Balkan countries
Balkan States Suffer Decline in Media Freedom
Reporters Without Borders, which campaigns for media freedom and journalists' rights, said in its 2017 World Press Freedom Index, published on Wednesday, that there have been significant setbacks over the past year in Croatia and Serbia, although Macedonia still has the worst problems in the Balkan region.
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"Turkey is behind 'Greater Albania' ideas in Balkans"
There is suspicion that Turkish intelligence is behind the statements about the redrawing borders in the Balkans and "the spread of the Greater Albania idea."
Migrant reception center near northwestern border to close
The Municipal Security Council in the northwestern municipality of Sid, near the border with Croatia, had decided to shut down a local migrant reception center.
The facility in question is located near the Serbian town's railway station, Beta is reporting on Tuesday, citing Belgrade-based daily Blic.
Rosen Plevneliev with Report on Russian Cyber Attack During Local Elections in 2015
President Rosen Plevneliev (2012-2017) has announced to Nova TV, that he had a report from competent institutions stating that during the 2015 local elections a cyberattack came from an organization based in Russia.
Ministerial team set up to deal with Agrokor crisis
BELGRADE - A ministerial team has been set up to maintain daily communication to exchange information and undertake joint activities aimed at protecting jobs, supplier interests and stable operation of companies within Croatia's troubled food concern Agrokor.
Vucic "remains committed to good relations with Montenegro"
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic received on Friday Ambassador of Montenegro to Serbia Branislav Micunovic.
Vucic recalled that during the official visit of Montenegrin Prime Minister Dusko Markovic in February "the good and friendly relations between the two countries were confirmed," the Serbian government said.
"EU must know: Greater Albania means great war in Balkans"
Pristina and Tirana have clearly stated that their goal is a Greater Albania - and that can only be done through a great Balkan war, says Aleksandar Vulin.
According to this Serbian cabinet minister, "Brussels must be clear on all this."
Albania pitches itself as bastion against Russian influence
Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati, who is visiting Washington, says that his country has "the most developed democracy in the Western Balkans."
In addition, Bushati says that Albania is "a bastion against Russia's influence in Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia and Croatia."
1km Long Queue of Trucks Formed at Dunav Most - Ruse Border Checkpoint
A 1km long queue of trucks formed on the Bulgarian - Romanian border at Dunav Bridge - Ruse border checkpoint at the exit of the country, the press centre of Chief Directorate Border Police announced.
At all other border checkpoints on the Bulgarian borders with Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, and Romania, traffic was normal.
New initiative to boost Serbia-Albania business ties
There are new possibilities for the increase of the business cooperation between Albania and Serbia in the future.