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Turkey restores Ottoman era legacies in the Balkans

South East Europe

February 17, 2017 0

Turkey restored a total of 47 historical buildings including mosques, Mevlevi lodges, dervish lodges, shrines, fountains and baths from the Ottoman era, which are all located in the Balkans, between the years 2008 and 2016. […]

Romania’s Government Backs Off in Face of Massive Protests

Romania

February 4, 2017 0

Bucharest – The Prime Minister of Romania Sorin Grindeanu announced late this Saturday that his Government would withdraw proposed changes to the criminal code, in face of hundreds of thousands of Romanians who have been […]

Russian Overtures – Moscow is regaining sway in the Balkans

Op-Ed

February 25, 2017 0

The Economist says that aid, warplanes and propaganda convince Serbs that Russia is their friend as Moscow is slowly regaining sway in the Balkans “HERE are the Russian missiles!” chortles Viacheslav Vlasenko, co-director of the […]