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27.08 / 22:03

Football pandemic Nuclear power plant Ukraine war: Underwater drones, radiation fears and Moscow movies

Concern about the potential for a radiation leak at Europe's largest nuclear power plant persisted as Ukrainian authorities said Saturday that Russian forces fired on areas just across the river and Russia claimed Ukrainian shelling hit a building where nuclear fuel is stored.

27.08 / 22:03

Football pandemic Nuclear power plant foreign Deal 'We have a deal': Kosovo citizens to travel freely to Serbia, says EU foreign policy chief

Serbia will allow Kosovo citizens to enter the country with personal ID cards issued by the government in Prishtina, according to the EU foreign policy chief, settling part of the dispute that led to an escalation of tensions along the border between the two countries in early August.

27.08 / 15:37

Technology Football NASA Serbian president wants to cancel Europe's biggest Pride event, sparking criticism

Europe's largest Pride event, scheduled to be held in the Serbian capital in September, will be “cancelled or postponed,” the Balkan country’s President Aleksandar Vučić said on Saturday.

26.08 / 21:59

Technology Kosovo prime minister asks for more NATO peacekeepers amid heightened tensions

There is an urgent need for further NATO troops in Kosovo due to "threats from Serbia and Russia," the small Balkan country's prime minister said on Friday.

26.08 / 00:53

business education Bitcoin Prince Philip of Serbia suggests bringing Bitcoin into the classroom

Speaking to Cointelegraph over sandcastles at the Surfin’ Bitcoin 2022 event at Casino de Biarritz in France on Thursday, Prince Philip said he was “bullish on Bitcoin” in part because of the impact it could have on children’s education around the world. The prince, a self-described Bitcoin (BTC) maximalist, hinted that part of his keynote address at the crypto conference — only the second one for which he was a speaker — will focus on informing those in and out of the space of the potential benefits of Bitcoin.

22.08 / 16:41

Climate change 'Protect Serbs in Kosovo or we'll do it ourselves,' Vucic warns NATO

Serbia president Aleksandar Vucic has warned NATO that it must protect the Serbian minority in Kosovo or Belgrade will move to do it itself.

20.08 / 15:49

Hacking Video Games Montenegro government falls over ties with Serbian Orthodox Church

The Montenegrin government fell in a no-confidence vote early Saturday that followed a rift over relations with the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church.

18.08 / 09:37

Law Serbia and Kosovo hold rare talks to de-escalate Balkan tensions

Wartime rivals Serbia and Kosovo are holding high-level crisis talks on Thursday which European Union mediators hope will de-escalate growing tensions in the Balkans, where Russia has tried to further increase its influence amid the war in Ukraine.

11.08 / 23:49

Drought Heatwave Mass fish die-off in German Polish river worries conservationists

Conservationists have called for an investigation following a mass fish die-off in a stretch of river flowing between Germany and Poland.

01.08 / 11:31

Forest fires Kosovo government postpones number plate plan following Serb protests

The Kosovo government has delayed a decision to oblige Serbs living in the country's northern municipalities to apply for Pristina-issued number plates following a set of fresh tensions between local communities and law enforcement officials.

22.07 / 14:47

Adoption Middle east Bitcoin Prince Philip of Serbia calms rumors of Arab country Bitcoin adoption

Prince Filip Karađorđević, known as Philip Karageorgevitch in English, placated rumors that an Arab country would “soon” adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. In an interview Philip delivered from Serbia, the prince explained that Bitcoin adoption is an inevitability for all countries.

01.07 / 00:01

regulation crimes Cryptoqueen 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova makes FBI's Ten Most Wanted list

“Crypto” is often used as an honorific inside the community. United States Securities and Exchange Commission member Hester Peirce is called Crypto Mom for her steadfast support for digital assets, and Time magazine crowned Vitalik Buterin the Prince of Crypto. When Ruja Ignatova was given the title “Cryptoqueen” in a 2019 true-crime podcast, however, it was with far less endearment.

30.06 / 13:01

VISA Tourism Restaurant's unorthodox protest over EU's visa snub to Kosovo

When Kosovans again failed to see any progress being made on granting them visa-free access to the EU, restaurateur Shpejtim Pefqeli decided to take things into his own hands.

23.06 / 21:35

LGBT European Union approved Approved! EU countries endorse Ukraine and Moldova as official candidates to join bloc

Ukraine has been granted official European Union candidate status, after being endorsed by the bloc's 27 leaders during a summit in Brussels.

23.06 / 15:53

European Union 'You are a mess guys': Albania PM angry over EU membership delays

The six Western Balkan countries met with EU leaders on Thursday to further discuss their integration into the bloc.

18.06 / 15:49

European Union Heatwave Forum urges accelerating Balkans' EU integration, after Brussels backs Ukraine candidacy

A forum has urged the European Union (EU) to speed up the integration of the Western Balkans into the bloc, following Brussel's decision to support Ukraine's candidacy on Thursday.

06.06 / 15:19

Ban Ukraine war: Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia slammed for stopping Lavrov's visit to Serbia

The Kremlin has sharply criticised three European countries which have refused to let a plane carrying Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov cross into their airspace, for a planned official visit to Serbia on Monday.

29.05 / 19:51

Champions League Deal Despite EU sanctions, Serbian president secures gas deal with Putin

As the war in Ukraine rages, Serbia's president announced that he has secured an "extremely favourable" natural gas deal with Russia during a telephone conversation on Sunday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

17.05 / 09:39

Netflix Police Bitcoin Serbia’s capital Belgrade paralysed by hundreds of bomb threats

Serbia's capital was targeted by a slew of bomb threats on Monday, police have said.

13.05 / 13:11

Art European Union Fire EU has become aggressive and bellicose amid Ukraine war, says Russia's Lavrov

The EU has gone from being a "constructive economic platform" to becoming an "aggressive and bellicose" actor amid Russia's war in Ukraine.

12.05 / 15:49

Art Do Western Balkan countries like Macron's idea for a two-tier Europe?

France's President Emmanuel Macron has pitched one of the biggest reforms to the EU structure in decades - the idea of a second tier of countries outside the bloc that share the bloc's values and geography.

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