Balkan press review
In the news: between Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Drina, tomb of migrants
Tombstones placed in memory of migrants and refugees who drowned while trying to cross the Drina, February 4, 2024. © Darko Vojinovic / AP
By: Courrier des Balkans Follow | Florentin Cassonnet
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In six years, Nenad Jovanović has recovered more than 50 corpses of migrants in the Drina. All drowned while attempting the crossing. As the bodies could not be identified, they are today buried in Hase cemetery in unmarked graves.
Reporting
.
In Serbia, the company China Energy Engineering Group Tianjin Electric Power Construction (CEEG), subcontractor of the Chinese tire giant Linglong, is
once again accused of "human trafficking"
, following a complaint filed by Indian workers with Serbian authorities. Already in 2021, Vietnamese workers denounced “
inhumane treatment
”.
2014-2024: the memory of the plenums of Bosnia and Herzegovina
February 2014. The plenum movement shakes Bosnia-Herzegovina with its demands for social justice and direct democracy sweeping aside ethnic barriers. Ten years after this “
moment of quasi-insurrection
”, where are the lefts in the Balkans?
Igor Štiks answers questions from
Courrier des Balkans
. In Greece, anger is growing against wind turbine fields. Athens would like to achieve 80% green electricity production by 2030 and is increasing wind farms throughout the country, on land and at sea. On the other hand,
local resistance is increasing
.
Will Slovenia build a new nuclear power plant?
It would be an investment worth ten billion euros. The Slovenes will have to decide this year by referendum, because they need to replace the Krško nuclear power plant, which is at the end of its life. Prime Minister Golob wants consensus in the political class and society.
How to get out of the impasse between Kosovo and Serbia?
Laughing Brussels, sulking Belgrade and Pristina... European envoy Miroslav Lajčák sees “
progress
”, but will the agreements signed between Kosovo and Serbia ever be implemented? And why is Russia linking Kosovo to Ukraine?
Milan Krstić and Lulzim Peci answer questions from Omer Karabeg
.
In Bulgaria, an employee of the National Agency for Combating Organized Crime and an agent of the intelligence services (DANS) were arrested on Monday for
spying for Russia
. Despite dozens of expulsions of suspected spies, Moscow's influence remains very strong in Bulgaria and within Bulgarian institutions.
Türkiye: one year after the earthquake, anger and sadness in Antakya
A year ago, the earth shook in southeastern Turkey, killing 53,537 people according to official reports, not counting the 5,951 deaths on the Syrian side of the border. In Antakya, residents gathered to pay tribute to the victims and express their anger.
Reporting
.
The Turkish football championship is in trouble. After only a few months spent in Turkey, French goalkeeper Paul Bernardoni left the Konyaspor club, where he arrived this summer, due to non-payment of his salary.
A common practice
that Süperlig players prefer not to mention, while audiences and the general level of the championship are declining.
Romania is jealous of its
sarmale
, these little rolls of stuffed cabbage or vine leaves. But this dish is found throughout the Balkans and the former Ottoman Empire, and even well beyond. Everyone keeps their own recipe, but
sarmale
unites the Balkans
more
than they divide. Enjoy your meal, neighbors!
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