Chaos im serbischen Parlament

When Serbia Makes Me Paranoid

Tuesday’s smoke bombs in Serbia’s parliament marked an escalation in the country’s fundamental political crisis. Inevitably, the turmultous scenes between deputies that saw three members of parliament injured, gave rise to conspiracy theories. One can’t help get paranoid when thinking about the situation.

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Foto: Filipo Cadili

European Values, Applied

As mass protests in Serbia show no sign of abating, and the country’s immediate political future looks uncertain, European governments try to appear ostentatiously neutral. They have a dog in the race.

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A Tale of Two Serbias

On Saturday, the political crisis in Serbia reached its climax yet. Both the students, who lead mass protests against the Serbian political system, and Serbia’s ruling party SNS staged mass protests. They clearly showed one thing: There is not one Serbia, but two.

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Let Confusion Reign

As mass protests in Serbia show no sign of calming down, Serbia’s ruling party SNS is still struggling to find a way to gain control of the situation. The signals it is sending are confusing to many observers. And an almost-accident is giving rise to conspiracy theories.

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Trg Slavija, Beograd

If Only Džo Could See This

A new wave of mass protests reveals the deep crisis of the Kingdom of Aleksandar. While Serbia’s ruling party has been forced to make concessions it is uncertain whether the protests will lead to a fundamental change – and maybe even King Aleksandar’s dethronement.

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„No Room for the Left in Serbia“

The upcoming general elections in Serbia on April 3 do not seem to pose a threat for the regime of President Aleksandar Vučić. Even with a green-liberal opposition alliance born out of ecological protests, there is no credible challenge to the liberal-conservative business friendly politics that have dominated Serbia for decades. As Nationalism reaches ever uglier heights in the election campaign, the absence of a credible Left in Serbia becomes ever more transparent. Balkan Stories has asked the political sociologist Jovo Bakić why that is the case.

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Mehr Bildung braucht das Land

Der Konflikt um das Bildungssystem spaltet die kroatische Gesellschaft. Große Teile der Zivilgesellschaft fordern, dass es wie versprochen modernisiert wird. Die Rechtsregierung unter Führung der nationalistisch-konservativen HDZ versucht offenbar, kirchennahe und konservative Inhalte in die Lehrplanreform mit einzubringen. Dagegen sind landesweit zehntausende Menschen auf die Straße gegangen. Balkan Stories hat die Proteste in Zagreb begleitet.

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Im Jugo-Beisl

Ich stoße mit Adriana auf den Bundessascha an. Johnny kriegt 2 Euro 40 pro Ständer. Walter traut sich nicht ins Lokal.

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„Wir haben 24 Stunden gezittert“

Dass Österreich mit Norbert Hofer nur sehr knapp keinen rechtsradikalen Bundespräsidenten bekommen hat, hat weit über Österreich hinaus für Schlagzeilen gesorgt. Auch Jovan Divjak, dem Verteidiger von Sarajevo während des Kriegs und Bildungsaktivisten, liegt das Wahlergebnis im Gespräch mit Balkan Stories im Magen.

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Srećan rodjendan i pozdrav.

Today, millions are celebrating or at least commemorating the birthday of a country that no longer exists. It’s November 29th, Dan Republike.

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There’s Little To Celebrate

Bosnia’s politicians and representatives were celebrating to 20th anniversary of the Dayton Accords a few days ago in Sarajevo. Most Bosnians wonder what there is to celebrate.

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