Balkan press review
In the news: on March 8, the Balkans celebrate Women's Rights Day
A press review presented in partnership with
Le Courrier des Balkans
.
March 8 is International Women's Day.
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On March 8, all Balkan countries celebrate Women's Rights Day.
And contrary to what has been said too quickly, France
is not the first country in the world
to include the right to abortion in its Constitution.
This provision was made in 1974 by socialist Yugoslavia, then by its successor states.
This precedent is today much neglected, to the great dismay of feminist collectives in the region.
Unlike the heroines of Hollywood films,
the women of Balkan films
look like ordinary women, not always young, sometimes unpleasant and even unattractive.
But they highlight the challenges they face in a patriarchal society.
To be a simple woman, what courage!
Serbian opposition seeks international support
Following the street protests that engulfed Serbia after the “theft” of the elections of December 17, 2023, the Serbian opposition
is seeking support from Europeans
to put pressure on the regime of President Aleksandar Vučić.
Its representatives were recently in Paris, where
Le Courrier des Balkans
met them.
It is indeed difficult to exist on the spot, while the tabloids in the pay of the regime
capture all the media space
, discredit the critics and force ever more lies and half-truths to be swallowed.
In Albania, Prime Minister Edi Rama makes eyes at Westerners
It was with great fanfare that the Kuçovë air base, built during the communist era, was reopened.
Located 80 kilometers south of Tirana, it must accommodate six NATO combat planes.
A way for Albanian power
to make itself indispensable
in the eyes of Westerners.
At the same time and at the end of a highly publicized trial which caused a breakdown in diplomatic relations between Albania and Greece, the elected mayor of Greek origin of the town of Himara, Fredi Beleri, was sentenced to two years in prison for vote buying during the May 2023 legislative elections.
He denounces political justice
.
In Montenegro, nothing is going well between the president and the Prime Minister
Dissensions were increasingly visible at the head of the Montenegrin state.
President Jakov Milatović
finally left
the Europe Now movement, led by Prime Minister Milojko Spajić.
Does this revolt risk destabilizing the executive, whose program remains very vague?
Are Romanian institutions being spied on by China?
The Romanian army has used Chinese surveillance equipment
on its bases for years
, even though the Hikvision and Dahua brands are banned in the United States and Great Britain.
Institutions such as the intelligence services, police, gendarmerie, customs and Parliament could also find themselves under the eye of Beijing.
In Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bruce Lee, hero of Mostar, is missing
The residents of the city of Mostar are a bit orphaned after
the disappearance of the statue of Bruce Lee
, which has stood for almost 20 years in Zrinjevac park.
The work was torn from its base during the night of March 3 to 4.
The thieves have not been found.
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