Greece discusses ban on neo-fascist parties from running in elections The Greek parliament is debating a possible ban on parties with an overt neo-fascist ideology from participating in elections. Polls show a clear risk..
National strike in Cyprus to increase wages because of inflation On Thursday, January 26, thousands of public and private sector workers in Cyprus, including civil servants and journalists, effectively stopped work for three..
Greek and Turkish ships exchange air shots in the Aegean Sea The crew of a Greek Coast Guard cutter fired warning shots on January 5 to deter a Turkish Coast Guard vessel that tried to ram it, authorities in Athens said, BTA reports. The..
2022 has been a complex year for the Western Balkans. The key issue that had to be resolved was connected with the relations between Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia, and the veto which this country had imposed with regard to the European..
The 18-year-old Romanian swimmer David Popovici is the winner of the 49th edition of BTA's "Best Athletes of the Balkans" survey for 2022. The only Bulgarian in the top 10 - the basketball player Alexander Vezenkov - was ranked 8th. Popovici won..
Bulgarian basketball player Aleksandar Vezenkov is in the Top 10 of the 2022 Balkan Athlete of the Year ranking. The winner will be announced this week. All national news agencies of the peninsula participate in the 49th edition of..
Serbs remain at the barricades in northern Kosovo Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has warned that Russia is fueling tensions between Kosovo and Serbia due to the retreat of its troops in Ukraine, the British newspaper "The Guardian"..
Bulgaria’s sea capital, as Varna has been dubbed, is one of Forbes’ “Five underrated cities to visit across the Balkans". “Though often overshadowed by the national capital of Sofia, Varna is equipped with one particularly enticing attribute for..
At an international conference taking place in Sofia, representatives of the regulatory authorities of Albania, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey and Bulgaria discuss problems in..
"Regulatory challenges: misinformation, media literacy and a sustainable digital environment" is the focus of the first ever international conference of media regulators from the Balkan region, BTA reports. The event will take place from 23 to 25..
