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Greta Thunberg announced she will attend the pro-Palestine protest in Tirana on Wednesday. Organizers said it will be the biggest pro-Palestine protest in Albania.

🇽🇰 Blackout in Kosovo in 2025. Lights went out at Prishtina stadium during the Conference League qualifier between Ballkani and Floriana. Blackouts have returned under the Kurti 2 government.
🇲🇰🇲🇦 Foreign ministers of North Macedonia and Morocco met for talks on strengthening ties. They announced they are working on establishing direct flights to boost connectivity.
🇪🇺 EU has approved a €87.7 million package for clean energy projects in Albania, Montenegro, and Serbia under the Growth Plan. Kosovo left out due to political crisis and failure to ratify the loan agreement. Via: Albanian Post
🇽🇰🇦🇱 Balkan countries will be hit by another African heatwave this week. Temperatures are expected to exceed 40°C (104°F), increasing the risk of wildfires.
🌡️ Balkan countries to be hit by another African heatwave this week. Temperatures are expected to exceed 40°C (104°F), increasing the risk of wildfires.
🇽🇰 Albin Kurti's LVV has failed for the 50th time to elect its candidate as speaker of parliament, blocking the formation of new institutions for months. Kurti lacks the votes, and he can't find partners to cooperate. Is it time for him to stop the blockade and move to…

🇷🇸 Serbia still hasn't implemented the Washington Agreement or moved its embassy to Jerusalem, as agreed.
President of Serbia realizes he didn't read properly what he signed
🇷🇸🇽🇰 Update: Serbian President Vucic threatened following the arrest of the Serbian government official by Kosovo, warning of "unforeseeable consequences." "We will always fight to preserve peace and stability," Vucic said. "But we will react in a very, very tough and strong…
🇽🇰🇷🇸 Kosovo Police have arrested the deputy director of Serbia's Kosovo Office for calling the KLA a "terrorist organization" during a public event in Kosovo. He is being held for 48 hours on suspicion of inciting division and intolerance. Serbia has called for his immediate…
Is Balkans going “Woke”? - Montenegro banned a Kosovar athlete after he made the Albanian eagle gesture. - Croatia expelled a Serb after he displayed the three-finger salute.
🇽🇰 Kosovo is seeing around 5% yearly increase in new cancer cases, according to the director of the Oncology Clinic of Kosovo. He says the trend is driven by air pollution, smoking, poor diets, and increased public awareness for regular checkups.
🇽🇰 Kosovo lion "Gjon" has moved to Netherlands for better living conditions. Gjon was sheltered in Kosovo after it was rescued from a local restaurant where it was kept to amuse clients.

🇲🇪 A Kosovo Albanian competitor in diving has been disqualified and banned from all competitions in Montenegro after making the Albanian eagle hand gesture 👐🏼 during an event.
Serbia still has to fill 100,000 work permits. Which country should send workers there?
🇷🇸 Serbia is in advanced talks with Ghana to bring in thousands of Ghanaian workers as part of effort to fill labor shortages. The government has announced plans to issue up to 100,000 work permits this year, primarily targeting workers from African and Asian countries.
🇸🇮 Slovenia has passed a law legalizing euthanasia (assisted dying), becoming the first Balkan country to do so. The bill does not allow assisted dying for individuals suffering from mental illness.
🇦🇱 PM Edi Rama has announced plans to make Albania a cashless society by the end of the decade. The "Albania 2030" initiative aims to digitize all financial transactions and eliminate the use of cash.
🇷🇸🇬🇭 Update: The AfroGastro Festival will take place in Belgrade in 2027, Ghana's culture minister announced after meeting with Serbia's foreign minister. The festival promotes cuisine of African descent.
🇷🇸 Serbia is in advanced talks with Ghana to bring in thousands of Ghanaian workers as part of effort to fill labor shortages. The government has announced plans to issue up to 100,000 work permits this year, primarily targeting workers from African and Asian countries.
🇽🇰🇷🇸 Kosovo Police have arrested the deputy director of Serbia's Kosovo Office for calling the KLA a "terrorist organization" during a public event in Kosovo. He is being held for 48 hours on suspicion of inciting division and intolerance. Serbia has called for his immediate…