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Poland Cracks Down on Georgian Workers

TEC News December 1, 2025

After offering firms convenient ways to recruit from the Balkans and the Caucasus, Warsaw is now reducing opportunities—but just for a single nationality.

EU and U.S. Chide Kosovo Over Stalemate with Ethnic Serbs

Tristan Vanheuckelom June 9, 2023

The joint U.S. and EU shot across Pristina’s bow came after last week’s flare-up of violence, when dozens of NATO soldiers were injured during fierce scuffles with Serb protesters in northern Kosovo.

EU To Allocate €600 Million To Strengthen External Borders

Tamás Orbán March 23, 2023

The first objective will be the reinforcement of the “key” Bulgarian-Turkish border, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s letter states.

Serbian Army on Full Alert Amid Standoff With Kosovo

Tristan Vanheuckelom December 29, 2022

The decision was due to the latest developments in Kosovo. Authorities in Pristina were preparing to attack the ethnic Serb minority in North Kosovo and to remove the barricades there by force.

Desperate Victory at the White City

Alberto M. Fernandez September 8, 2022

Although the book is properly a mosaic of voices— two personalities dominate, both on the battlefield and in the documentation. The first is the heroic Christian military commander Hunyadi. The second figure is far less remembered today, the Franciscan friar Saint John of Capistrano, sometimes called the Soldier Saint although the only “weapons” he carried were a crucifix and a banner.

EU Speeds Up Balkan Expansion

Sven R. Larson July 26, 2022

Commissioner Várhelyi specifically mentioned the western Balkans as a target of EU enlargement.

The Balkan War on Conservatism

Sven R. Larson June 26, 2022

Funded in part by the U.S. government, a coalition of seemingly respectable organizations has vowed to keep Orbán’s national conservatism from inspiring followers in the Western Balkans.

Serbians: Skeptical of the EU

Sven R. Larson April 14, 2022

Belgrade cannot expect to be admitted as a member of the European Union unless it recognizes Kosovo as an independent state. The government in Belgrade, however, considers Kosovo a part of Serbia.

Security Concerns in Bosnia Prompt Europe to Action

Tristan Vanheuckelom March 11, 2022

Foreign minister Bisera Turkovic said that the Ukraine war “is causing fear and concern in our region that this might now be the beginning of a larger trend in Eastern Europe,” and that “the Balkans is Europe’s Achilles heel.”

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Resigns to Let Others in Party Lead

Bridget Ryder December 28, 2021

Following disastrous local elections for his party in October, Zaev announced at the end of the month that he would resign as Prime Minister, though he didn’t formally submit his resignation until December 23rd. In the meantime, he led the coalition government through the threat of a no confidence vote to reinforce their slight majority in Parliament to 64 of the 120 seats. This avoided snap elections.

Tag: Balkans

Poland Cracks Down on Georgian Workers

EU and U.S. Chide Kosovo Over Stalemate with Ethnic Serbs

EU To Allocate €600 Million To Strengthen External Borders

Serbian Army on Full Alert Amid Standoff With Kosovo

Desperate Victory at the White City

EU Speeds Up Balkan Expansion

The Balkan War on Conservatism

Serbians: Skeptical of the EU

Security Concerns in Bosnia Prompt Europe to Action

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Resigns to Let Others in Party Lead

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