The following media round-up on international, legal and foreign policy issues from around the Balkans for the period from 4 April 2024 to 12 April 2024.
Guernica 37 will provide weekly media updates with a focus on Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. Should you wish to contribute or submit a media summary, opinion piece or blog, please send to Ned Vucijak at nenadv@guernica37.com for consideration.
Romania - 12 April 2024
Social media influencer Andrew Tate will be extradited to the UK after a British police force secured a European arrest warrant for allegations of rape and human trafficking. The pair were detained on Tuesday and appeared at the court of appeal in Bucharest where it was ruled they would be extradited following the conclusion of legal proceedings in Romania; see here.
Serbia - 11 April 2024
Critics say Serbia is turning a blind eye to the environmental impact of a Chinese-run copper mine in the east of the country, which is boosting output of copper as well as waste; see here.
Serbia - 10 April 2024
Serbia exported more arms to Israel in March, data show, following at least two major arms sales to the country since the October 2023 Hamas attack; see here.
Bosnia - 10 April 2024
Several countries are working on a draft General Assembly resolution to declare July 11 the International Day of Reflection and Remembrance of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide, according to a document seen by VOA; see here.
Romania - 10 April 2024
Romania has announced a ban on gambling venues in small towns and villages with populations of less than 15,000 residents. What's known as the “law of slot machines” was passed by deputies in the lower house of parliament. see here.
Turkey - 9 April 2024
Turkey said it will restrict exports of various important materials including cement, steel, fuel and aluminium to Israel until there is a ceasefire in Gaza; see here.
Serbia - 8 April 2024
Three decades after the unexplained death of Radislava ‘Dada’ Vujasinovic, who reported on the links between crime and politics in wartime Yugoslavia, her sister remembers her as a fearless truth-seeker in a dangerous society; see here.
Slovakia - 7 April 2024
Peter Pellegrini has been elected president of Slovakia, consolidating the grip of the ruling coalition led by Robert Fico and tilting the country further towards Russia; see here.
Serbia - 5 April 2024
Social media posts and front pages containing ‘information’ about the girl and photos of her alleged abductors continue the gruesome tradition of grossly violating victims’ dignity; see here