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Image by Gertjan R. Currently Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, is paying a two-day visit in Mitrovica, Kosovo. The aim of the visit is to ease tensions among Kosovo Serbians living in the city after the murder of Serbian politician Ivanovic by assailants still unknown. There are 40,000-50,000 Serbs living within…
Only a few hours after the President of Macedonia, Ivanov, refused to enact the law on the official use of Albanian language in Macedonia, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented strong opposition against Albanian government support for the measure, and support to the Albanian population in the Balkan country….
Image by White Writer The death of Oliver Ivanovic, the Kosovo Serb leader, came after a recent warning from the Kosovo Institute for International Studies, where according to IKSN, state security in Serbia has established a special unit called ‘The Wolves’, which will carry out a secret operational plan to…
Screenshot RFERL Kosovo Serb Politician Shot Dead “Thousands of people in Kosovo’s northern city of Mitrovica paid their respects on January 17 to Oliver Ivanovic, an ethnic Serb political leader in Kosovo who was shot dead a day earlier outside his Mitrovica office. Carrying flowers, mourners lined the streets on…
Image by Medija centar Beograd This morning, Oliver Ivanovic, the leader of Serbian Citizens Initiative, was shot dead in the Northern part of Mitrovica, Kosovo. The crime was committed by unknown assailants, who shot while driving. Kosovo police are determined to quickly find the perpetrators, declaring there are eye witnesses….
Image by Scooter20 On 11 January, in the presence of 69 MPs in the Macedonian Parliament, the Law on the Use of Languages of Ethnic Communities was voted on, which promotes the official use of the Albanian language in all central government bodies. Albania Starts Vetting Process For Judicial System…
The beginning of the new year is presenting a possible solution to the dispute over the country of Macedonia’s name, through further engagement and readiness on the part of Macedonian Prime-Minister Zaev, who feels optimistic on a solution to this 27-year dispute with Greece. Zaev spent the New Year holidays…
Image by Paulypauly mark 2018 represents a decisive year for the countries of the Western Balkans. According to Euro-commissioner Johannes Hahn, 2018 will be another possibility for closer cooperation between all partners, to face common challenges properly. Serb Officials Warn Of Another War In The Balkans 0n the eve of…
Image by David Liuzzo The initiative by a group of Kosovar MPs to abolish the Kosovo war crimes court, based in The Hague, has angered not only the US Embassy, which issued some tough statements on Friday 29 November, but also the US Department of State itself. President Hashim Thaci,…
Macedonia Says It’s Ready To Give Up Claim As Sole Heir To Alexander The Great’s Legacy.