Serbia

Protests against Serbian President persist

Serbians protested against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party in downtown Belgrade on Saturday. Thousands of people chanted “Vucic thief” as they marched peacefully through the city…

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Serbia crowned Volleyball World Champions

The Gold medal match of the 2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship lived up to the name as it took Serbia five sets of intense Volleyball to edge Italy and…

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Any deal with Kosovo needs to include EU membership for Serbia in 2025 – Serbian Prime Minister

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says any deal with neighboring Kosovo to settle their long-standing disputes would need to include a guarantee of membership from the European Union. "If we ever…

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U.S. imposed sanctions on Serbian Deputy over involvement in ‘significant’ corruption

The United States has imposed sanctions on Nikola Spiric, a Serb deputy in Bosnia’s national parliament, over what it said was his involvement in “significant” corruption, just weeks before the…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your daily Morning Briefing is aimed to deliver the latest news to start the day informed, the Maltese papers review to get an overview of what the headlines…

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Scheduled Kosovo talks called off

Talks of partitioning Kosovo from Serbia, scheduled for Friday, were called off in Brussels, dashing hopes of a potential land swap that would resolve a decade-long stalemate between the two…

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Kosovo’s borders – Is it Europe’s new Balkan dilemma?

The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo made clear on Saturday they are considering border changes to reach a historic peace settlement and called on the European Union to provide crucial…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The day after for Trump, meant he had the opportunity to say his views, and he did via his preferred monologous channel - Twitter. Twitter, again, was the…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The past hours were probably the longest hours for Donald Trump as two court decisions have put him in serious potential legal jeopardy. The earth keeps moving, this time…

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Kosovo’s President insists there are no plans for partition of country

Balkan Insight reports that Kosovo President Hashim Thaci moved to dampen down speculation about an ethnic partition of the country, saying he was working only on the eventual inclusion of ethnic…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning With every news cycle, a number of events take place. Your media briefing is intended to present you a snapshot of the main events of the past 24 hours…

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Serbian lawyers to stop work in protest after murder of colleague

Lawyers in Serbia will suspend work for a week starting on Monday because of the murder of their colleague Dragoslav Miso Ognjanovic. The Bar Associations of Serbia (AKS) and Belgrade…

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Lawyer of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic killed in shooting in Belgrade

BBC: A prominent lawyer who helped defend the former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic at his war crimes trial has been shot dead. Dragoslav Ognjanovic, 57, was killed on Saturday evening outside…

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World Cup Round Up

South Korea 2 Germany 0 Korea Republic's historic 2-0 win over Germany in Kazan may not have been enough for the Taeguk Warriors to progress to the Round of…

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World Cup Round Up – Day 9

Brazil 2 Costa Rica 0 Brazil broke Costa Rican hearts as they snatched a last-minute 2-0 win in Saint Petersburg. While late goals from Philippe Coutinho and Neymar kick-start their…

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Balkans : It is open hunting season on independent thinkers

POLITICO reports that in the Balkans the West is fighting back against Russia in a battle for influence in the Balkans. But although the European Union has renewed its interest…

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