14Jun By BarBalcaniNo Comments

1993, Podcast

June ’93. Everything is changing

Listen to BarBalkans podcast: June '93. Everything is changing (more…)

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3Jun By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Newsletter, Season 3

S3E21. Animation Festival breaking barriers

Read it in BarBalkans newsletter: S3E21. Animation Festival breaking barriers (more…)

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3Jun By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Culture

Anibar Animation Festival youth are changing Kosovo

Founded in Kosovo in 2010 by a group of 18-year-olds, Anibar has now become one of the biggest animation festivals in whole Europe. Interview with director Arba Hatashi on the eve of the 14th edition (more…)

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20May By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Newsletter, Season 3

S3E20. Trieste shines at night. And what about in daytime?

Read it in BarBalkans newsletter: S3E20. Trieste shines at night. And what about in daytime? (more…)

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20May By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Culture, Society

“Trieste shines at night”. A waking nightmare

Interview with director Andrea Segre, author of the documentary film Trieste shines at night on illegal police operations against migrants at the border between Italy and Slovenia. The last deception at the end of 'The Game' (more…)

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14May By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Rakija, The Bar Balkans

Maksuzija, a rakija distilled by Dubioza kolektiv

Rakija - the most famous alcoholic drink of all the Balkans - distilled by Dubioza kolektiv is called Maksuzija. And there is also the special edition 'Dubioza kolektiv', a traditional slivovitz, made of plums (more…)

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13May By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Culture, Society

Special edition – Dubioza kolektiv

Exclusive interview with Vedran Mujagić, bass player of the Bosnian group, at the backstage of the Balkan Trafik Festival in Brussels during their European tour. By Chiara Catelli and Walter Fiorini (more…)

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10May By BarBalcaniNo Comments

1993, Podcast

May ’93. The chaos

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7May By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Rakija, The Bar Balkans

Why is rakija called rakija?

The name rakija comes from the Turkish word rakı, which means 'brandy'. But rakija could also come from the Arabic word raqiya, which means 'to condense'. The earliest records of rakija distillation in the Balkan Peninsula date back to the medieval period, while the drink became even more widespread during the Ottoman Empire (more…)

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6May By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Newsletter, Season 3

S3E19. What you have to know about the word ‘Balkans’

Read it in BarBalkans newsletter: S3E19. What you have to know about the word 'Balkans' (more…)

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