... would include representatives of Russia, the US, Great Britain, Turkey, France, Italy, Slovenia and Germany as international observers, with mediation on the part of the EU... ... holding a nonstop informal discussion in order to outline possible scenarios of the Balkans settlement in a long run.
Among the external actors, the UK is the one to be... ... of Kosovo, part of Macedonia, part of Serbia (Bujanovac and Presevo), Ulcinj part of Montenegro;
—
“Great” Serbia
: the Republic of Serbia, the Republika Srpska with...
... most striking example shows that celebrating the events of May 8–9, 1945 in the Balkans is too complex to impart a universal ideological imperative and insufficiently... ... timed to coincide with the Schuman Declaration of 1950. And this is already happening:
Slovenia is celebrating the anniversary of joining the European Union
.
www.in4s.net... ... course. In Skopje (Macedonia),
national orchestras play on the central square. In Montenegro
, youth and student festivals as well as
sports events are held under European...
... began to restore its presence through economic tools, such as investment. The Western Balkans (former Yugoslavia) happened to be one region where this was particularly intense... ... relationship” with Russia, can undoubtedly be called a
traditional Russian partner
. Montenegro can be placed in the same category, but with certain reservations. The nature... ... establishment’s favorable attitude. Russian companies also have major business interests there.
Slovenia and Croatia can be viewed as
potential partners
. Although Russian projects...