by CBBSS | Sep 29, 2021 | Regional News
The World Bank has raised its economic growth forecasts for the Western Balkans, Reuters reports. Positive growth is expected over the next couple years in Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia, despite lingering concerns over Greece, Turkey and Brexit. Growth is...
by CBBSS | Sep 29, 2021 | Regional News
Following a meeting chaired by Erodgan, Turkey’s National Security Council called for an extension of the state of emergency that has provided the legal backing for the mass arrests in the aftermath of the failed coup, EurActiv and AFP report. The current state...
by CBBSS | Sep 28, 2021 | International News and Analysis
Following the referendum in Republika Srpska, longtime journalist Gordana Knezevic writes in an RFE/RL post that Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik helps Putin achieve his goals in the Balkans of stifling western integration and promoting Russian-style authoritarian...
by CBBSS | Sep 28, 2021 | Regional News
The Dutch-led international prosecution for the downing of MH17 has concluded the Malaysia Airlines flight was downed by a Buk missile that came from Russia, the BBC reports. The international prosecutors also narrowed down the area from which the missile was fired to...
by CBBSS | Sep 28, 2021 | Regional News
Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov announced Wednesday he is changing Sofia’s nomination for UN secretary-general from UNESCO chief Irina Bokova to EU budget chief Kristalina Georgieva, Politico reports. Georgieva is a last-minute candidate, but diplomats say she offers...
