Friday night at the National Palace of Culture (NDK) in Sofia was unlike any other. Instead of a concert, Hall 1 hosted political speeches marked by calls for “uprising” and protests against Bulgaria‘s adoption of the euro. The gathering, organized by the pro-Russian “Revival” party and other euro opponents, was officially billed as Read more…
On May 9, a group of a hundred people gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria, to mark Russia’s Victory Day, waving Russian flags and displaying images of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Radio Free Europe reports. While some wore shirts bearing Putin’s face or Soviet symbols, others carried portraits of relatives who fought in World War Read more…
A protest organized by the pro-Russian party “Revival” against the adoption of the euro in Bulgaria resulted in clashes with the police, leaving around ten law enforcement officers injured and six protesters detained. The demonstration, which started in front of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), escalated as participants moved towards the European Read more…
For decades, European NATO members curbed defense spending to fund other priorities. What remains, in the view of some US military experts, is a ’Potemkin Army’ that couldn’t stand up to an invader without American support. Source: Why Europe Is Unprepared to Defend Itself
25 soldiers from NATO’s multinational force in Kosovo – KFOR have been injured during clashes with Serbs in the northern part of the country. The condition of three of them is serious. The servicemen were injured by explosive devices. Among the injured are 11 Italians. Even today, the protests of the Serbs, who demand the removal of Read more…
The President of Serbia and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Aleksandar Vucic, signed an order to increase the combat readiness of the units of the Serbian Army to the highest level and ordered them to immediately move in the direction of the administrative line with Kosovo and Metohija, reported on Read more…
In an interview with Sky News, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to “export” the conflict in Ukraine to her country and others such as Moldova and Georgia. In the interview given to the media during the Munich Security Conference, Osmani said that Putin is trying to divert the West’s attention Read more…
The Macedonian site “24 info” published an appeal not to allow Bulgarians to the grave of Gotse Delchev during the celebrations of the 151st anniversary of his birth on February 4 in Skopje. “A call to all patriots. Come with trucks, tractors, cars and other machines and support the protest. People of Kumanovo, we Read more…
Kosovo closed its largest border crossing on Wednesday after protesters blocked it on the Serbian side to support Kosovo‘s ethnic Serbs in their refusal to recognize the country’s independence. After two other points on the Serbian border were closed due to similar protests from the Kosovo side since December 10, only three entry points between the two countries remain open, adds Read more…
In the village of Rudare locals wander in the street and warm their hands on flaming braziers. Lorries block the road. A car disgorges a group of masked men. On December 10th barricades were erected across the north of Kosovo, where most inhabitants are ethnic Serbs. Diplomats from America and Read more…