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A South Salt Lake cafe owner fulfills his dream, serving Turkish coffee with a Balkan spin

The Salt Lake Tribune 20 Mar 2025
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Nightclub Fire Tragedy Showed North Macedonia’s Systemic Failings are Deadly

Balkan Insight 20 Mar 2025
The blaze that killed 59 people in the town of Kocani highlighted how corruption, bribery and official negligence have yet again cost lives in the country – and showed that it’s time for change ....
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Turkey Surrounds Greece: Express Agreements with Albania, Kosovo, and North Macedonia Shift Balances in the Balkans

Greek City Times 19 Mar 2025
Turkey is preparing to ratify framework military agreements with three Balkan countries that surround Greece, enhancing its presence in the region and expanding its influence ... The Balkans have long ...
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Turkey Set to Ratify Military Agreements with Balkan Countries Surrounding Greece

Greek Reporter 19 Mar 2025
Turkey is making military deals with Balkan countries close to Greece ... Turkey is set to ratify military framework agreements signed with three Balkan nations neighboring Greece ... The new Namazgah Mosque in Tirana is the largest in the Balkans.
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North Macedonia Detains Former Minister Over Deadly Nightclub Fire

Balkan Insight 18 Mar 2025
As the probe into the Kocani nightclub fire continues, a court has ordered temporary detention for a former government minister and several other former officials in connection with the club's licence to operate ....
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Monday Briefing from the Balkans: March 17, 2025

Balkan Insight 17 Mar 2025
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region ....
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Nightclub fire leaves 59 dead, dozens hurt in North Macedonia

Moneyweb 17 Mar 2025
The fire was probably caused by pyrotechnics used for stage effects during a concert ... .
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Hungary argues Ukraine should be behind Balkans in EU train

MENA FN 16 Mar 2025
(MENAFN) Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has argued that Ukraine should not join the European Union before countries in the Western Balkans, as it would undermine the merit-based nature ... .
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Interior minister says people have been detained after fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia

The Pantagraph 16 Mar 2025
North Macedonian Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski stated on Sunday that "persons" had been detained relating to a massive nightclub fire, which killed 51 people early Sunday in the eastern town of Kocani ... .
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Balkans in turmoil, in Belgrade a St. Bartholomew's Night is in the works

Sott 15 Mar 2025
Churchill observed once in his inimitable condescending style that Balkan peoples have more history than they know what to do with ... Where to begin? Perhaps Romania would be a good start.
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Green EU tariffs could hobble coal-heavy Western Balkans

Gulf-Times 15 Mar 2025
No matter how much money the EU provides, some impetus for change would have to come from the Western Balkan states themselves, said Kopac.“Perhaps this is not a question for the European Union anymore,” he said.
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Western Balkan Countries Should Enter EU Ahead of Ukraine, Says FM

Hungary Today 14 Mar 2025
Péter Szijjártó at the Budapest Balkans Forum ... We need some fresh ideas, some new energy, something that will put us in a better state,” he said, adding that this boost could only come from the Western Balkans.
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