The Balkans waited a long time before realizing the environmental issues. But in recent months, several events have shown that ecology has become a real concern and that parties claiming to be able to pose as a credible alternative to the conservative and nationalist formations which share power. To analyse.
He is one of the initiators of the mobilization against the mini hydroelectric power plant projects in Serbia and is one of the leaders of the Ecological Uprising. Green activist Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta launches into politics to change the ballot system and put an end to the productivist authoritarianism of President Vučić. Maintenance.
Several thousand demonstrators gathered in central Belgrade on Wednesday evening to protest against bills aimed at facilitating the arrival of mining giant Rio Tinto in Serbia. While the authorities are turning a deaf ear, ecology is increasingly emerging as a stake of the next elections.
These frescoes that celebrate war criminals
More than a quarter of a century after the fighting in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia ended, war continues to rage on the walls. Frescoes to the glory of war criminals are popping up everywhere, with the tacit support of the authorities. Unlike those who want to erase them, accused of being “traitors to the nation”. Regional overview.
Are we heading towards EU sanctions against Milorad Dodik ? Germany has launched a European procedure to sanction the secessionist policy of the leaders of Republika Srpska, but Hungary’s support for Milorad Dodik risks blocking everything. In Washington, the Biden administration also wants to raise the tone.
Still in Bosnia and Herzegovina, coal miners revolt. They spent the night in front of the seat of government, protected by special forces. Coming from all over the Federation, the miners are asking for a rescue plan for the sector and decent wages of at least 500 euros. The population shows its solidarity.
Serbian language back at the University of Pristina
For the first time since the end of the 1999 war, the Serbian language is taught at the University of Pristina alongside Albanian. This initiative is part of a new program, Balkanistica, which aims to combat community divisions in Kosovo.
Diana Șoșoacă rose to fame on social media by lambasting the ” medical dictatorship ” and the “ conspiracy »Of vaccination in Romania. Thanks to the springboard of the pandemic, she is today a far-right senator and one of the main figures of the anti-ax movement. She uses her parliamentary immunity to push her ideas by all means, even illegal ones. Portrait.