Category: Balkans
Balkans 11.12.21 | 21:24

Vucic names Macedonia as a bad example of a country forced to import extremely expensive electricity because it is not energy independent

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic named Macedonia as a bad example in the region of a country that is unable to secure its energy independence. Vucic was speaking following the deal he arranged with Russia for a favorably low gas price. We will have major problems in the region and in Europe because...
Balkans 03.12.21 | 18:15

New parliament in Sofia with fresh prospects of coalition government

Kiril Petkov of the anti-corruption PP party, considered Bulgaria’s future head of government, hopes for a stable government after three elections in the EU country. At the first session of the newly elected parliament on Friday, he announced there would be a coalition agreement next week. “We hope...
Balkans 30.11.21 | 20:16

Serbian government approves opening of Macedonian consulate

The Serbian government approved at its latest session the opening of a Consulate of Macedonia in Serbia. The decision was published in the Serbian Official Gazette, MIA reports from Belgrade. The headquarters of the Consulate of the Republic of Macedonia will be in Cajetina. Consent is given for opening...
Balkans 29.11.21 | 10:15

Croatia buys 12 Rafale fighter jets, Serbia responds by announcing a similar purchase

Croatia announced it will purchase 12 used French Rafale fighter jets for almost a billion EUR. The country cited tensions in the region as the reason why it must establish military deterrence. “This will not only give us the ability to avert those who have any aspirations toward our territory...
Balkans 26.11.21 | 23:07

Kosovo: Three killed when attacker opened fire on a bus carrying young people

Two youngsters and a bus driver were killed in Kosovo when an armed attacker opened fire on a village bus. The incident happened this afternoon, near Decani, after a man was kicked out of the bus for harassing a group of women. The bus was carrying mostly students and young people.
Balkans 26.11.21 | 20:36

Albanian Prime Minister Rama says he would vote in favor of unification with Kosovo, adds that such referendum will be held “one day”

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said that he would support the unification of Albania and Kosovo if a referendum for this is called, but added that he doesn’t know when this would happen. If you ask me hypothetically, for a peaceful referendum on national unity, I would violate the law on secrecy...
Balkans 25.11.21 | 14:57

Bulgaria expects dialogue with Macedonia to produce concrete results, Radev tells Varhelyi

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said Thursday in a phone call with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi that Sofia expects dialogue with Macedonia to produce concrete results, MIA reports from Sofia. Radev stressed that Sofia is open for dialogue, has asked clear questions...
Balkans 23.11.21 | 14:18

Turkish MoFA extends condolences to Macedonia, Bulgaria over fatal bus accident, nursing home fire

Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has extended its condolences to the governments and people of Bulgaria and Macedonia over the casualties and injuries in a fire that broke out in a nursing home in Varna and the accident of a passenger bus with Macedonia license plates near the city of Pernik on...
Balkans 23.11.21 | 11:08

Bulgaria to declare a day of mourning

Prime Minister Stefan Yanev said that the Bulgarian government is considering a day of mourning for the “Besa Trans” bus tragedy that killed 45 passengers, but also for yesterday’s tragedy in Bulgaria when a fire in a retirement home killed 9 people. Today is a special day. Two great...
Balkans 23.11.21 | 11:04

Rama: No words of comfort over horrific tragedy

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has expressed his heartfelt condolences for the victims of the bus accident that claimed 46 lives at a motorway in Bulgaria early on Tuesday. In a Facebook post, Rama described the tragic event as an “enormous pain” and said there were no words to describe...
Balkans 23.11.21 | 11:00

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis, MoFA extend condolences over bus accident

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have extended condolences to the families of the victims in the bus accident that occurred on a Bulgarian motorway early on Tuesday, MIA reports from Athens. I am absolutely shocked by the terrible accident and lost...
Balkans 23.11.21 | 10:55

Serbia is with you, ready to provide any assistance: Vucic expresses condolences over horrific bus accident

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić sent message of condolences on Tuesday to the President Stevo Pendarovski and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev over the bus accident in Bulgarian highway in which 46 people were killed. With disbelief and sadness I received the terrible news of the tragic death of the bus...
Balkans 22.11.21 | 10:11

Bulgarian President Radev wins second term

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev appears to have been re-elected to the post by a significant margin, according to several forecasts. He can expect more than 65 per cent of the vote, while his challenger Anastas Gerdzhikov won around 33 per cent on Sunday, according to the forecasts. Official final results...
Balkans 16.11.21 | 09:33

Will they sink quickly into nationalism: Petkov and Vassilev are the new face in Bulgarian politics

The “We Continue the Change” party is the winner of the early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria in just a few months, and behind it are two former ministers Kiril Petkov and Asen Vassilev. They are the new face of Bulgarian politics who gained sympathy with the Macedonian public with his...
Balkans 14.11.21 | 22:13

New protest party expected to win the elections in Bulgaria, but again no easy path to majority

Exit polls show that Bulgaria will have another fragmented Parliament, with the conservative GERB party on course to lose to a newly formed protest party called We Keep the Change by a few points – both parties are estimated at between 23 and 26 percent of the vote. Third ranked is the Turkish...
Balkans 02.11.21 | 22:21

Greece tightens Covid-19 restrictions for unvaccinated people

Unvaccinated people in Greece will only be allowed to enter local government agencies, banks, shops and hairdressers, among other places, with a negative coronavirus test starting from Saturday. They will also have to present a negative test at work twice a week and at their own expense. Essential shops,...
Balkans 01.11.21 | 17:54

Rama and Vucic discussed what to do with their Open Balkan initiative after Zaev resigned

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that he spoke with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to discuss what comes next for their Open Balkan / Mini Schengen initiative, after Zoran Zaev announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Macedonia. Vucic, Rama and Zaev launched the initiative to further integrate...
Balkans 01.11.21 | 14:30

Zaev will not travel to Belgrade for a meeting with Vucic and Rama, will Pendarovski go instead?

After he announced his resignation, Prime Minister Zaev started canceling the announced activities abroad. Serbian “Alo” writes that he will not travel to Belgrade on November 3-4 for a meeting of the “Open Balkans” regional initiative, where he was scheduled to meet with Serbian...
Balkans 29.10.21 | 17:49

Unification of Kosovo and Albania becomes more likely if the Balkans are not integrated in the EU, Edi Rama says

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama stated that the unification of Albania with Kosovo will get more likely if they are left out of the European Union. In an interview with a German paper, Rama said that the Balkans could return to the tensions of the past if its countries are left isolated. Albania is...
Balkans 29.10.21 | 10:03

4.5 magnitude earthquake rocks Albania, was also felt in Macedonia

Two stronger earthquakes rocked Albania this morning, and the second was also felt in parts of Macedonia. The second quake hit Albanian at 8:10 a.m., just 17km northeast of Centar Zupa, Macedonia. The quake, according to the EMSC, measured magnitude 4.5 at a depth of 10 km, according to initial information. Five...
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