which crashed near Krumovo air force base, killing both pilots, probably suffered a technical problem, officials said.
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Croatia Urged to Tackle Plastic Pollution in Adriatic

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 06/12/2018 - 07:18
A leading ecologist says that while Croatia's Adriatic Sea is still relatively clean, the growing amount of plastic waste in the waters poses a real threat to fish, wildlife and human health.
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Kosovo Says Albania is Stalling Over Free Trade

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 06/12/2018 - 07:17
Kosovo's Minister for Trade says that while Pristina wants to scrap trade barriers with Tirana and create a 'joint market', Albania is doing nothing in practice to support the initiative.
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Wiretaps Could Change Course of Macedonia Murder Trial

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 06/12/2018 - 07:16
New witnesses and wiretapped conversations between former state officials are expected to shed fresh light on the killing of five ethnic Macedonians in 2012, for which six ethnic Albanians are being retried.
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Kosovo War Rape Victim Registration Process Falters

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 06/12/2018 - 07:15
Kosovo war rape survivors have been battling for official recognition for nearly two decades, but since the verification process opened, some have been hesitant to apply, fearing they could be stigmatised and ostracised.
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Kosovo and Serbia Should Follow Vokrri's Example

Balkaninsight.com - Tue, 06/12/2018 - 07:14
So much more than a talented footballer, the late Fadil Vokrri was one of the few people capable of bringing Serbs and Albanians together.
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Bosnia Discovers Five War Dead in Mass Grave

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 06/11/2018 - 15:41
Bosnia’s Missing Persons Institute said the remains of at least five people, believed to be Bosniaks killed during the 1990s war, have been exhumed in the Trnovo municipality.
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Acquitted Bosnian Serb Soldier Sues for Compensation

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 06/11/2018 - 14:14
Ex-soldier Ilija Vukasinovic is suing Bosnia and Herzegovina for the mental distress he allegedly suffered during 199 days of house arrest before he was cleared of committing crimes against humanity in Rogatica.
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Kosovo Supreme Court Told to Review ‘Drenica Group’ Case

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 06/11/2018 - 13:37
Kosovo’s Constitutional Court ruled that the Supreme Court must review the case against ten ex-members of the Kosovo Liberation Army’s ‘Drenica Group’ who were convicted of crimes against civilians during the 1998-99 war.
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Bosnian Serbs Accuse Britain of 'Meddling' in Election

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 06/11/2018 - 12:41
After the UK announced it will deploy around 40 military personnel to ensure ‘free and fair’ elections in Bosnia this autumn, the Bosnian Serb leader, Milorad Dodik, has accused Britain of interfering in the country's affairs.
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Albanian Actors Denounce Govt Plans For Theatre

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 06/11/2018 - 10:50
Artists, actors and opposition MPs have denounced the government's plan to adopt a special law that will award the site of the current National Theatre to a private company to build a new theatre in exchange for developing several tower blocks.
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Innovation Nation: Ten Tech Startups in… Bulgaria?

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 06/11/2018 - 07:51
Cargo drones, chat bots, biometrics – Bulgaria’s tech scene is thriving.
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Pass the Scissors: Balkan Ribbon-Cutting, the Silly and Absurd

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 06/11/2018 - 07:49
From a shiny new elevator to a border-crossing toilet, Balkan politicians rarely pass up the chance to cut a red ribbon
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Calls Grow for Macedonian Electoral Reform to Aid Diversity

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 06/11/2018 - 07:47
Scrapping Macedonia’s six electoral units would encourage greater political diversity in parliament, supporters say.
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Milk and Honey: China Opens Door to Bosnian Exports

Balkaninsight.com - Mon, 06/11/2018 - 07:46
A deal due to be signed in July gives Bosnian food producers access to the huge Chinese market.
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Kosovo Says Farewell to Football Legend

Balkaninsight.com - Sun, 06/10/2018 - 17:31
Kosovo’s and regional officials and citizens paid homage to the president of the Football Federation of Kosovo, FFK, Fadil Vokrri who passed away on Saturday at the age of 57.
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Pride Parades Take Over Zagreb, Bucharest, Sofia

Balkaninsight.com - Sat, 06/09/2018 - 23:49
Thousands of people attended Pride parades in the Romanian capital Bucharest, Croatia’s Zagreb and Bulgaria's Sofia on Saturday in support of LGBT rights.
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