Balkans

Region of southeastern Europe

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The Balkans, corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria. The Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the northwest, the Ionian Sea in the southwest, the Aegean Sea in the south, the Turkish straits in the east, and the Black Sea in the northeast. The northern border of the peninsula is variously defined. The highest point of the Balkans is Musala, 2,925 metres (9,596 ft), in the Rila mountain range, Bulgaria.

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Top court ruling may bar Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik from politics Top court ruling may bar Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik from politics Dodik, who serves as the president of the Western Balkan country's Serb-majority entity of the RS, has the right to appeal.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:40Published 2 weeks ago

Romania's Georgescu calls on supporters to join Balkan supermarket boycott Romania is the latest country to join a supermarket that has gained traction across the Balkans, with far-right ultranationalist Călin Georgescu calling on his supporters to join the initiative. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:18Published on February 10, 2025

Serbian consumers join supermarket boycott in protest over rising prices Serbia is the latest to join the boycott, a trend that started in Croatia and quickly caught on in other Western Balkan countries. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:58Published on February 4, 2025

Serbian protesters finish two-day march to Novi Sad as anti-Vučić rallies continue Weeks of student-led protests, the largest in Serbia in decades, continue to mount a challenge to the Western Balkan country's President Aleksandar Vučić. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:03Published on February 1, 2025

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Balkans deployment cancelled after alleged Parachute Regiment orgy video A UK military deployment to Bosnia and Kosovo has been cancelled following the emergence of a "corrosive and detrimental" video which appeared to show paratroopers involved in an orgy at a military.. Sky News - Published on June 18, 2022
Liz Truss to tell western Balkans 'we can't take foot off accelerator' over Ukraine war Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will meet armed forces personnel in Bosnia and Herzegovina to re-affirm the UK's commitment to peace and stability in the western Balkans. Sky News - Published on May 25, 2022