Category: Balkans
Balkans 26.12.18 | 13:45

3 killed, 55 injured in 2 bus accidents in Turkey

At least three people died and 55 were injured on Wednesday in two separate bus accidents in central Turkey’s Kırşehir and the capital Ankara. Three people, including a child, died in Kırşehir province, and 35 others were injured after a bus swerved off the road and rolled over due to heavy...
Balkans 26.12.18 | 11:28

Thessaloniki police arrest migrant traffickers

Police in Thessaloniki have arrested 2 Romanian citizens, a 34-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, for migrant trafficking, AP reports. The arrests were made Tuesday morning, as the two were exiting a warehouse just outside the city, where 44 migrants, 27 from Pakistan – including 2 minors –...
Balkans 24.12.18 | 18:56

NATO alarmed at Albanian intelligence leak

An Independent story, revealing how Albanian intelligence mistakenly published the names of its secret agents in neighboring countries, raised alarm in NATO whose covert actions were also affected. Albanian intelligence published names, ID numbers, ranks, travel details, and even vehicle details of its...
Balkans 24.12.18 | 13:29

500,000 ecstasy pills seized near Serbia- Bulgaria border

Turkey’s Daily Sabah is reporting about half a million ecstasy pills seized near the Serbia-Bulgaria border. According to the report, the drugs were seized in a joint operation between Serbia, Bulgarian, and Turkish police, when one person was also detained. This was “the first anti-narcotics...
Balkans 23.12.18 | 17:28

Fourth victim succumbs to injuries sustained in Leskovac bus crash

A woman from Macedonia S.T., who sustained life-threatening injuries in the traffic accident that happened on Dec. 16 near Leskovac, died late Saturday in the Nis Clinical Centre, Serbia’s news agency Tanjug reported on Sunday.
Balkans 21.12.18 | 16:09

Serbia expects Putin’s visit on January 17, 2019, says Vucic

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Serbia on January 17, 2019, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told journalists on Friday. “We are gladly expecting President Putin to come here on January 17, I named the exact date. I’ve never had any problems with direct talks and sharing...
Balkans 21.12.18 | 12:27

Trump to Vucic: It would be extremely regrettable to miss this unique opportunity for peace

An agreement between Serbia and Kosovo is within reach, US President Donald Trump said in a letter to Alexander Vucic. It was a pleasure to see you in Paris during the Armistice Day celebration. The United States values your leadership, especially in securing the full normalization of relations with...
Balkans 21.12.18 | 12:16

Serbia: Five dead as train collides with bus

At least five people died early on Friday, while 30 were injured when a train collided with a bus on a railroad crossing in Donje Mudjurovo, near Nis, in southern Serbia, Tanjug reports. Two of those who have been injured are in a serious condition, Prva TV reported. The cause of the accident, that happened...
Balkans 20.12.18 | 15:54

Albania expels Iranian diplomats on national security grounds

Albania has expelled Iran’s ambassador and another diplomat for “damaging its national security”, the foreign ministry said, Reuters reported. Albania did not identify the two, and did not say when they were expelled or if they had left the NATO member country, but told Reuters it had consulted...
Balkans 20.12.18 | 13:17

Greek army chief says if Turks land on an islet ‘we will flatten it’

The chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA), Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, said on Wednesday that if Turkish forces land on a rocky islet in the Aegean, it will be “flattened,” daily Kathimerini reports. “If they land on an islet, we will flatten it. And this is a red line...
Balkans 19.12.18 | 10:11

Greek lawmakers approve new budget – with more austerity

Greek lawmakers approved the heavily indebted country’s budget for 2019 late Tuesday, the first since Greece exited an eight-year bailout program, AP reports. The budget lawmakers passed with a 154-143 vote still is heavy on austerity measures to ensure Greece registers a hefty surplus, in compliance...
Balkans 18.12.18 | 12:04

Serbia and Kosovo trade accusations over Pristina’s new army

The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo traded accusations Monday at the U.N. Security Council over Kosovo’s decision to transform its 4,000-strong security force into a regular army and Serbia’s threat of armed intervention — but both expressed their readiness for dialogue, AP reports. Serbian President...
Balkans 18.12.18 | 10:42

Vucic: I am worried and afraid for the future

According to the text of his address at the Council published by the Serbian government, Aleksandar Vucic said that he was worried and afraid for the future not only of the Serb people and Serbia, but the entire region. Vucic warned about Pristina’s efforts to impose legal and political violence,...
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