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Video Game Spotlights Energy Choices in Balkans

A group of civil society organisations gathered in the South East Europe Sustainable Energy Policy Program launched a video game version of the South East Europe 2050 Energy Model on Monday, as UN climate change talks open in Paris.

The goal is to make audiences in the region aware of choices about the energy and environmental development of their countries.

Macedonian Army Builds Metal Fence on Border with Greece    

The Macedonian Army has begun erecting a wire fence along the country's border with Greece to control a wave of migrants trying to cross, local TV channel Telma reported on Saturday.

The fence is being built in the areas where 'economic migrants' have been stopped with Macedonia denying them entry, Telma said.

Bulgaria Confirms Participation in 2016 Eurovision Song Contest

Bulgaria will return to the Eurovision Song Contest next year after it did not participate in the last two editions in 2014 and 2015.

The Bulgarian National Television (BNT) confirmed to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) that the country will have a representative at the 61st edition of the Eurovision next year.

US and NATO Praise Montenegro's Progress

US Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he strongly supported Montenegro's membership of NATO, adding that the doors of the alliance were open.

Attending the Brod-Brijuni summit in Zagreb, Croatia, Biden said that Balkan NATO members Croatia and Slovenia had both shown what was possible through reform and reconciliation.

Migrants Stranded in Greece Try to Break into Macedonia

Migrants tried on Thursday to break into Macedonia from Greece, defying the tougher border restrictions imposed by the Macedonian authorities last week, newswires reported.

President Nikolic: Biden understands Serbia won't join NATO

President Nikolic: Biden understands Serbia won't join NATO

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said in Zagreb on Wednesday he will likely visit Croatia again for a bilateral visit in the spring.

Speaking after the Brdo-Brijuni summit, Nikolic said the visit will take place "if there are no early elections (in Croatia)."

 

Balkan States Woo Chinese Investors at Summit

The 4th annual Economic and Trade Forum between China and 16 countries of Central and Eastern Europe started on Tuesday in China's eastern coastal city of Suzhou.

Court Frees Former Croatian PM Sanader

Former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader left prison custody on Wednesday following a ruling by the Zagreb County Court that morning.

The county court decision came after Croatia's constitutional court terminated Sanader's custody on Tuesday, giving the county court until December 1 to pass a new decision. Sanader had been in prison since November 2012.

UN Chief Hits at Balkan Restrictions on Migrants

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday told Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia - three countries that last week limited transit rights to migrants from war-torn states - that the restrictions violate human rights.

Biden Visit to Croatia Confirms US Engagement

 

US Vice-President Joe Biden has arrived in Croatia for a summit of the so-called "Brdo Brijuni Process", which opened on Wednesday in Zagreb.

Migrants sow up lips in protest at Macedonian border

Migrants sow up lips in protest at Macedonian border

Several migrants from Iran, Kurdistan and Pakistan sewed their lips together using needles and thread, on the border between Greece and Macedonia on Monday.

This was done in protest over Macedonia's decision not to allow them to enter and transit the country's territory.

 

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