Tuesday's #BalkanBites: No time for lithium debate at Serbia's National Assembly; protests ensue, govt blames opposition. Albania's opposition make bonfire out of debating chamber seats in protest at jailing of colleague. And Djukanovic's party call for fresh parliamentary elections in Montenegro.
30 years on - work continues to find and identify the missing from Bosnia's conflict. And time is running out. My take for BBC News: www.bbc.com/news/article...
Relatives of victims of the Bosnian war hope the initiative will help find the remains of their loved ones.
Monday's #BalkanBites: Serbia's National Assembly debates lithium mining ban (spoiler alert: won't happen). Ex Pres Đukanović's party wins most votes in Montenegro's capital. And Kosovo authorities investigate petrol station explosion in majority-Serb north.
For anyone following the potential sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media, here's the view from the journalists whose futures would be affected. Tldr: they're not impressed. www.nuj.org.uk/resource/sal...
The NUJ Guardian & Observer chapel passed motions opposing the proposed sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media, alongside a vote of no confidence in the Scott Trust at an emergency chapel meeting on 1...
Friday's #BalkanBites: Orban in Ohrid (North Macedonia) for joint govt session with PM pal Hristijan Mickoski. Meanwhile Mickoski rages against EU "dictates" after Brussels cuts Skopje loose from EU accession talks. And Serbia-Albania 2027 is on - with no other bids for U21 Men's Euros.
Thursday's #BalkanBites: Kosovo's president in New York to address future relations with an increasingly critical US. Serbia protests Bosnian presidency chair's allegations of making "great-state claims" and destabilising region. And EU "decouples" Albania and North Macedonia's accession talks.
Wednesday's #BalkanBites: Croatia prepares for Danube and Drava to flood, but situation "under control". Slovenia summons Israel's ambassador ahead of chairing UNSC session. And Meloni-themed restaurant opens in Albania, near site of asylum centre.
For every car rental, I request a "normal" vehicle. But usually get lumbered with some SUV. "It's got a high driving position, you'll love it!" they tell me of this abomination. Not me, mate. Now, at last, the US govt is tackling the deadly consequences of carflation: bsky.app/profile/davi...
Tuesday's #BalkanBites: Nato's KFOR peacekeepers increase patrols on 1st anniversary of the "Banjska incident" shootout in north Kosovo. Croatia to tackle housing crisis by taxing second homes and holiday lets. And Bulgaria's opposition want North Macedonia's Deputy PM made persona non grata.
#BalkanBites are back! With: "explosive device" thrown at student protest in Serbia's second city. Vucic promises "awards" for countries which voted against UN Srebrenica resolution. And river defences strengthened across the region as levels rise.