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The creation of the Board of Peace, launched by U.S. President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22, 2026, has sparked mixed reactions in the international community. Presented as a new international organization for conflict management and the promotion of global peace,...
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Seasonal rains carry waste from illegal landfills into the Drina River, where it accumulates against the barrier of a hydroelectric plant. The waste originates from illegal dumps upstream in Bosnia, as well as from neighboring Serbia and Montenegro. Representatives from all three countries have...
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In recent years, foreign investments have become one of the main drivers of transformation in the Western Balkans. Between 2020 and 2023, foreign direct investment flows averaged 6.4 percent of the region’s GDP, more than four times the EU average, with the majority directed to Serbia, Montenegro,...
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After 12 months of political deadlock, the Kosovo Parliament has confirmed Albin Kurti for a third term as Prime Minister. The December general elections had seen Kurti’s party, Vetevendosje, emerge as the leading party, but without the necessary majority to form a government. Photo credits: https...
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Sinisa Karan, member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNDS), has been confirmed as the new President of Republika Srpska (RS). Karan had previously won an early election in November 2025, but the results were partially annulled by the Central Electoral Commission due to widespread...
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Serbian Culture Minister Nikola Selaković appeared in a Belgrade court in connection with a hotel project linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump. According to prosecutors, the minister, along with other officials, allegedly falsified key documents to allow the...
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The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has signed a package of laws proposed by SNS MP Uglješa Mrdić, commonly referred to as the “Mrdić laws,” which were previously adopted by the National Assembly on January 28. The opposition has criticized the new legislative package as a “crackdown on...
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The European Commission has allocated a €171 million aid package to promote infrastructure development and private sector growth in the Western Balkans. In particular, €91.8 million will be directed toward infrastructure projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, and North Macedonia...
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Montenegro has provisionally closed accession negotiations on Chapter 31 (financial control). To date, Montenegro has opened all 33 chapters within the framework of its EU accession talks, closing five of them: Chapter 3 (right of establishment and freedom to provide services); Chapter 4 (free...
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Ricorrevano quest’anno i cinquant’anni dal golpe argentino del 24 marzo 1976, uno dei momenti più bui della storia del Paese sudamericano. Il colpo di Stato, che portò al potere la giunta guidata da Jorge Rafael Videla, diede avvio a una stagione di repressione sistematica, segnata da migliaia di...