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since 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 22:20 UTC

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27 hours ago

Serbia’s Exit festival may go ‘into exile’ amid government pressure over student protests

found 2025 › Jun › 17 (Tue) @ 12:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

This year’s edition to be last held in country after Belgrade withholds funding over support of anti-corruption activists

One of Europe’s largest music festivals will no longer be held in Serbia and c…

13 days ago

Bulgaria disrupts European Parliament’s bill on North Macedonia EU accession

found 2025 › Jun › 05 (Thu) @ 14:15 UTC

a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU

Even the Bulgarian prime minister weighed in on the report over the Balkan country’s bid to join the bloc.

18 days ago

Keir Starmer's plans for 'return hubs' to take migrants from the UK could be hijacked by Russian spies, MI6 warns

found 2025 › May › 31 (Sat) @ 00:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The Prime Minister is eyeing up deals with Balkan countries, and some in Africa, to house failed asylum seekers.

34 days ago

Keir Starmer announces Rwanda-style scheme to send failed asylum seekers to the Balkans as he visits Albania

found 2025 › May › 15 (Thu) @ 10:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The Prime Minister has authorised talks with a string of Balkan states that would see the UK pay to send failed asylum seekers overseas to so-called 'return hubs'.

36 days ago

Edi Rama on course to win fourth term as PM in Albania elections

found 2025 › May › 12 (Mon) @ 18:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Socialists set for clear victory with 30% of votes counted in poll seen as pivotal to country’s hopes of joining EU

Albania’s prime minister, Edi Rama, is poised for victory in general elections after…

44 days ago

Con artist lambasts 'chaotic' UK asylum system on Albanian TV... while running scheme to defraud it

found 2025 › May › 05 (Mon) @ 01:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

New arrivals from the Balkan state in Britain, she complained, were scared to register at schools and hospitals because they feared they would be deported.

72 days ago

Serbia’s Vučić says country will get new government by Easter

found 2025 › Apr › 06 (Sun) @ 21:20 UTC

a story from Politico EU ✅ › Politico EU

Balkan leader also expects to meet American President Donald Trump in the coming months to discuss tariffs.

3 months ago

North Macedonia mourns dead in nightclub fire as 15 people detained

found 2025 › Mar › 16 (Sun) @ 21:09 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Government declares seven-day period of mourning after fire in eastern town of Kočani kills at least 59

North Macedonia has declared a seven-day period of mourning after a fire in a nightclub that lef…

The shocking rise of ruthless Albanian gangs who now control UK drug trade: Up to one in 36 men born in Balkan state but living here are in jail, according to first of its kind league table of criminals by nationality

found 2025 › Mar › 16 (Sun) @ 16:36 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Almost 1,100 Albanians, including murderers, kingpins of the feared mafia which controls the UK drug market and rapists, were behind bars at the end of 2024.

At least 50 killed in North Macedonia nightclub fire, reports say

found 2025 › Mar › 16 (Sun) @ 09:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Fire broke out at hip-hop concert attended by about 1,500 people in town of Kočani, state news agency says

At least 50 people have been killed in a fire that broke out at a nightclub in North Macedoni…

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