BALKANS —
North Macedonia: protests and violence against the agreement with the EU that would overcome Bulgaria’s veto on EU accession talks
STATEMENT —
Bulgaria: bus crash. Patashev (Caritas) to SIR, “a great tragedy. Our prayers for the victims and their families, solidarity with North Macedonia”
Balkans: launch of Balkan Free Media Initiative to promote press freedom in the region. Nikolova (director), “media threatened”
Politics —
