A press review presented in partnership with The Balkan Courier.
Kosovo and Serbia would be on the brink of war » and the media in the pay of the Belgrade regime promise « hell for serbs “. Yet, on the ground, there are no signs of clashes. The propaganda machine rolls on its own, unrelated to the facts. Decryption.
Kosovo and Serbia would have been on the verge of a new armed conflict “, but it only took 24 hours to lift the barricades that blocked the north of the country. If there were secret negotiations, what were they about? Deciphering a very well staged crisis.
Croatia adopts the euro: Neither a panacea nor a catastrophe »
Croatia becomes the twentieth member of the euro zone on 1er January. The Croatian government welcomes this ” historic success but what are the real benefits and possible risks? Economist Karlo Vujeva scrutinizes the Croatian economy and European monetary policy.
Romania was to have already adopted the euro in 2015, but the prospect continues to move away, less for economic reasons than because of political blockages. However, both individuals and businesses are increasingly using the single currency. The explanations by economist Radu Vranceanu.
Timber mafia and deforestation in Romania
Threats, beatings, absurd trials, omertas, murders… In Romania, the range of means of intimidation against those who dare to denounce illegal deforestation is frightening. In some regions, even justice helps the ” wood mafia “. Ilie Bucșă paid the price.
The Rupnik Affair shakes the Catholic Church in Slovenia and the Vatican. Recognized mosaic artist, based in the Vatican, the Slovenian Jesuit Marko Ivan Rupnik was accused of sexual and psychological violence by nuns in the 1990s. But are we looking through him? To reach Pope Francis, to whom he is close?
Published in November by BIRN, the map of far-right groups in the Balkans did not go well in Montenegro, as it combined pro-Serb and pro-Montenegrin groups. But who is on the extreme right? the decryption by sociologist Balša Lubarda.
Skiing, brandy and national identities
Slovenians are disciplined people who love skiing, while Croats, Serbs and Bosnians are corrupt people who love football… creation of Slovenian national identitythe stereotypes linked to sport have also made it possible to differentiate themselves from other Yugoslav nations.
šljivovica, plum brandy, was inscribed in early December by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This is a source of pride for Serbs, but why did you exclude the “šliva” produced in neighboring countries ?
Winner of the European Prize for Literature in 2020 for his novel Fear of the Barbarians, Petar Andonovski is one of the few openly gay Macedonian authors. In his novels, he gives voice to women and to all those who struggle to be heard in the Balkans. Meet.