The thermometer’s risen sharply, both literally and politically, this spring - but even with so much else to preoccupy Britons, the Balkans hasn’t quite slipped off the radar.
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OPINION by Hamza Karcic I The rule of thumb should be to do the opposite of what the leading ethnic separatists are advocating – which is closure of the OHR.
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The protests started on Sunday in Zvernec intensified in Tirana in coming days. Under the slogan "Albania is not for sale" protesters are asking for Prime Minister Edi Rama resignation and the cancelation of the project.
🧵🇦🇱 Thousands of Albanian citizens gathered at the Tirana main square on Wednesday to protest against a planned resort in a protected area of Zvernec, south of Albania, linked to Trump's son in law.
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Authorities block 87 Serbian nationals from entering country ahead of EU-Western Balkans Summit, amid heightened security measures surrounding regional and European gathering.
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A month after the fall of Romania’s coalition government, President Dan has still not named a new prime minister, leaving the country in political limbo.
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Edi Rama’s public exchanges with Reporters Without Borders, RSF, over its latest Freedom Index are part of a familiar pattern of redirecting attention away from real problems in society, experts say.
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Protests intensify against planned upscale resort in protected area, linked to Trump's son-in-law – which Prime Minister Edi Rama has strongly defended.
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Edi Rama’s public exchanges with Reporters Without Borders, RSF, over its latest Freedom Index are part of a familiar pattern of redirecting attention away from real problems in society, experts say.
https://t.co/AdJucn7Ils
The thermometer’s risen sharply, both literally and politically, this spring - but even with so much else to preoccupy Britons, the Balkans hasn’t quite slipped off the radar.
https://t.co/vTOJnYZi86
OPINION | The rule of thumb should be to do the opposite of what the leading ethnic separatists are advocating – which is closure of the OHR.
https://t.co/OA4H4J0ONU
Nuclear power remains attractive from an energy security and decarbonisation perspective, but Hungary illustrates how such projects have become more complicated economically and geopolitically to build than a decade ago.
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OPINION by Viktor Lilov I On paper, Bulgaria’s policy offers asylum claimants protection – but in practice does the exact opposite.
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Ahead of new snap elections, Rrezarta Krasniqi of Democracy for Development, D4D, says Kosovo parties are still failing to go beyond the legal quota when it comes including women on candidates lists.
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Nea Aristera, [New Left] party loses its right to parliamentary group after most of its MPs resign – a decision linked to former PM Alexis Tsipras' formation of a new party.
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Nuclear power remains attractive from an energy security and decarbonisation perspective, but Hungary illustrates how such projects have become more complicated economically and geopolitically to build than a decade ago.
Read more: https://t.co/bC8e4xi6gV
OPINION by Viktor Lilov I On paper, Bulgaria’s policy offers asylum claimants protection – but in practice does the exact opposite.
Read more: https://t.co/P4r1eQIBUZ
Ahead of new snap elections, Rrezarta Krasniqi of Democracy for Development, D4D, says Kosovo parties are still failing to go beyond the legal quota when it comes including women on candidates lists.
Read more: https://t.co/uut8KykycO
OPINION by Emily Bloom and Gentiana Gola I By the year 2040, will countries in the region choose to consolidate democracy, settle for ‘stabilitocracy’, or descend into full-blown authoritarianism?
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Serbia dropped reference to biometric technologies from its draft Law on Police, but its interior ministry has anyway installed formidable facial recognition software already used by Russia and Iran to track down dissenters.
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