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Kosovo-Serbia tensions: Mood on the ground, possible scenarios

Analysts say heightened friction in the Balkans may serve the Kremlin’s interests but cast doubt over a show of force.

Al Jazeera

Kosovo Serbs to Remove Barricades that Triggered Tensions

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said late Wednesday that Serbs will start removing their barricades in Kosovo on Thursday in a move that could deescalate tensions that triggered fears of new clashes in the Balkans. The agreement was reached at a late-night crisis meeting with the leaders of Kosovo Serbs, Vucic…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scholz says Balkans joining EU is in Germany's interest

Chancellor Olaf Scholz says it’s in the interest of Germany and Europe for the remaining countries of the Balkans to join the European Union

The Independent UK

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EU, Western Balkans to boost partnership amid Ukraine war

EU leaders and their Western Balkans counterparts are to meet for talks aimed at boosting their partnership as Russia's war in Ukraine threatens to reshape the geopolitical balance in the region

The Independent UK

EU seeks to reassure Western Balkans on accession amid fears of Russia influence

A summit of European Union and Western Balkan leaders yielded few concrete steps on the region's future in the wealthy EU but offered it hope for some progress next week, amid a better atmosphere in talks than previously.

Reuters

The sound of Syria

Taraf Syriana is an ensemble of virtuoso master musicians from diverse ethnic backgrounds who play traditional music from Syria and surrounding cultures and countries. The group plays folk music from the Balkans to Syria, and this week they will launch an eponymously titled debut album on the Lulaworld record label…

Bangkok Post

Host Albania has high hopes for EU-Western Balkans summit

Albania’s prime minister says a European Union summit in his country’s capital this week demonstrates the EU’s heightened geostrategic interests in the Western Balkans region during Russia’s war in Ukraine

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Enlargement back on EU's agenda at Western Balkans summit

The war in Ukraine has put the European Union’s expansion at the top of the agenda as officials from the Western Balkans and EU leaders prepare to meet Tuesday

The Independent UK

Europe needs to limit Russian influence in Balkans, Italy says

Europe should increase its presence in the western Balkans to limit the influence of Russia, Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday ahead of the second day of NATO meetings in Bucharest.

Reuters

Weather tracker: heavy rain and severe flooding hit the Balkans

Six people killed amid evacuations and significant damage, with Albania particularly badly hit

The Guardian - UK

EU raises alarm over escalating Serbia, Kosovo car plates dispute

The Balkans neighbours are at odds over Pristina’s move to match Belgrade’s ban on Kosovo licence plates.

Al Jazeera

Heavy rains in the Balkans cause flooding, killing 6 people

Authorities say torrential rain over 48 hours in the Western Balkans have claimed at least six lives and flooded agricultural land and homes

The Independent UK

Ukraine war: Serbia is shifting closer to Russia – here's why

Putin is the world leader that Serbs admire the most and 95% of Serbs see Russia as a true ally, compared to only 11% who see the EU that way, despite the EU being Serbia’s major financial supporter, according to a recent poll.

The Conversation

Germany’s Scholz urges Western Balkans to resolve conflicts

Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes appeal for unity at summit with regional leaders in Berlin.

Al Jazeera

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EU leader tours Western Balkans and Serbia to seek more influence

The European Union is in the midst of yet another goodwill trip through the Western Balkans to drum up support for the bloc and to make sure that Europe's historical tinderbox is not about to pick the side of hostile Russia or strategic rival China in the world of geopolitics.

The Independent UK

Serbia toughens visa rules as migration prompts EU pressure

Serbia is seeing a sudden tourism boom from countries whose citizens never had its sightseeing and shopping opportunities on their radar

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany, EU Push to Curb Migration via Balkan Route

Germany on Thursday hosted a meeting with representatives of the European Union and several European countries — including from the western Balkans — in an effort to curb migration via the so-called Balkan route. "We want to protect the people who flee to us from war and political persecution," German…

The Independent UK

Germany, EU push to curb migration via Balkan route

Germany has hosted a meeting with representatives of several European countries — including the western Balkans — in an effort to curb migration via the so-called Balkan route

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The Independent UK

Bosnian Serb separatist leader blasts West, praises Russia

Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik is facing an election this weekend and he has blasted the West and praised Vladimir Putin over his policies in the Balkans

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Watch Two KTMs Find Five Days Of Adventure In The Balkans

If your idea of a good time adventure riding is packing up, hitting the road, and basically winging it with a handful of waypoints in mind, here's your video.

The Guardian - UK

Putin is banking on his friends in the Balkans to help sustain his bloody war in Ukraine

United in a sense of victimhood, Russia has an ally in far-right Serbian groups. The west underestimates them at its peril, says Michael Colborne a journalist and researcher at Bellingcat

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan: Türkiye Captures 'Senior' ISIS Leader

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that Turkish security forces had arrested a "senior executive" of the extremist ISIS group. Erdogan said the commander was known as Abu Zeyd. His real name was Bashar Khattab Ghazal al-Sumaidai, Erdogan told reporters on board his flight home from a three-nation tour of…

The Independent UK

Turkey's Erdogan pledges help to bolster

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed hope a recent agreement settling a travel document dispute between Serbia and Kosovo can help further stabilize the troubled Balkans

The Independent UK

Serbian PM visits Kosovo Serbs as tensions still simmer

Serbia’s prime minister has visited Serb-dominated northern Kosovo following a recent flareup in tensions between the former war foes that sparked fears of instability in the Balkans amid the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

In sign of support, US bombers fly over Dubrovnik, Balkans

A pair of U.S. Air Force B52 strategic bombers have flown over the Croatian resort of Dubrovnik and three other NATO-member European states in a sign of support amid the Russian aggression in Ukraine

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