A Balkan press review prepared in partnership with The Balkan Courier.
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On July 19, Serbian government gives green light to Rio Tinto’s lithium mining project and signed a ” partnership on essential raw materials ” with the European Union, in the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Environmentalists call for resistance. Did Germany and the European Union trade democracy and the rule of law in Serbia for a lithium mine? Will the Serbian opposition recover and citizen mobilization resume? Interview with political scientist Florian Bieber.
The centre of gravity of the new European Parliament leans to the right, with the far right stronger than ever. What will be the consequences for the integration process of the six Western Balkan countries? Analysis.
In the heart of the 21st century, the EU finances camps for human beings
This is another story of camps, those of the 21st century. The EU finances third countries, such as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Turkey or Libya, and member states such as Greece and Croatia, to protect its external borders. But these policies violate European law and human rights, shows Gianfranco Schiavone. On the borders of the European Union, the archipelago of “confinement” camps.
We put everyone in the boat and see if it doesn’t take on water. The Montenegrin government is expanding to include the pro-Serb and pro-Russian parties of the former Democratic Front, as well as the Bosniak Party. With 32 ministers (only six of them women), it is the largest cabinet in the country’s history. A bloated cabinet with contradictory orientations.
It was one of the most anticipated testimonies in the trial of Hashim Thaçi, former president of Kosovo, and his co-defendants. For three weeks, Bislim Zyrapi explained that there was indeed a chain of command within the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA)but that it was not always functional…
The consequences of climate change in Serbia
Due to climate change, With temperatures exceeding 35°C, storms, floods and hailstorms will become commonplace in Serbia by mid-century, experts say. That’s why it’s imperative to take steps to protect the health and safety of people and agricultural products.
Fifty years ago in Greece the dictatorship of the colonels collapsed. On July 20, 1974, the Turkish army invaded Northern Cyprus. Four days later, on July 24, the Colonels’ dictatorship (1967-1974) finally fell. Greece put an end to the monarchy, censorship, decriminalized adultery, returned to democracy and opened up to modernity. However, the rule of law is today in crisis. Press review.
“Christianity and Islam: Serving Brotherhood in a Divided World” was the theme of the third Mediterranean Theological Meetings, which were attended for the first time by young Muslim theologians and teachers. The initiator of these meetings was the Archbishop of Rijeka, Mgr Mate Uzinić, who has established himself as a figure of openness in the Croatian Church. In Rijeka, the bet on dialogue between Christianity and Islam.