Tag: western balkans
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EU pushes Serbia into Russia’s arms
Explanatory 07:45 The bloc must pressure Belgrade to abandon its longtime ally by Helena Ivanov People wave Russian and Serbian flags during a rally in Belgrade. ... -
In response to Putin’s aggression, the West has become more united than ever – except in the Western Balkans – European integration
In the series of meetings with world leaders before the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin insisted that Russia is in danger and has the right “to ... -
Poland ‘key’ to Western arms supply to Ukraine – EURACTIV.com
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Nuclear project with Russian reactors shakes up Bulgarian politics – EURACTIV.com
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov met with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and discussed cooperation – Novinite.com
Prime Minister Kiril Petkov is on an official visit to Serbia at the invitation of Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic. The two gave a joint press ... -
Le Pen secures Hungarian bank loan to fund presidential campaign – EURACTIV.com
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As China Courts Albania, US Pushes Back
TIRANA, Albania — When it comes to Albania, the United States seems to be going from indifferent to involved in light of China’s increased footprint in ... -
Chinese investments in Serbia criticized for ‘miserable and dangerous’ working conditions
NNA | Update: January 23, 2022 7:42 p.m. STI Zrenjanin [Serbia], Jan 23 (ANI): Considered China’s biggest industrial investment in Europe, Ling Long Tire’s $900 million ... -
EU must solve its own rule of law problems before reforming the Western Balkans
A recent damning report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) indicated that the EU achieved next to nothing with the 700 million euros it spent ... -
Indian migrant workers fight for their right to be paid in SerbiaGlobal Voices
[ad_1] Illustration by Mohamed Anwar via Unbias the News. Used with permission. This article was originally written by Yamuna Matheswaran, edited by Ankita Anand and published ... -
Kosovo * to build two dams to increase water reserves
[ad_1] Kosovo * Prime Minister Albin Kurti said two dams would be built for water supply by the end of his term and noted that his ... -
S&D: Zero tolerance for slave labor conditions in Serbia and violations of protest rights!
[ad_1] On the initiative of the Socialists and Democrats, the European Parliament today debated violations of workers’ rights in Serbia, including forced labor in the Chinese ... -
Urgent resolution on human rights in Serbia adopted in the European Parliament
[ad_1] STRASBOURG – The European Parliament today adopted an urgent resolution on forced labor in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia. The resolution was ... -
The Chinese march to the Western Balkans
[ad_1] The Balkans could perhaps find itself in a situation of total political retreat, damaging the long-term interests of the EU and North America Armed with ... -
Slovak secret service labels party within Renew group “left-wing extremists” – EURACTIV.com
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Serbia under pressure from Chinese investments – New Eastern Europe
The last decade has seen Belgrade and Beijing become close economic partners. Although this cooperation has brought many benefits to the Balkan state, its unilateral dependence ... -
EIB signs € 1.2 million to support the implementation of connected schools in Serbia
[ad_1] The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a grant of 1.2 million euros to support the successful implementation of the Connected Schools program in Serbia. This ... -
Serbia “threatens third Balkan war”, warns Kosovar PM
[ad_1] “They want to behave as if they were Germany between two world wars: ‘if you’re not going to please us, we will provoke another.’ Because ... -
Western Balkan countries prove more resilient than expected
WESTERN BALKANS. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has raised its growth forecast for Western Balkan countries to 6.4% in 2021, from 5.1% in ... -
Why Bulgaria and Romania failed in COVID mission – EURACTIV.com
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As EU hopes fade, Russia, China fill voids in Western Balkans | News from the European Union
[ad_1] With the prospect of Western Balkan countries joining the EU being seen as a receding target, Russia and China will step up efforts to fill ... -
Morning titles for Slovenia: Thursday October 7, 2021
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Where are the countries of the Western Balkans with their applications for EU membership?
[ad_1] The European Union is organizing a summit on joining the six-nation bloc of the Western Balkans. Leaders are meeting in Slovenia amid widespread pessimism about ... -
Frustrated Balkans seek reassurance at EU summit
[ad_1] Published on: 06/10/2021 – 07:48 Brdo Castle (Slovenia) (AFP) Western Balkan countries can look forward to assurances, but no concrete progress on their stalled applications ... -
Bosnia divided over ban on genocide denial as EU fights for influence
[ad_1] Hours before issuing a decree criminalizing genocide denial in Bosnia and Herzegovina, UN diplomat Valentin Inzko visited at dawn a mass grave site in Srebrenica ... -
Press review: the Pentagon plays the blame game on the Afghan flop and the eased Kosovo-Serbian tensions – Press review
[ad_1] Izvestia: Russia and United States agree to establish two working groups on strategic stability Moscow and Washington have agreed to create two strategic working groups ... -
EU, US defuse automotive conflict between Kosovo and Serbia
[ad_1] Kosovo and Serbia, with support from the EU and the US, have ended a potentially explosive dispute over car license plates. According to the agreement, ... -
The EU walks a tightrope – EURACTIV.com
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EU urges Kosovo and Serbia to discuss disputes and reduce tensions
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) – The EU chief executive on Wednesday called on Kosovo and Serbia to resolve their differences through dialogue and ease recent tensions over ... -
China, not Russia, is the biggest threat to Kosovo
[ad_1] China’s capacity is overestimated. Xi’s reputation has been tarnished by the lack of transparency on the COVID-19 pandemic. China’s economic miracle slows; its economy grew ... -
EU no longer agrees on Balkan membership guarantee, diplomats say
* The EU will hold a summit with the Balkans on 6 October * The rich countries of the North are wary of enlargement * The ... -
EBRD lends € 10 million to Serbian recycled cardboard producer
[ad_1] Regional today Monday, Sep 27, 2021, 3:35 PM The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it is supporting Umka, a manufacturer ... -
The promotion of the “Serbian world” further destabilizes the delicate relations
[ad_1] In its report for 2020-2021, the Croatian Security and Intelligence Agency (SOA) says Croatia is a secure and stable democracy, but warns of rising extremism ... -
The pandemic has spurred the rise of extremism and radicalism
[ad_1] ZAGREB, September 27, 2021 – In its report for 2020-2021, the Security and Intelligence Agency (SOA) declares Croatia to be a secure and stable democracy, ... -
EBRD grants € 10 million loan to Serbian Umka
BELGRADE (Serbia), September 24 (SeeNews) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) grants a 10 million euro ($ 11.7 million) loan to Serbian recycled ... -
bne IntelliNews – bneGreen: Western Balkan power plants in doubt after China abandons its overseas coal projects
[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged at the United Nations General Assembly on September 21 not to build new coal-fired power plants abroad. The announcement is ... -
Czech Republic seeks fine in Turow mining dispute with Poland – EURACTIV.com
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Agreement on migration pact expected after French elections – EURACTIV.com
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A handful of dinars (or 500 billion)
[ad_1] Money makes the world go round, and in Central and Eastern Europe – where most countries have not yet adopted the euro – there is ... -
New study says China uses investments to buy political influence in Central and Eastern Europe
[ad_1] A new report has found a correlation between the influx of Chinese capital into a country and a negative impact on its environment and the ... -
Austrian banks strengthen ambitions of Vienna financial hub
[ad_1] Vienna’s reputation as a financial hub for Central and Eastern Europe may have been tarnished by the financial crises of the past decade, but the ... -
Accelerate the recovery and economic transformation of the Western Balkans
[ad_1] The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, has been a reliable partner of the Western Balkans for more than 40 years, ... -
The emergence of Serbia as China’s new strategic hub – EURACTIV.com
[ad_1] EU membership remains Serbia’s strategic objective, as two-thirds of its trade is with the EU. However, Serbia has become closer and closer to China in ... -
China’s digital presence dominates in the Western Balkans
[ad_1] Chinese 5G technology. Credit: Rebeccaswitch / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 China has made inroads in the Balkans by dominating digital infrastructure in some countries ... -
Montenegro narrowly avoids the Chinese dept trap, for now
[ad_1] At the last minute, Montenegro successfully paid off the first installment of a billion dollar loan owed to Exim Bank of China last month, a ... -
The Western Balkans are an increasingly important stop on China’s digital Silk Road
[ad_1] Representative image Belgrade [Serbia], Aug 5 (ANI): Over the past decade, the Western Balkans has become an increasingly important stop on China’s digital Silk Road, ... -
Serbian President does not rebuke Minister’s call for unification of all Serbs under one state – Released
[ad_1] Serbian President Aleksandar VuÄić refused to reprimand his interior minister’s call for the unification of all Serbs in the Balkans under one state. “It is ... -
Political scientists say EU lost battle for Balkans – EURACTIV.com
[ad_1] The EU has lost the battle for the Balkans, where Russia and China are offering bonuses without asking for reforms, geopolitical experts said at an ... -
The devil is in the detail – EURACTIV.com
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Montenegro reduces currency risk on expensive Chinese road loan
[ad_1] The first phase of the Bar Boljare highway in Montenegro. Photo: Government of Montenegro The government of Montenegro on Thursday signed a “hedge” agreement with ... -
Albania and Kosovo present divergent views on regional cooperation at Berlin summit – Exit
[ad_1] The leaders of Albania and Kosovo presented opposing views at the 8th Berlin Process summit regarding a potential regional common market among the six countries ... -
EBRD lends € 18 million to support coal transition in Kragujevac, Serbia
[ad_1] BELGRADE (Serbia), July 2 (SeeNews) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted an 18 million euro ($ 21.3 million) loan to ... -
UniCredit S p A: EIB and UniCredit sign agreements worth 100 Mn to support SMEs in Bosnia and Serbia
[ad_1] the European Investment Bank (BEI) signed two loan agreements with UniCredit in Serbia and Bosnia and herzegovina with a total value of up to € ... -
Interview with Ivica Dacic, President of the Serbian Parliament
[ad_1] Where was Serbia in relation to its European trajectory before 2008? Then as now, our desire and our will for an accelerated accession to the ... -
Baltic Sea Greens denounce Nord Stream 2 – EURACTIV.com
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Hungary and Serbia had the most successful response to the pandemic
[ad_1] Hungary and Serbia have put in place the most successful economic and healthcare responses to the coronavirus pandemic and the economies of both countries have ... -
Serbia has yet to learn how to spend EU money well
[ad_1] More than three billion euros have been paid to Serbia by the European Treasury over the past 20 years and with around 200 million euros ... -
Greece responded if it was recognition of Kosovo – PoliticsEnglish
[ad_1] The Greek Foreign Ministry issued a statement outlining Athens’ position on Kosovo’s independence. Source: Kosovo online Tuesday, June 1, 2021 | 17:18 EPA-EFE / KOSTAS ... -
Last week in Slovenia: May 21-27, 2021
[ad_1] FRIDAY May 21 LJUBLJANA – Prime Minister Janez JanÅ¡a warned of a snap election to be held during the Slovenian EU presidency in an interview ... -
Senior trade official visits Serbia to celebrate 140 years of trade and investment, announces increased US-Serbia trade engagement
[ad_1] Belgrade, Serbia US Department of Commerce (DAS) Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia, David De Falco, leads a “virtual tour†to Serbia from May 25 ... -
Billion dollar road to nowhere teaches Montenegro the real cost of Chinese loans
[ad_1] Two sleek new roads disappear into mountain tunnels above a sleepy Montenegrin village, the unlikely endpoint of a billion-dollar project funded by China that threatens ... -
Montenegro learns real cost of billion dollar China-backed road to nowhere
[ad_1] An aerial view shows part of the new highway connecting the town of Bar on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro to neighboring landlocked Serbia (Bar-Boljare ... -
Montenegro’s billion dollar road to nowhere, backed by China
[ad_1] A new road disappears in a mountain tunnel above a sleepy Montenegrin village, the unlikely endpoint of a billion-dollar project that threatens to derail the ... -
IMF to approve new PCI for Serbia in June
[ad_1] BELGRADE (Serbia), May 26 (SeeNews) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to approve a new policy coordination instrument (PCI) for Serbia in the second ... -
Montenegrin environmentalists denounce Chinese pledge to repair damage to UNESCO river
[ad_1] PODGORICA – Ecological concerns are mounting on a stretch of a new billion-dollar highway through a scenic river canyon at the confluence of competing influences ... -
bne IntelliNews – Money laundering drives up property prices in Western Balkan cities
[ad_1] The real estate and construction sectors are used to launder illicit money from drug trafficking and migrant smuggling in the Western Balkans, leading to rising ... -
New regional online platform to connect Balkan businesses
[ad_1] Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIS) President Marko Čadež announced that a new regional online platform will be launched at the upcoming Western Balkans ... -
China strengthens Balkan ties using Serbian universities
[ad_1] BELGRADE – With a Chinese university project in Hungary sparking controversy over lack of transparency and concerns about academic freedom, Beijing’s influence in higher education ... -
Can cash distributions stop Serbia’s immunization decline?
[ad_1] Serbia is offering cash payments to people who receive a Covid-19 vaccine before May 31 to boost its failing vaccination campaign. Unlike other countries in ... -
Finance Minister signs agreements on 235 million euros in loans
[ad_1] Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali and representatives of the French Development Agency and the World Bank signed agreements on two loans – for the fight ... -
French AFD and the World Bank lend 234 million euros to support Serbia’s green program
[ad_1] BELGRADE (Serbia), May 11 (SeeNews) – French development agency AFD has signed agreements to provide two public policy loans worth a total of 234 million ... -
Austria opposes ‘decoupling’ EU trajectory between Albania and North Macedonia – EURACTIV.com
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Vucic: 3000 dinars for vaccinated citizens, no sick leave for those who are not vaccinated
[ad_1] Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday that the state would award citizens who had been vaccinated 3,000 dinars in addition to the second financial ... -
bne IntelliNews – CONFERENCE CALL: Losing the Western Balkans
[ad_1] On May 3, EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi arrived in Belgrade on the first leg of his Western Balkans alert tour, carrying vaccines against the ... -
Serbian President pursues EU membership, better relations with the US and greater role in the Balkans
[ad_1] Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic receives Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 at a health post in Rudna Glava, Serbia on April 6, 2021 via REUTERS / ... -
Serbs worry about environmental costs of Chinese investments
[ad_1] Along a rutted road on the outskirts of the central Serbian town of Smederevo stands a gargantuan steelworks emblematic of the country’s economy. Barely visible ... -
Accusing China of creating a baseless ‘debt trap’ for Montenegro
[ad_1] Illustration: Liu Rui / GT The Montenegrin government’s request to the Commission of the European Union to help it repay the debt to China’s ExIm ... -
EU, China dispute over influence in Montenegro over road project
[ad_1] VIENNA / BRUSSELS – The European Union will not shoulder the billion-dollar debt Montenegro owes China for a highway yet to be built, a move ... -
EBRD lends € 20 million to UniCredit Leasing Serbia to support SMEs
[ad_1] BELGRADE (Serbia), April 16 (SeeNews) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it is providing a loan of 20 million ... -
Investors line up to join solar boom in Serbia
[ad_1] The law on renewable energy sources will open the door for a solar boom, and substantial photovoltaic capacities can be built and connected to the ... -
Renewable energies play a growing role in district heating in Serbia
[ad_1] Soon there will be no more fuel oil and coal in heat production in Serbia, as the government and local authorities turn to cleaner energy ...
