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6May

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Culture, History, Politics

Why are Balkans called ‘Balkans’?

The name of the Balkan Peninsula is linked to mountains, and to a historical error. The origin and the development of this word can go deeper, as social scientist Chiara Milan explains in an interview (more…)

Sabaja, the first craft brewery in Kosovo

23Apr

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Beer, The Bar Balkans

Sabaja, the first craft brewery in Kosovo

Sabaja is the first craft brewery in the country. It started brewing in June 2013, five years later the independence of the country from Serbia. In ancient Illyria (the region corresponding to the Western part of the Balkan peninsula) beer was known as sabaja (more…)

S3E18. What if this is Kosovo’s Golden Year?

22Apr

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Newsletter, Season 3

S3E18. What if this is Kosovo’s Golden Year?

Read it in BarBalkans newsletter: S3E18. What if this is Kosovo's Golden Year? (more…)

All the roads in Kosovo are leading to the European Union

22Apr

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Politics

All the roads in Kosovo are leading to the European Union

While the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is being unblocked, Kosovar citizens will soon be able to travel freely all over the continent. An interview with the European Parliament rapporteur, Thijs Reuten (more…)

12Apr

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1993, Podcast

April ’93. The great illusion

Listen to BarBalkans podcast: April '93. The great illusion (more…)

8Apr

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Newsletter, Season 3

S3E17. Fill the glass, Open Balkan(s)

Read it in BarBalkans newsletter: S3E17. Fill the glass, Open Balkan(s) (more…)

The ‘Open Balkan’ wines conquered Vinitaly

8Apr

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Economics, Politics, Wine

The ‘Open Balkan’ wines conquered Vinitaly

The international wine exhibition Vinitaly hosted a group of more than 150 wineries from Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia. And an economic/political project in partnership with the European Union (more…)

The Roman Empire roots of the Balkan wine

26Mar

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The Bar Balkans, Wine

The Roman Empire roots of the Balkan wine

The culture of wine production in the Balkan area is related to the Roman Empire. And in particular to one specific emperor. The first traces of vineyards in the Danube area date back to Emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus (more…)

25Mar

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Newsletter, Season 3

S3E16. At the heart of the Empire

Read it in BarBalkans newsletter: S3E16. At the heart of the Empire (more…)

The Roman Empire lives again thanks to Balkan wine and VR viewers

25Mar

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Culture, History

The Roman Empire lives again thanks to Balkan wine and VR viewers

The Balkan region was a major political and military center in the Roman Empire since the 1st century. This shared past can be rediscovered through wine and cultural routes and immersive technologies (more…)