media, EU plan for Frontex in western Balkans

(ANSAmed) - BELGRADE, SEPTEMBER 18 - The European Union is reportedly planning to extend to some countries in the western Balkans, including Serbia, the Frontex mission for the protection of external borders, Deutsche Welle reports. EU Commission …

Politico: The Coming Wars (The Balkans)

Sep, 17 2018 Author: Thema Newsroom China is the new geopolitical player in the region Politico news site publishes an analysis on the volatile region of the Balkans and the significance of the geopolitical area with the powers vying to gain influence. In …

Reporter's Notebook: Without Trust, No Reconciliation Possible in Balkans

SARAJEVO —  There is no trust in the Balkans. Families from the different ethnic groups — Serb, Croat, Bosniak and ethnic Albanians — who live close together in villages that suffered massacres in the Balkan wars of the 1990s still do not look each other …

Infrastructure Investment in the Western Balkans: A First Analysis

Available in: en  Release date: 17 September 2018 This study provides a first analysis of the recent development in infrastructure investment in the Western Balkans. It identifies infrastructure gaps as well as key infrastructure initiatives in the region …

Without Trust, No Reconciliation Possible in Balkans

SARAJEVO —  There is no trust in the Balkans. Families from the different ethnic groups — Serb, Croat, Bosniak and ethnic Albanians — who live close together in villages that suffered massacres in the Balkan wars of the 1990s still do not look each other …

Video & Photo Story: Visiting 4 Developing MTB Communities in the Balkans

In Balkans, Russia and West fight a disinformation-age battle

In a disinformation age, Macedonian and Western officials say the flurry of social-media activity is just that — disinformation directed by Russia-backed groups trying to stoke fears and depress turnout in a vote that could put this Balkan nation on a …

In the Balkans, Russia and the West Fight a Disinformation-Age Battle

SKOPJE, Macedonia — As Macedonians prepare for the most important vote in their nation’s history, scores of Facebook posts are urging voters to burn their ballots. Hundreds of new websites are calling for a boycott. And one news article, widely shared …

EU signs agreement on extending police cooperation to Western Balkans

The interior ministers of European Union (EU) member states and southern European states signed an agreement on the expansion of police cooperation in the Western Balkans at a conference here on Thursday, Xinhua reported. The "Prum Convention" …

An Offensive Plan for the Balkans That the U.S. Should Get Behind

The Serbian government will have a hard time granting formal recognition to an independent Kosovo no matter what; the land is of historical and cultural importance to Serbs, and Serbian religious sites dot Kosovo. But if the proposed swap offers a …