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Balkan wild rivers in steady decline: study

Image Daily Times Chronicle 22 Jan 2026
Thousands of kilometres of Balkan rivers have been damaged in recent years, a study published Wednesday found, as hydropower development, dams and sediment extraction drive a "steady erosion" of some of Europe's last pristine waterways ... .
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Balkan peace forum to hold its second meeting in Istanbul

Hürriyet Daily News 22 Jan 2026
A platform promoting peace and stability in the Balkan ...
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‘Balkan Nostradamus’: Baba Vanga’s Visions Still Flood Albania’s Media Landscape

Balkan Insight 22 Jan 2026
The Bulgarian mystic’s doomy predictions continue to grab headlines in Albania and elsewhere – even though many seem fabricated and sometimes appear to serve Russian geopolitical narratives ....
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Arsenal sent message as club director details �17.45m transfer bid for 'Balkan Barella'

The Mirror 22 Jan 2026
Red Star Belgrade chief Zvezdan Terzic has told Mirror Football that 17-year-old midfielder Vasilije Kostov - tracked by Arsenal - has what it takes to play in the Premier League amid interest from Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund ... .
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The Balkans have lost 2500 km of rivers since 2012 (KRIB - Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria)

Public Technologies 22 Jan 2026
) A new comprehensive assessment of the hydromorphological conditions in the Balkans has revealed a dramatic and accelerating deterioration of the region's waterways ... [...] ... Disclaimer ... (noodl. 129027518) .
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North Macedonia in 2026: Govt’s Unchallenged Power Will Test its Maturity

Balkan Insight 22 Jan 2026
The VMRO DPMNE-led government will dominate internal politics, with no elections scheduled this year – but progress abroad, with the stalled EU integration process, is far from certain ....
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Serbian Police Intervention at University Alarms Academic Community

Balkan Insight 22 Jan 2026
After police entered Novi Sad University to oust a blockade by teachers and students against the sacking of a professor who supported anti-government protests, academics accused the authorities of violating university autonomy ....
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It’s Wishful Thinking by the EU That Benes Decrees Will Split Fico and Orban

Balkan Insight 22 Jan 2026
Slovakia may have criminalised criticism of the Benes Decrees – under which Hungarian property is still being confiscated – yet it’s clear that ‘sovereigntist’ alliances matter more to the Hungarian PM than the rights of his ethnic kin abroad ....
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‘I’ll Destroy Your Life’: The Dating App Threats Facing Gay Men in Serbia

Balkan Insight 22 Jan 2026
Extortion and physical violence are among the dangers facing users of LGBTQ+ dating apps in Serbia. Few ever go to the police ....
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Kosovo, Bulgaria, Turkey Join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

Balkan Insight 22 Jan 2026
Kosovo, Bulgaria and Turkey have signed the Board of Peace Charter, under Donald Trump’s auspices, but several other Balkan countries are still pondering whether to join the initiative ....
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Albania to Join Trump Peace Board, Other Balkan Countries Silent

Balkan Insight 21 Jan 2026
While Albania’s Edi Rama welcomed an invitation to join Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania and Greece merely confirmed that they had received invitations ....
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‘Worrying’ Loss of Pristine Rivers in Balkans Highlighted by Study

Balkan Insight 21 Jan 2026
Balkan countries are continuing to sacrifice their remaining clean river stretches to development and pollution, a new assessment warns ....
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Candidates file for office in Balkan Township

Image Mesabi Daily News 21 Jan 2026
BALKAN—The Balkan Township Election and annual meeting is scheduled March 10 ... .
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Ex-Prison Guard Pleads Not Guilty to Kosovo War Crime Charges

Balkan Insight 21 Jan 2026
Former Serb prison guard Boban Tonic on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges of torturing and mistreating ethnic Albanians held at the jail in Lipjan/Ljipjane during the Kosovo war ....
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Ibrahim Rugova: Friends Remember Peaceful Architect of Kosovo’s Independence

Balkan Insight 21 Jan 2026
On the 20th anniversary of the death of Kosovo’s first president, friends and former colleagues recall the quiet booklover who became a symbol of a free and democratic Kosovo ....

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