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NATO chief hails 'historic occasion' as key text signed
The small Balkan country of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) took a big step Wednesday toward becoming the 30th member of NATO, the world's biggest military alliance.
Freedom House Report Downgrades Serbia to 'Partly Free'
Serbia was one of the countries with the biggest declines in its democracy score, alongside Nicaragua, Tanzania and Venezuela, in this year's edition of Freedom House's annual 'Freedom in the World' report, which was published on Tuesday.
"I won't play, like they did in Macedonia," says Vucic
Vucic added that at the moment there is no talk about any solutions, because there is no conversation.
Montenegro Opposition Leader to Join Steve Bannon 'Movement'
Nebojsa Medojevic, a Montenegrin MP and leader of the Movement for Changes, PzP party, which is part of the opposition Democratic Front alliance, said on Monday that he wanted his party to join American right-winger Steve Bannon's The Movement after meeting its representatives in Brussels.
FAQs: The Greece-FYROM name deal
The ratification of the Prespes agreement signals a new chapter for both Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), and also raises a series of questions regarding the future of the two countries. Here, we address some of these questions and attempt to provide some answers.
1. How does the agreement relate to FYROM's NATO bid?
BSMEPA Initiates a Meeting of Partner Organizations from the Western Balkans
A meeting took place in BSMEPA between Dr. Boyko Takov, Executive Director and HE Mr. Massato Watanabe, Ambassador of Japan to Bulgaria, Mr. Hidea Kobayashi, Coordinator of the JICA project for the Western Balkans and Ms. Aoi Yamagishi, First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Bulgaria.
FYROM can expect NATO invite in 'short time,' says Stoltenberg
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) can expect an invitation to join the North Atlantic alliance soon, after Greece ratified the Prespes agreement changing its name to "North Macedonia," the head of NATO was quoted as saying on Monday.
Tesla Makes Charging Stations in the Balkans, but Ignores Bulgaria
Some time ago, Tesla promised that in 2019 it will cover the whole of Europe with its supercharging charging stations to extend "from Ireland to Kiev (Ukraine), from Norway to Turkey." The expansion of Musk's company is mainly focused on Central and Western Europe, where dozens of similar facilities already exist, but it also covers the Balkans.
Press in region reporting about Putin's visit to Serbia
They are also analyzing the possible topics of discussions in Belgrade today.
Bulgarian Passports in Top 20 Most Powerful in the World
With a Bulgarian passport you can travel to 169 countries.
Montenegro Jails Crime Reporter for Drug Trafficking
The Higher Court in Podgorica on Tuesday sentenced investigative journalist Jovo Martinovic to one and a half years in prison for alleged drug trafficking and membership in a criminal organisation.
Martinovic told BIRN that the verdict was politically motivated and not based on facts.
Snow in the Balkans. State of Emergency Was Declared For Some Parts of Serbia.
Heavy snowfall this week in the Balkans has closed down schools, left remote villages cut off and disrupted traffic and power supplies in many areas in the region.
Serbian presiden tells FT that frozen conflicts can "melt"
And when that happens, it is a catastrophe for everyone, according to the Serbian president.
Almost half of Serbian ambassadors will have to go home
The beginning of extensive staffing refreshment of our diplomatic network in the coming months could be changes in the Cultural Center in Paris, reads the article.
Do Paris and Hague think South East Europe is Europe?
Kneissl told a press conference summarizing her country's foreign policy in 2018 that she was satisfied with the fact that during Vienna's EU presidency, new chapters were opened in Serbia's and Montenegro's EU accession negotiations.