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Balkan route nations least tolerant of migration
Acceptance of migrants has declined globally, and the nations of the Western Balkans that bore the brunt of the 2015-2016 migration crisis are now the least tolerant in the world, a new Gallup poll shows.
BALKAN BLOG: Why politics must be tackled before the economy
There has already been follow-through on the US’ commitment to help finance infrastructure between Serbia and Kosovo, but the long-standing conflict can’t be solved by boosting economic ties.
Kosovan opposition MPs block adoption of economic recovery law
Head of Kosovo's Chamber of Commerce says "economic collapse is inevitable" without the law as businesses will be forced into bankruptcy without state support.
Trump gets second Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Serbia-Kosovo economic normalisation deal
Critics say nomination of US government makes a mockery of the peace prize.
The Balkans: External debts in uncertain times
Are countries in the Balkan region taking on more debt than they can afford?
Serbia and Kosovo sign “historic” economic deal in Washington
Deal seen as a step towards full normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina comes with funding for billion euro road and rail projects.
BALKAN BLOG: Serbia and Kosovo under pressure to do a deal in Washington
Trailing his rival in the polls, US President Donald Trump would benefit from a foreign policy triumph. Can the Western Balkans deliver one?
Serbia, Kosovo officials gear up for Washington meeting
Belgrade and Pristina, which are engaged in the EU-mediated normalisation dialogue, were invited by the White House for a meeting that will be mainly focused on economic issues.
$0.5bn laundered through Albania’s real estate sector in 2019 as drug trade booms
The transit trade in drugs is estimated to be worth more $0.5bn a year in Albania — and a similar amount was laundered through the country’s real estate sector in 2019, says the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime.