#Trump’s son-in-law said he was close to finalizing real estate projects in the two #Balkan nations, an example of the Trump family’s pursuit of deals abroad as the former president seeks the White House.
Serbia is formally seeking to join the #EU but its increasingly autocratic president Aleksandar #Vučić has refused to join Western sanctions against its #Slavic ally.
Serbia had opened its borders to Russians fleeing the Putin govt but pro-democracy activists in the #Balkan country now say they faced entry bans or had residency permits revoked on grounds that they pose a threat to Serbia’s security.
They freeze to death in the forests and drown in the rivers: Many of the migrants who die on the Balkan route are never identified. Relatives are desperately searching for certainty – and some even have to pay bribes to get access to the morgues.
New at my Patreon... I hadn't been to the western suburb of Spotswood for 13 years, but a review promised Balkan-style ćevapi - and they were worth the trek:
The road through the Osum Valley to the Osum Canyon stretched out. It went endlessly up and again down to the river. We took our time, enjoyed #cycling and the great #landscape around us, drank coffee in small villages, brushed our teeth at a fantastic viewpoint and were amazed when we finally reached the #canyon and saw the massive, gigantic, pillar-like rock walls. #albania#balkan#travel#BikeTooter#adventure#nomadslife
Erst Aufmarsch, dann Rückzug? Spannungen zwischen Serbien und Kosovo
Die Lage zwischen dem Kosovo und Serbien ist weiter angespannt. Während die serbische Armee behauptet, die Truppen an der Grenze zum Kosovo zu reduzieren, wirft Kosovo Serbien vor, eine Annexion des Nordens zu planen. Von Silke Hahne.
Around midday we both dreamed of eating pommes... In this lost region there is no restaurant, no bar, no supermarket, no kiosk or farmersmarket. We are #cycling past more graveyards (often very old and derelicted, or where they devasted?) than hamlets. And then, Marc shoutet 'patatoes'! Stopped his bike and asked if we should collect some leftover potatoes from the harvested field. So we got our potatoe-lunch with these incredibly tasty 'crumpiri' 🤩! #BikeTooter#balkan#bosniaherzegovina
Still in the mountains, on a high plateau ~1100m, inbetween the peaks Tjeme 1326 and Ivanov Vrh 1389, to mention only two of all these nearby peaks around us...
We do have enough food and we found a drinking water fountain/ natural spring. So we are happy to be in this beautiful wild mountain area! #cycling#bikepacking#BikeTooter#adventure#outdoor#nomadslife#balkan#bosniaherzegovina
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the Ukraine-Balkan summit in Athens, on Aug. 22. Zelensky said that he expects a decision from EU member states on starting Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations at the end of 2023. He also thanked von
Betont geschlossen gaben sich Vucic, Nehammer und Orban beim Migrationsgipfel in Wien. Serbiens Präsident wie die Regierungschefs aus Österreich und Ungarn betonen, ein Problem zu teilen: die Migrationspolitik der EU.
#Ukraine 's president, Volodymyr #Zelensky , is in #Bulgaria for talks on defence and security. He's thanked the prime minister Nikolai Denkov for Bulgaria's military support, which he said had saved many Ukrainian lives. He's also meeting President Rumen Radev, who has publicly opposed sending Bulgarian- made #ammunition to Ukraine. (cont.)
What took many #Bulgaria -ns by surprise was the flood of pro- #Kremlin#narratives over the last year and a half. This #Balkan country - once a close satellite of the #Soviet Union - took a pro-Western course after the fall of communism. But #Moscow ’s influence didn’t go away - and the war in #Ukraine highlighted the strength of pro- #Russian feelings in this #Nato country, prompting questions about its Euro-Atlantic loyalty.
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Zelensky attends Balkan summit, talks F-16s, grain exports, EU accession (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the Ukraine-Balkan summit in Athens, on Aug. 22. Zelensky said that he expects a decision from EU member states on starting Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations at the end of 2023. He also thanked von