https://www.wsws.org/en/topics/region/eu-balkhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/28/dac9-m28.htmlAfter four and a half months of constant protests, the Serbian capital Belgrade recently witnessed the biggest demonstration since the breakup of Yugoslavia more than 30 years ago.Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:30:48 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d7825a1f-dbe8-4063-950c-876ffc266e9F/dac9-m28.html2025-03-28T23:30:48Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/03/19/vjfd-m19.htmlMore and more information is coming to light which makes it clear that the fire was the result of criminal neglect of all safety precautions.Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:51:13 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e6eb69a9-d18f-4e7e-b27d-946183d71c4P/vjfd-m19.html2025-03-19T00:51:13Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/10/04/oejd-o04.htmlDragan Bjelogrlić’s compelling film is about a little-known accident at a Yugoslav reactor and the ground-breaking response by a French medical scientist.Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:52:47 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9ed69b08-76e0-4b74-8f46-3c81255708cC/oejd-o04.html2024-10-04T21:52:47Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/07/15/aboj-j15.htmlThousands of people, enraged over skyrocketing prices for fuel and food, poured onto the streets of Tirana last week to demand the resignation of the government. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 05:14:48 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/02ae850a-60a8-43e5-ba25-e6f05b1f598H/aboj-j15.html2022-07-15T05:14:48Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/09/29/balk-s29.htmlCOVID-19 infections and deaths have returned to record-high levels in Romania, Bulgaria and other Balkan countries following the opening up of schools.Wed, 29 Sep 2021 23:15:48 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/220a13a7-4e7d-4487-89ab-ff323091d37D/balk-s29.html2021-09-29T23:15:48Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/23/twih-n23.htmlOn November 29, 1945, the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia was proclaimed following the successful repulsion of Nazi Germany’s attempt to subjugate the country, and Germany’s defeat in World War II in May. The establishment of the republic involved the deposing of King Peter II and the end of the Karađorđević dynasty that he headed. It was the outcome of a mass partisan struggle against fascism.Mon, 23 Nov 2020 01:57:34 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/127d2060-e109-46b1-86e2-696c971a92cK/twih-n23.html2020-11-23T01:57:34Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/11/07/koso-n07.htmlThaçi and other KLA leaders face prosecution on hundreds of counts of murder, as well as persecution and torture carried out during the war with Serbia between 1998 and 1999.Sat, 07 Nov 2020 04:24:50 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b69e75fa-f805-414b-a48e-0b1dd70ebefG/koso-n07.html2020-11-07T04:24:50Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/10/31/wsbv-o30.htmlThe WSWS has worked tirelessly to expose the crimes of US imperialism, which have killed and maimed millions and destroyed entire societies.Sat, 31 Oct 2020 03:09:59 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/50945aa3-734b-493e-bd2a-8683da0ee2aB/wsbv-o30.html2020-10-31T03:09:59Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/25/balk-m25.htmlThe number of victims affected by the COVID-19 virus is rising rapidly in the countries of Southeast Europe.Wed, 25 Mar 2020 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/afa7bbf6-3c5e-40cc-b9b2-19d244fd50fD/balk-m25.html2020-03-25T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/29/zgag-f29.html”If journalists cannot write about war crimes allegedly committed by Western armed forces, what is the legitimacy of these democratic countries?”Sat, 29 Feb 2020 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c31f059a-381a-455c-a636-b9319ebea27B/zgag-f29.html2020-02-29T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/koso-o14.htmlThe turnout of just 44 percent shows that the majority of the population rejects the policies of the narrow layer that runs the country.Mon, 14 Oct 2019 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/04a0e009-f251-4482-ad1c-6efb276889fB/koso-o14.html2019-10-14T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/15/koso-j15.htmlThe imperialist onslaught against Yugoslavia was launched by the Clinton administration under the hypocritical banner of “human rights.”Sat, 15 Jun 2019 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/488046c3-b660-4def-873b-6d0b228a5e6L/koso-j15.html2019-06-15T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/07/17/balk-j17.htmlThe failure to integrate the west Balkan countries into the European Union has created opportunities for Europe's competitors.Tue, 17 Jul 2018 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0cb4b0da-d70d-42ce-ab02-a9065eecb2dF/balk-j17.html2018-07-17T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/04/12/nord-a12.htmlPotential US sanctions against the project could dramatically intensify the economic and political tensions between the United States and Germany.Thu, 12 Apr 2018 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/7852c2e2-f470-4e7c-bed6-1a74827075cI/nord-a12.html2018-04-12T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/05/22/alba-m22.htmlTwo decades after the breakup of Yugoslavia by the US and Europe, warnings of a new war in the region are mounting.Mon, 22 May 2017 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/38ac7599-4bcd-4976-bce3-cbf81017d4fF/alba-m22.html2017-05-22T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/05/01/poli-m01.htmlThe long simmering political crisis in Macedonia intensified last week after followers of long-time Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski attacked the parliament building, injuring nearly 100 people Mon, 01 May 2017 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/7fa17819-80bc-40ca-9db0-4b7c8f31799I/poli-m01.html2017-05-01T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/03/13/wart-m13.htmlThe political and social crisis in the Balkans is exacerbating conflicts between the successor states of Yugoslavia, heightening the threat of another war in the region.Mon, 13 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3d68dd1b-7e14-41d8-9847-963ea98e74fP/wart-m13.html2017-03-13T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/01/24/cold-j24.htmlThe situation in the refugee camps along the so-called Balkan route and in Greece is particularly dire, an indictment of the policy of the Syriza government in Athens.Tue, 24 Jan 2017 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4d134f50-200a-4ff3-b491-9ba3b1a9e6aM/cold-j24.html2017-01-24T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/09/27/bosn-s27.htmlThe referendum went ahead despite the Bosnia and Herzegovina Constitutional Court ruling it illegal.Tue, 27 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/6481b107-ac9f-4d66-a614-a5b8472c004N/bosn-s27.html2016-09-27T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/03/01/balk-m01.htmlPolice fired stun grenades and tear gas at hundreds of desperate Syrian and Iraqi refugees seeking to travel through the Balkans towards Germany.Tue, 01 Mar 2016 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0bffbb74-7e44-441c-bd6b-f8f6ff3997eA/balk-m01.html2016-03-01T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/11/24/refu-n24.htmlUnder pressure from France and Germany, the Balkan countries are refusing to allow those deemed “economic migrants” to cross their borders, a violation of international law.Tue, 24 Nov 2015 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/32c4995e-8df0-42a2-9f45-259e70dd2feF/refu-n24.html2015-11-24T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/08/18/balk-a18.htmlRefugees traveling the 4,000 kilometres between Syria and Germany, France and Sweden must endure a treacherous journey through Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary.Tue, 18 Aug 2015 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b55c1340-69ce-4ea5-9f12-54a31c29df8G/balk-a18.html2015-08-18T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/05/21/mace-m21.htmlThe South Stream gas pipeline was a major element in Russia’s attempt to reduce its reliance on Ukraine as a transit route for its gas supplies to Europe.Thu, 21 May 2015 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f06f1791-0e47-4bf9-80b3-2f8d25e4e7aJ/mace-m21.html2015-05-21T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/12/12/balk-d12.htmlRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned against NATO expansion in the region, which is seen as a provocation against Russia.Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1c424603-6711-459d-ba96-9b981cc50b5O/balk-d12.html2014-12-12T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/10/11/balk-o11.htmlBalkan countries that have joined the “coalition against IS” are whipping up anti-Islamist sentiment and introducing repressive legislation.Sat, 11 Oct 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/18da7aee-323e-447c-8804-0a142fa44d0J/balk-o11.html2014-10-11T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/06/18/habe-j18.htmlThe hymns of praise for Habermas resemble a swan song for the German system of social partnership and class collaboration.Wed, 18 Jun 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/6fadaaa3-e5df-4c4b-81a9-2a6900a3708E/habe-j18.html2014-06-18T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/05/20/balk-m20.htmlThe severity of the floods has been compounded by the fall-out from the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, the Bosnian War (1991-95) and the NATO bombardment of Serbia in 1999.Tue, 20 May 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d27fd93b-4dbb-4e42-8a5e-b78980f0c86O/balk-m20.html2014-05-20T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/04/05/bosn-a05.htmlThe pseudo-left in Bosnia treat major historical issues with contempt and associate with forces with longstanding counterrevolutionary records.Sat, 05 Apr 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/67f0ca30-a0e6-406f-b31c-5df6b351f82P/bosn-a05.html2014-04-05T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/02/27/bosn-f27.htmlWashington has grown increasingly dissatisfied with the intransigence of local politicians and the EU’s failure to resolve the quagmire.Thu, 27 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/7524ad79-9b0c-40a3-9fa6-de3e5e479afL/bosn-f27.html2014-02-27T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/02/14/bosn-f14.htmlProtests over the last week in Bosnia and Herzegovina have led to the resignation of four cantonal government heads and various other officials.Fri, 14 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/aa05853f-bdb8-44d4-bb8b-9cd34587014B/bosn-f14.html2014-02-14T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/02/07/blair-f07.htmlThe former Labour prime minister’s pronouncement that the roots of war lie in extremist religion is an attempt to obscure his own responsibility for sectarian tensions in the Middle East.Fri, 07 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d273f00c-ba8b-4cc2-b091-d27938f2c31K/blair-f07.html2014-02-07T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/12/11/warc-d11.htmlThe International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia Appeals Court overturned the convictions of Croatian general Ante Gotovina and Assistant Interior Minister Mladen Markac.Tue, 11 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4f893103-10fb-4356-ac8c-ba58acd3ee4K/warc-d11.html2012-12-11T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/12/10/slov-d10.htmlOn December 3, tens of thousands took to the streets in Slovenia to demonstrate against the austerity measures of Prime Minister Janez Janša’s right-wing government.Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/8eecc1dc-dcce-436f-9811-73a3ab85de1A/slov-d10.html2012-12-10T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/11/slov-n27.htmlOn November 17, 30,000 people protested in the Slovenian capital against austerity policies.Tue, 27 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/850d2d10-34e2-40ff-95cb-aef5d8223c0K/slov-n27.html2012-11-27T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/09/slov-s29.htmlSlovenia’s conservative government is working closely with the opposition Social Democrats and the trade unions to impose another austerity package.Sat, 29 Sep 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9d9f3c5a-c172-4722-88ac-2b0e76fc360B/slov-s29.html2012-09-29T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/09/slov-s10.htmlAlthough the country’s total debt is relatively low at 47 percent of GDP, the crisis gripping Slovenia’s three largest banks threatens to drag the country into the abyss.Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a80c4d96-598c-4a2d-b504-d87936eb7fdC/slov-s10.html2012-09-10T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/08/slov-a06.htmlSlovenia is among the Eastern European countries hardest hit by the financial crisis.Mon, 06 Aug 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4aa58be9-8d93-4d55-b673-cf5c95476c3I/slov-a06.html2012-08-06T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/07/slov-j06.htmlWith Slovenian banks heavily in debt, the right-wing government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa is acceding to demands for tougher austerity measures.Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/6786cbc2-159f-45e7-a406-21bfee9d882K/slov-j06.html2012-07-06T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/03/mont-m24.htmlA large demonstration against declining living standards and corruption took place in the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica on March 18.Sat, 24 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/79a7815f-a0c7-4ea5-a9f8-92ed90e4545G/mont-m24.html2012-03-24T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/01/mont-j26.htmlUnions in Montenegro have agreed to a cut in the number of public employees, pay reductions and a three-year ban on strikes.Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/d6109061-40f6-4b2c-833d-2cb76b8bf6bE/mont-j26.html2012-01-26T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2012/01/croa-j25.htmlCroatian voters approved the country’s joining the European Union in a referendum held on Sunday.Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/71b5ea4b-4f90-4c42-99c1-19529576e14O/croa-j25.html2012-01-25T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/12/croa-d13.htmlThe newly elected Social Democratic-led coalition in Croatia will step up the austerity measures demanded by the financial markets.Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3dae3639-f1d8-4d20-8694-14b0ee0ddc8D/croa-d13.html2011-12-13T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/12/slov-d10.htmlThe Positive Slovenia party won the early parliamentary election held in the Adriatic nation last Sunday with 29 percent of the vote.Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/699615dd-19a8-4c54-9f9a-8ed55a6c330I/slov-d10.html2011-12-10T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/11/comm-n22.htmlThe deepening European financial crisis and the ever-growing possibility of bankruptcy for countries like Greece and Italy pose huge dangers for the economies of the Balkan countries.Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2c100b9e-47b8-4367-83f9-50dde04fe15D/comm-n22.html2011-11-22T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/11/croa-n09.htmlOne month before the forthcoming general election in Croatia, the ruling party, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), is embroiled in a deep political crisis.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e11987a3-01b4-4be4-bbae-97f4c5d6580H/croa-n09.html2011-11-09T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/10/bosn-o17.htmlThe political deadlock in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) represents the systemic failure of the entire official political framework in the region and a foreign policy disaster for the state's international backers, the US and EU.Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2a305099-b033-4e9f-b716-4323351ad4bE/bosn-o17.html2011-10-17T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/09/slov-s24.htmlAfter months of continual parliamentary crisis, the Slovenian minority government led by Premier Borut Pahor was ousted from office following a vote of no confidence on Tuesday.Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/07bf72fb-da34-4778-bc4a-429794c78e4F/slov-s24.html2011-09-24T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/08/slov-a24.htmlThe Slovenian government led by Premier Borut Pahor faces collapse following unpopular austerity measures and allegations of corruption.Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/5278e096-c79b-4480-a8d4-e6d9c8db88cC/slov-a24.html2011-08-24T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/08/balk-a23.htmlThe record levels of unemployment across Europe are overshadowed by the figures available for the Balkans, where more than 50 percent of young people are without work.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ae6ae10f-f298-442f-94b0-bcacee81010M/balk-a23.html2011-08-23T05:00:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/08/koso-a09.htmlTensions remain high after violent clashes broke out again at the end of last month on the Kosovo-Serbia border.Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/8d0e1df9-71d0-444f-ac05-583fc5d5c92E/koso-a09.html2011-08-09T05:00:00Z