News

10Sep By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Society

Marching for EuroPride Belgrade

EuroPride 2022 is ready to take place in Belgrade, after weeks of tense relations with the Serbian authorities. Interview with coordinator Goran Miletić and European Pride Organisers Association (EPOA) board member Steve Taylor (more…)

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27Aug By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Society

A trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to leave again

BarBalkans is back on the road with the third season of this newsletter and the chronicles of a summer trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. With some holiday, culinary and alcoholic tips (more…)

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28May By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Economics, Society, The Bar Balkans

When ajvar is more than ajvar: the business story of Fahrije Hoti and war widows in Kosovo

Fahrije Hoti, entrepreneur from Kosovo, leads a cooperative producing ajvar, the typical Balkan condiment. Most of all, this business is a place of hope for women and war widows like her (more…)

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14May By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Culture, Society

Everything you need to know on the Western Balkans at Eurovision 2022

Six bands from the Western Balkans participates in Eurovision Song Contest. The 66th edition is held in Turin (Italy): only Serbia has the chance to win the final (more…)

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30Apr By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Culture

Journey to extinguished countries. Rediscovering the Republic of Venice

Interview with Giovanni Vale, creator of the project 'Extinguished Countries' and author of the travel guide on the Republic of Venice. An unexpected way to rediscover the legacy of a shared past (more…)

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16Apr By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Environment, News, The Bar Balkans, Wine

Orange are the new white (wines)

Orange wines are becoming popular as new environmental-friendly products, but have their roots in a millenary tradition. On April 29, a specific festival will be held in Slovenia, the Orange Wine Festival Izola (more…)

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2Apr By BarBalcaniNo Comments

News, Politics

The Super Sunday of elections in Serbia and Hungary

On April 3, Serbia will go to the (triple) vote, in a tense atmosphere and on the same day of the crucial general elections in Viktor Orbán's Hungary, a historical Belgrade's ally within the EU (more…)

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19Mar By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Politics, Society

The Balkan foreign fighters who are leaving for the war in Ukraine

The willingness to enlist to fight for or against Russia in Ukraine is actualizing the past of the Yugoslav Wars. For this reason, the Western Balkans' governments are trying to prevent departures (more…)

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5Mar By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Politics

The Western Balkans are suffering Putin’s war in Ukraine

Ambiguities, divisions and the risk of destabilization: the Western Balkans are feeling the effects of the war in Ukraine wanted by Russia. Also considering the future of the EU enlargement process (more…)

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21Feb By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Sport

The Balkan athletes’ dreams of glory at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

The Balkan athletes' experience at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: new historical records, high hopes for the next editions and a long road to success (more…)

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