Category: Balkans
Balkans 11.03.20 | 16:44

Albania reports first coronavirus death

Albania on Wednesday reported the first death related to a coronavirus infection, of a 73-year-old woman in a hospital in Durres. The patient had spent two months in Bologna in Italy before returning home for a funeral. During that time, unaware of her infection, she had contact with many relatives,...
Balkans 10.03.20 | 12:23

Serbia shuts borders for people from coronavirus-affected countries

Serbia closed its borders on Tuesday for travelers from countries most affected by the coronavirus outbreak to prevent spreading of the disease, the government said in a statement, Reuters reported. The temporary ban applies to people arriving “from Italy, certain provinces in China, South Korea, Iran...
Balkans 09.03.20 | 11:43

V4: Hungary’s 2015 migrant stance is now the generally accepted approach in Europe

Hungary’s strong conviction expressed in 2015, when the first wave of migrants reached Europe, has become a generally accepted approach in Europe, the Hungarian foreign minister told Hungary’s public broadcaster. EU foreign ministers meeting in Zagreb adopted a statement which says the bloc’s...
Balkans 08.03.20 | 21:43

Erdogan: Greece should allow migrants through to other EU countries

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Greece should let migrants travel on to other European countries, as tensions continue to rise at their shared border. “Hey Greece, these people aren’t coming to you to stay, they are coming to you and going into other European countries,” said Erdogan...
Balkans 06.03.20 | 20:54

Palmer: Greece has the right to protect its borders

US Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Matthew Palmer, who is paying a visit to Greece, on Thursday underlined Greece’s right to protect its borders and noted that the US supports Greece with respect to this issue. “Greece has the right to protect its borders,...
Balkans 06.03.20 | 10:17

Kathimerini calls on Greek Americans to support Joe Biden for President

Greek daily Kathimerini called on Greek Americans to support Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential race. The paper welcomes the rise of the ageing Democratic candidate in the primaries against Socialist Bernie Sanders, and sees him as a more trustworthy ally on “Greek issues” than Donald Trump,...
Balkans 05.03.20 | 11:30

Germany rejects proposal from the Greens to accept 5.000 migrants stranded on the Greek islands

The German Bundestag rejected a proposal from the Green Party to admit 5.000 asylum seekers from the overcrowded Greek islands close to Turkey. Many of the several tens of thousands of migrants on islands such as Lesvos and Chios have been there since the 2015/16 migrant crisis, when the Balkan route...
Balkans 05.03.20 | 10:02

Austrian Chancellor Kurz counting on the Balkan countries to stop the migrant flow if Greece fails

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz assured the public that Balkan countries will be there to stop migrants if they manage to push through the Greek border. Thousands of migrants are pushing against Greek border guards on the Marica/Evros river for days now, after Turkey gave up on policing the border. Kurz...
Balkans 04.03.20 | 16:49

Orban warns that there already are 130.000 migrants in the Balkans

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned that there are 130.000 illegal migrants in the Balkans already, even if the Greek security line on the border with Turkey holds. It won’t be enough to just defend the border between Greece and Turkey, the Hungarian leader said, adding that the EU will...
Balkans 04.03.20 | 12:27

Tear gas fills air as migrants mass at Greece-Turkey border

Greek border police fired tear gas Wednesday morning at hundreds of migrants trying to enter from Turkey, while Athens authorities were moving on their plan to rapidly deport people still arriving on the Aegean islands. TV reports showed police shooting tear gas canisters across the border fence, a...
Balkans 03.03.20 | 18:55

Janez Jansa elected Prime Minister of Slovenia

Slovenian conservative leader Janez Jansa was officially elected as Prime Minister again. He received 52 votes in favor, after his SDS party agreed the terms of a new ruling coalition with several centrist parties. We will waste no time and we will begin resolving the problems of our citizens right away,...
News Balkans 03.03.20 | 16:56

Greek guards use live ammo to deter migrant ships

The video of a Greek coast guard boat shooting warning shots at a rubber dinghy filled with migrants near Bodrum shocked the public. Greek authorities ordered the border guards to use maximum deterrence to prevent the thousands of migrants who are trying to cross the border over from Turkey, after Turkish...
Balkans 02.03.20 | 20:27

Hungary expects 100,000 migrants, but it will not let in any on its territory

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said Monday in Belgrade that over 100,000 migrants could soon arrive in the Western Balkans. Hungary will protect its borders under all circumstances and will not let in any illegal migrants. I hope we will co-operate with Serbia to defend our two countries,...
Balkans 02.03.20 | 12:31

First casualties reported in the border crisis between Greece and Turkey

First casualties are reported on the border between Greece and Turkey, where tens of thousands of migrants are attempting to cross over after the Turkish forces gave up on holding them back. One child has reportedly drowned on the island of Lesvos, where Greek villagers have organized to push back the...
Balkans 01.03.20 | 21:38

Germany opens its doors for young Balkan workers even wider

Starting today, thousands of citizens of Balkan countries are preparing to head for Germany which is relaxing its labour rules for non-EU countries. The new law allows non-EU citizens to apply for jobs they are qualified for, even if they don’t fall under industries that face a labour shortage...
Balkans 01.03.20 | 21:20

Greek police continued using tear gas against large groups of migrants on the border with Turkey

Greek police is using tear gas and flash grenades today to disperse the groups of migrants that are trying to cross the border along the Evros/Marica river after Turkey stopped patrolling its end of the border. There are no major groups of migrants crossing the border so far, and only a few injuries...
Balkans 29.02.20 | 19:00

Turkey accuses Greece of violating the human rights of the migrants who seek entry

Turkey accused Greece of violating human rights after Greek border guards used tear gas to disperse migrants attempting to cross the Evros/Marica river. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Turkey has no obligation to stop the migrants any more, but that Greece must treat the coming asylum...
Balkans 28.02.20 | 15:49

Greece shuts down border crossing to Turkey to stop migrants

Greece on Friday closed the Kastanies/Pazarkule border crossing with Turkey amid reports that Turkey is set to open the gates to Europe for refugees and migrants on its soil. Hundreds of migrants gathered in the border area along the Evros River anticipating Turkey‘s move, state broadcaster ERT...
Balkans 26.02.20 | 16:58

Jansa on the verge of forming the next Slovenian Government

Slovenian conservative leader Janez Jansa is about to form the new Government after the left wing coalition led by Marjan Sarec collapsed. Jansa won the last elections, but a motley group of centrist and left wing parties did all they could to form a coalition without his SDS party. But after their coalition...
Balkans 26.02.20 | 14:17

Greece confirms first coronavirus case

The coronavirus has reached Greece, where authorities on Wednesday confirmed their first infection. A 38-year-old woman who recently visited northern Italy was in isolation in a Thessaloniki clinic, the health ministry said in Athens. People she was in contact with are being checked for the infection. Source:...
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