American woman goes missing in Spain shortly after man disables cameras

Ana Maria Knezevic traveled from South Florida to Spain in December to get away for a while. Her family and friends say the naturalized American originally from Colombia has been going through a nasty divorce from her Serbian husband, but the trip was also a chance to explore new places. Then, she vanished — two … Read more

How the US broke Kosovo and what that means for Ukraine – POLITICO

‘Kosovo Myth’ Though the prospects of his latest foray into Kosovo’s energy sector aren’t clear, there is no question that the country’s power infrastructure is in sore need of modernization. For reasons never fully explained, Kosovo decided in 2012 to sell its power transmission infrastructure to a Turkish consortium for €26 million. In return for … Read more

EU proposes sanctions on Chinese firms for helping Russia – POLITICO

The bloc wants to finalize a 13th package of sanctions against Russia before Feb. 24, which would mark two years since Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The European Commission has also urged national governments to take “concerted action” to toughen sanctions enforcement. EU Council President Charles Michel served notice to Xi Jinping at … Read more

Serbia should join EU before Ukraine, Orbán says – POLITICO

“Serbia has other options. A free trade agreement with China has just been concluded,” Orbán said, referring to a deal signed last October with Serbia’s second-largest trade partner after the EU. Orbán also dismissed Kyiv’s prospects of fending off Russia’s invasion and joining the EU, claiming the only way for Ukraine to survive is for … Read more

Serbian opposition warns of ‘dictatorship’ as European Parliament urges election probe – POLITICO

“We are not a member of the EU, but we are a European country,” she said. “I understand that it is probably difficult to admit to yourself that you were financing and supporting a criminal regime, but this is the last chance to stand in the way of this autocracy.” Radomir Lazović, co-president of the … Read more

Serbia-Kosovo conflict is at a tipping point after normalization deal

Kosovo Police continue to uphold security with search, patrol and control activities in the region after the clash which led by Kosovo Serb politician Milan Radoicic in Banjska northern town of the country, on Sept. 24 in Zvecan, Kosovo on October 3, 2023. The clash broke out in the village when a group of armed … Read more

Senior politicians urge Ursula von der Leyen to probe Serbian election – POLITICO

More than 20 senior European foreign affairs politicians have called on Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to investigate allegations of fraud in December’s election in Serbia. “We call on the EU to conduct an independent investigation of all reported election irregularities and claims of fraud,” the politicians wrote in a letter seen by POLITICO … Read more

will continue on the reform path – POLITICO

Ana Brnabić is the prime minister of Serbia.  As a direct response to calls from Serbia’s opposition for snap elections at the parliamentary and local levels, my country held early elections on December 17, 2023.   Under President Aleksandar Vučić, and a government led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), over the past 11 years … Read more

Naira depreciation ridicules increased budgetary allocation for Nigeria’s foreign missions

Despite increased budgetary allocation (in naira terms) for Nigeria’s foreign missions, the depreciation of the naira means that Nigerian missions will receive less funding this year than they did in three of the last four years, a PREMIUM TIMES analysis has shown. While the budgetary allocation for Nigeria’s foreign missions is in naira, expenses are … Read more

How the West lost the plot on Serbia – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Dragan Đilas is the president of the Party of Freedom and Justice and a member of the Serbia Against Violence coalition. He served as the mayor of Belgrade (2008–2013) and the president of the Democratic Party, Serbia’s main opposition party (2012–2014). When Serbia was … Read more