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Why the climate blame game is causing a stink in southeast Europe

“Heavy industries were the pride of socialist countries and economies, and this feeling persists.”

Kosovo

Kosovo government offices attacked over license plates row with Serbia

A row over vehicle license plates is escalating tensions between Serbia and its former province of Kosovo in the Balkans

Kosovo

Tensions as Kosovo begins removing Serbian licence plates at border

Serbia's police have for years been taking off registration plates from Kosovo-registered cars entering Serbia, and the latest move by Kosovo authorities appears to be a tit-for-tat move.

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LGBTQ supporters march in Kyiv and in Belgrade

Thousands of people gathered in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to take part in the annual Pride march in support of the country's LGBTQ community.

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Serbia

New Serbian national holiday triggers unease across the Balkans

Serbia kicked off Unity Day with a display of military power and calls for all Serbs in the Balkans to unite under one flag.

Serbia

Letting Balkan countries into EU is in bloc's interests, says Merkel

After Serbia, Merkel travelled to Albania where she meet the leaders of five other Western Balkan states that are striving for EU membership.

My Europe Series

Why it's not just religion inflaming Serbia-Montenegro tensions

The spark was the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) installing a new leader at a ceremony in Montenegro.

Montenegro

At least 20 injured in Serbian church protest in Montenegro

Montenegrins remain deeply divided over their country’s ties with neighbouring Serbia and the Serbian Orthodox Church, which is the nation’s dominant religious institution.

Serbia

Austria and Serbia vow to stop Afghan refugees entering Europe

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said that Afghanistan's neighbouring countries should accept refugees instead.

World News

Western Balkans cautious amid surge of COVID-19 infections

In southwestern Serbia, some school classes will be held online due to the high numbers of new coronavirus cases.

My Europe Series

As EU membership stalls, Balkan nations create their own mini-Schengen

From 2023 no one will stop you from Belgrade to Tirana, said Serbia's president, talking about plans for a "mini-Schengen" zone in the Balkans.

World News

Euroviews. Afghan crisis shows the Balkans is a geopolitical backwater | View

"Sadly, the Afghan episode does not offer any geopolitical wisdom or policy prescriptions for the Balkans and the people living there. It is just a painful acknowledgement that the region remains a geopolitical backwater on the Western periphery."

Serbia

Serbian President slams Twitter over 'state-affiliated media' labels

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has challenged Twitter to delete his own account after the platform labeled several national media outlets as "state-affiliated".

Serbia

Are smart surveillance cameras tacking citizens in Belgrade?

Digital rights activists say they have located at least 1,200 smart cameras around the city. Should citizens be concerned? #UnreportedEurope

My Europe Series

How vaccine doubts have put the handbrake on Serbia's rapid rollout

Serbia's vaccine rollout was once one of the fastest in Europe. But vaccine scepticism has seen it slow significantly in recent months.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

New UN envoy to Bosnia faces angry opposition from Serbs

In a speech, Schmid pledged that he will work to help Bosnia reach stability and economic prosperity nearly three decades after the war that killed over 100,000 people and left millions homeless.

Serbia

Stuck on Serbia's EU border, migrants try and try again to cross

Living in abandoned houses on Serbia's border with Romania and Hungary, many have tried to cross dozens of times. They claim they are caught and pushed back by police.

Serbia

Multi-billion Rio Tinto mining project sparks protests in Serbia

“This project is a danger for our waters, our land, and our future,” said Nebojsa Zelenovic of NGO Action.

Serbia

Serbian rock festival goes ahead as partygoers check for coronavirus

The Novi Sad rock festival in Serbia went ahead without face masks or social distancing after all participants were screened for coronavirus.

My Europe Series

Should citizens in Belgrade be concerned by newly installed surveillance cameras?

The installation of some 1200 smart surveillance cameras on the streets of Belgrade has raised concerns both in Serbia's capital and among some European Union institutions. What are they being used for and why are they upsetting digital rights activists?

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