Category: Balkans
Balkans 26.11.19 | 12:01

Bosnia is hit by 5.2-magnitude earthquake just hours after Albania quakes

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake has struck Bosnia just hours after a series of tremors killed at least six people and injured hundreds of others in Albania. The epicentre of the quake was 70 kilometres south-west of the capital Sarajevo, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) says. There...
Balkans 26.11.19 | 10:26

What Durres looks like after the devastating earthquake (VIDEO)

At least six people have been killed and 300 injured in a strong earthquake that shook Albania early on Tuesday and collapsed buildings. With rescue operations ongoing and reports of injured people being pulled from collapsed buildings, the ministry confirmed that there have been three deaths in Durres,...
Balkans 26.11.19 | 10:19

Airport in Tirana closed, schools will not work either

Tirana’s Mother Teresa Airport has been closed due to extensive damage to the terminal after a major earthquake struck Albania early this morning. Albania earthquake: Biggest quake in decades sparks panic in the region Local media report that schools will be closed today as well. At least six...
Balkans 26.11.19 | 09:31

Albania earthquake: Biggest quake in decades sparks panic in the region

At least six people were killed in an earthquake on early Tuesday morning in Albania, with many more injured in collapsed buildings. The earthquake was also felt in Macedonia, Montenegro and Greece. One victim was confirmed in Durres, the port city nearest to the epicentre, and another in the nearby...
Balkans 21.11.19 | 17:11

Greece urges Turkey to stop using migrants to pressure EU

Greece called on Turkey to fully implement the EU-Turkey statement on curbing migration and stop using refugees and migrants to pressure the European Union and Greece for more concessions, the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, Kathimerini reports. “As a democratic country based on the...
Balkans 21.11.19 | 11:12

V4: New Greek government gets tough on immigration

The infamous camp on the Greek island of of Lesbos will be closed and migrants will be moved to new, closed camps to prevent them from coming and going as well as possibly escape, reports the V4 news agency. What’s more, NGO groups failing to comply with the new rules will be banned from operating...
Balkans 16.11.19 | 10:52

Serbian President Vucic hospitalized with heart problems

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has been hospitalized after experiencing heart problems. A statement released Saturday by his office said Vucic had been admitted to the military hospital in Belgrade on Friday afternoon. The General Secretariat of the President of Serbia informs the public that President...
Balkans 15.11.19 | 14:27

Plane carrying Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov develops mid flight issues, but lands safely in Sofia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov had a mid flight scare after his official plane developed a serious issue with its navigation systems. The 20 years old plane had to be landed manually by the pilots at the Sofia airport. The plane was landed successfully, given that the pilots were very well familiar...
Balkans 15.11.19 | 09:53

V4: Oliver Varhelyi says that EU’s credibility depends on enlargement toward the Western Balkans

EU should start accession talks with Albania and Macedonia as soon as possible because its credibility depends on it, said Hungarian EU commissioner-designate Oliver Varhelyi, who is nominated to lead the enlargement portfolio, the V4 news agency reported. Speaking before the European Parliament, Varhelyi...
Balkans 14.11.19 | 20:22

Greece registers “Macedonia the GReat” as official trademark for “Macedonian products”

The logo “Macedonia the GReat”, with the design featuring capital “GR” as a abbreviation for Greece and a white “M” against a blue background, are the new official trademark of Greek products from the Greek region of Macedonia, ie the so-called “Macedonian”...
Balkans 12.11.19 | 11:59

Erdogan threatens to release ISIS prisoners back to Europe

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday issued a chilling threat to Europe over looming sanctions over Ankara’s unauthorized drilling in the Mediterranean: penalize us and we’ll release ISIS prisoners back to European countries. “You should revise your stance toward...
Balkans 07.11.19 | 14:50

V4: Erdogan arrives in Budapest for a meeting with Viktor Orban

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the second major world leader to visit Budapest for meetings with Prime Minister Viktor Orban in only 8 days, after the visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Erdogan was welcomed by his counterpart, Hungarian President Janos Ader, and will meet Orban later...
Balkans 04.11.19 | 21:08

“Norwegian model” – a bird in the hand for Skopje and the neighborhood?

Gerald Knaus would have to know what was going on. He is the director of the European Stability Initiative, a highly influential think tank in Brussels. Knaus was the main creator of a refugee agreement between the EU and Turkey that significantly softened the refugee wave across the Balkans. The veto...
Balkans 02.11.19 | 22:01

Earthquake of 4.7 magnitude shakes Bosnia

Bosnian seismologists say a 4.7 magnitude earthquake has shaken the Balkan country, damaging some buildings and rattling residents. The earthquake’s epicenter on Saturday afternoon was near the central Bosnian village of Turbe, but was felt throughout the country. Bosnian media say citizens have reported...
Balkans 01.11.19 | 12:34

Dacic displays Serbian birth certificate of Kosovo Ambassador to US at UN headquarters

Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic made a real spectacle at the United Nations headquarters during the Kosovo debate. Dacic had a verbal duel with Kosovo Ambassador to the United States Vlora Citaku over the rights of Albanians and Serbs in the former Serbian province. At one point, Dacic spoke in Serbian...
Balkans 01.11.19 | 11:24

Tsipras to Mitsotakis MPs: Your leader will beg VMRO leader not to reject the agreement we signed

Former Greek Prime Minister and now leader of the opposition SYRIZA Alexis Tsipras, while discussing new asylum law in the Greek Parliament, speaking on national issues, also referred to the Prespa Agreement, saying they are proud of the solution between the two countries and at the same time criticized...
Balkans 31.10.19 | 10:42

Varvitsiotis: We are against those who want to decouple Skopje and Tirana’s EU perspective

We are against those who want to decouple the two countries, those that never gained momentum or numerical majority in the European Council, said Greek Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, MIA reports from Athens. The Alternate Greek Foreign Minister briefed committee members...
Balkans 26.10.19 | 12:00

Despite the snub in Brussels, President Meta seeks to allay fears of Greater Albania

Albanian President Ilir Meta sought to allay fears of an Albanian nationalist project developing after the country had its EU prospects denied by France. Meta said that the Albanians in the region will remain committed to the EU project instead All the Albanians have one project and that is the unification...
Balkans 25.10.19 | 11:38

New German factory opens in Serbia, average salary to be 1,700 euros

German car parts manufacturer Brose will open a factory in Pancevo, in northern Serbia. What attracts residents of the region to apply for a job at the factory are the high salaries. The average salary will amount to EUR 1.700 which is above the European average. Brose is active in the production of electronic...
Balkans 24.10.19 | 14:38

Palmer: EU sending ‘unfortunate message’ to Serbia, Kosovo with snub

The U.S. special envoy to the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer, said the European Union had sent to Serbia and Kosovo an ‘unfortunate message’, by refusing to open accession negotiations with Macedonia and Albania. Palmer told VOA that the goals of the United States and the EU when it comes...
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