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Burning Issue: Landfill Fire Leaves Bosnia's Mostar Gasping for Breath
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (1312+ words) Summer mornings in Mostar have been a stinking nightmare for several days now for at least 1, 000 residents living near the Uborak landfill. The city waste dump " controversial for years due to its impact on public health and the environment " has…...
Dojran Lake: North Macedonia Bird Sanctuary Waiting for Protection
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1036+ words) A flock of cormorants, at least five-strong, was perched on an abandoned fishing hut. There was a heron too, several gulls and, in the distance, seven white dots floating on the surface of Lake Dojran " pelicans. "Before, two to three…...
Croatia Unveils Plan for Massive 'Pantheon' AI Data Centre
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (410+ words) A huge Artificial Intelligence Development and Innovation Centre in Croatia, known as Project Pantheon, valued at "50 billion, was presented on Tuesday as part of the Three Seas Initiative Business Forum in Dubrovnik. The project involves a state-of-the-art data centre with…...
Contaminated River: Russia's Attacks on Ukraine Pollute Moldova's Water Supply
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (145+ words) Balkan Insight Each day at around 6. 30 a. m. , Oleg Betivu searches for traces of petrol on the surface of the Dniester River, near the northern Moldovan village of Arionesti. Dressed in camouflage trousers and a matching jacket, he bends over and points…...
Sniffing for Danger: The Elite Dogs Hunting for Bosnia's Buried Mines
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1287+ words) The dog stops mid-stride. Its nose hovers just above the ground, barely moving, as if the air itself has thickened. Around the location, the Bosnian countryside stretches out in deceptive calm, rolling hills, patches of forest, farmhouses. There is no…...
Landfill Land: Romania Is Still Struggling to Manage Its Waste
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Buffet Table" For Migratory Birds, Montenegrin Saltworks Emerges as EU Benchmark
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (147+ words) Ornithologist Darko Saveljic likens the saltworks in Ulcinj to a "buffet table" for birds. It all began in the interwar period of the last century, when Montenegro was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and pumping stations, channels and embankments…...
ARTE Europe Weekly: Can Europe Finally Become a Major Space Player?
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (183+ words) Balkan Insight With European launchers putting Amazon satellites into orbit and the European Space Agency increasing its budget significantly, is Europe finally becoming a major player in the global space race? This programme is produced by the European platform ARTE…...
Solar Energy Revolution Comes at a Cost in Rural Albania
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Week in Review: Saviours, Crypto Fugitives and Unlikely Friendships
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