Balkan countries

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With the partial exception of Romania, the Balkans is not a very happy part of the planet, according to the latest World Happiness Report 2018, produced by the UN's sustainable development solutions network, SDSN.

After a strong start, talks between government officials of both countries over the name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have slowed down significantly as Athens awaits significant concessions from Skopje on Greece's key demand for changes to FYROM's constitution, Ekathimerini writes.

Replying to Senator Tom Cotton, General Curtis Scaparrotti singled out Serbia as the greatest cause for concern in this context.

When asked, "Serbia or Republika Srpska" - i.e., Serbia or the Serb Republic, RS, the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Scaparrotti reiterated, "Serbia. "

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will take part in a commemorative ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the deportation of Jews from the territory of the present-day Republic of Macedonia.
 

During the testimony before the US Senate Armed Forces Committee, NATO Commander in Europe General Curtis Scaparrotti said that strenghtening of the Russian influence in Europe is the biggest problem both on civil and military plan, and especially in the Western Balkans.

BELGRADE - Macedonia will continue to import flour from Serbia, which will not impose countermeasures over non-tariff barriers introduced by Macedonia, Serbian Minister of Trade Rasim Ljajic confirmed to Tanjug on Wednesday after the two sides reached an agreement on the issue.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has called for a swift intervention by Romania to solve the problem of queues with lorries at Rousse border checkpoints. This happened during a telephone conversation with Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dunquila on 6th of March.

Serbian Trade Minister Rasim Ljajic and Macedonian Agriculture Minister Ljupco Nikolovski will meet in Skoplje on Wednesday to discuss how to resolve an ongoing row over Serbian flour imports, the trade ministry in Belgrade confirmed to BIRN.

Previously Serbia had said it would impose counter-measures on Macedonia after Skopje adopted new procedures for imports of Serbian flour.

"We can wait no longer," Serbian Trade Minister Rasim Ljajic told the daily Danas. "Other than buying time, we have seen no readiness at all on their part to solve the problem."