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Russia blocks UN resolution recognising Srebrenica massacre as genocide

July 8, 2015 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Serbia

Russia has vetoed a draft U.N. resolution condemning the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica during the Bosnian war as an act

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Amnesty International criticises Macedonia and Serbia over refugees

July 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia

Increasing numbers of refugees and migrants are travelling through the western Balkans to the European Union in search of safety

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Hungary’s anti-immigrant fence widely condemned

June 19, 2015June 19, 2015 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Hungary, Serbia

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Cécile Pouilly has joined voices condemning Hungary’s announced plan to build a fence

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Orban threatens to close border with Serbia

June 14, 2015June 14, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Hungary, Serbia

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban threatened that his government would close the border with Serbia in order to stop the flow

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On the chessboard of the powerful, is Serbia a pawn?

June 11, 2015 Deutsche Welle energy, Russia, Serbia, South Stream

There are not many top politicians today who still know the names of the entire Russian ice hockey team that

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Five EU members under pressure to recognise Kosovo

June 8, 2015June 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Serbia

Five European Union member states that have not recognised the 2008 unilateral declaration of Kosovo’s independence are under pressure to

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Serbian leader wants to reduce Russian gas dependency

June 6, 2015 VOANews energy, Serbia

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic tells VOA that his country is ready to accept U.S. calls to reduce dependency on

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Bulgaria and Serbia agree to accelerate work on gas interconnector plan

June 4, 2015June 4, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Serbia

Bulgaria and Serbia have undertaken to work faster on building gas interconnectors, Bulgaria’s Economy Ministry said at the close of

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Bulgaria and Serbia talk up expansion of economic co-operation

June 1, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

Bulgaria’s economy minister and Serbia’s mining and energy minister have issued calls to boost economic co-operation between their countries. “Bulgaria

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