Balkan press review
In the spotlight: EuroPride in Serbia, the LGBTQI+ community unites
Demonstration against the holding of Europride in Belgrade, Serbia, September 11, 2022. © AP/Darko Vojinovic
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The cancellation by the authorities of the September 17 march that was supposed to close the EuroPride in Belgrade has amplified the motivations of the LGBTQI+ community.
Today, she is more united than ever to defend her rights and denounce the lack of equality and homophobia
.
The LGBTQI + flag had however been hoisted for the first time on Monday in front of the Palace of Serbia.
But in previous days,
thousands of people had demonstrated in the streets of the capital at the call of the Serbian Orthodox Church
, asking the authorities to call off the march.
This pressure from religious and far-right activists testifies to the contradictory situation in which Serbia finds itself vis-à-vis LGBTQI+ people.
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Decryption of the Orthodox theologian and queer activist Nik Jovčić-Sas.
Moscow and its secret financing of political parties
While Russia has become an economic pariah in Europe,
the Republika Srpska, the Serbian entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is trying to do well and attract Russian investment...
Despite major technical difficulties and against all economic rationality.
In the region, Russia does not hesitate to use “soft power”.
According to Washington,
Moscow has used secret funds to finance political parties in Republika Srpska, Montenegro and Albania
.
Wood shortage, coal pollution
In the Balkans, the winter will be harsh
.
Rising timber prices threaten the poorest households and risk amplifying illegal deforestation, as well as already problematic air pollution across the region.
In Bulgaria, pollution from coal-fired power plants continues to wreak havoc
.
The level of sulfur dioxide emissions into the air is breaking records, but the government is struggling to force certain power stations to comply with environmental legislation.
Exasperated, the citizens demonstrate.
Armed to the teeth and to the dramas
Montenegro would be the third most armed country in the world, tied with Serbia.
Debates and controversies over the proliferation of weapons
, especially illegal ones, resumed after the shooting in Cetinje which killed eleven people in mid-August.
Like all the countries of Central and Eastern Europe,
Romania is faced with an inexorable depopulation
, the engine of which is no longer exodus, but the demographic balance.
In Albania,
the Open Labs "hackerspace" raises citizens' awareness of the uses and risks of digital technologies
.
After the scandals of massive personal data leaks in 2021 and the recent cyberattacks, this militant action is meeting with a stronger echo.
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