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Heavy rain helps bring Western Balkans' waste problem into view

Swollen winter waters have surged over landfill sites near the river banks, pulling rubbish downstream.

Serbia

#MeToo hits Serbia as drama teacher is arrested over rape allegations

"After a hard internal struggle, some brave girls and I decided to stand in the way of a dark circle of abuse. We will not give up," said actress Milena Radulovic

Serbia

China marches to Serbia's aid as EU's vaccine scheme fails to deliver

While the whole region was waiting to get at least some vaccines from the COVAX scheme, a plane from China landed in Belgrade with a million doses on board.

My Europe Series

Why are so many Serbian doctors dying of COVID-19?

Serbia’s total death toll from coronavirus is relatively low, around 3,600, but its rate of fatalities in the medical profession is far higher than in other nations.

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Serbia

Extreme weather batters the Balkans with snow, floods and ice

In central Croatia, which was hit by a major earthquake on December 29, people cannot stay in their damaged homes and have been sleeping in containers.

My Europe Series

Is Serbia manipulating data to cover up its air pollution problem?

A key official claims he was fired from Serbia's environment protection agency because he objected to changing the thresholds for what is considered pollution.

My Europe Series

Heartwarming harmony as Balkans unify in Croatia’s hour of need

Tensions persist between Croatia and Serbia after the devastating wars in the 1990s. But they have been put aside as the region unifies to help Zagreb after Tuesday's deadly earthquake.

Montenegro

Montenegro's pro-Serb government vote to amend religion law

The vote comes after months Serbian church-led protests calling for the amendment - but protesters on the other side say the changes will push Montenegro back into Serbia's grip.

My Europe Series

Violence and vigilantes add to winter woes of migrants in the Balkans

Thousands are camped near the Bosnia/Croatia border as sub-zero temperatures sweep in ahead of winter.

My Europe Series

Dayton Agreement at 25: How is the peace deal viewed today in Serbia?

The Dayton Agreement was a peace deal signed 25 years ago to end the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.

Montenegro

What's behind the public spat between Serbia and Montenegro?

Vladimir Bozovic was on Saturday given 72 hours to leave Montenegro after claiming that a century-old decision in 1918 to merge with Serbia was “free expression of the people’s will to unite with fraternal Serbia”.

Montenegro

Montenegro and Serbia expel respective ambassadors in tit for tat

The diplomatic incident between Montenegro and Serbia adds to already tense relations between the Balkan states that were part of the same country until an independence referendum in 2006.

My Europe Series

Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic bet big on Donald Trump and lost. Now what?

Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic had a friend in President Donald Trump. With Joe Biden, life may not be so easy.

Serbia

Euroviews. Belgrade's Biden conundrum: How US-Serbian relations will shape up post-Trump ǀ View

Serbia's president Aleksandar Vučić had hoped for a Trump victory in the US presidential election. The elevation of Joe Biden to the presidency poses many challenges for him, both domestically and internationally.

Serbia

Serbian Orthodox Church leader dies from COVID-19, aged 90

Patriarch Irinej was taken to hospital earlier in November after going to the funeral of the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, Bishop Amfilohije.

Serbia

Serbian police arrest two people after seven bodies found in Paraguay

Serbian police have arrested two people for migrant smuggling in connection with the recent discovery of seven bodies in a shipping container in Paraguay.

My Europe Series

How Serbia's addiction to coal could cloud its future in Europe

When much of Europe is turning against coal, Serbia is continuing to open new mines, often financed and built by China.

Serbia

Serbia has rolled out the red carpet to China - but at what cost?

Serbs living close to a Chinese-owned plant complain about sky-rocketing pollution. Activists say their concerns have fallen on deaf ears in Belgrade.

My Europe Series

Will the €4bn Belgrade-Budapest rail upgrade be a benefit or burden?

Without effective rail connections from Belgrade to Greece, “this railway will go from nowhere to nowhere,” says Laszlo Varju, an MP for the centre-left Democratic Coalition party.

Green News

What is the Blue Heart of Europe and why does it need saving?

Hydropower projects in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and all over the Balkans are threatening an ecological gem.

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