Here is a #Bora or #Bura wind explanation. It is basically a north to northeast katabatic or downsloping wind due to cold air from the #Balkans descending the Dinaric Alps to the Adriatic Sea. The current round of Bora winds is courtesy of Storm #Erminio.

Phoenike, 5th c. B.C., modern Albania

It was the wealthiest city in Epirus and had the strongest walls until the Roman conquest. It was the location of the Treaty of Phoenice which ended the First Macedonian War.

#albania #balkans

Europe gets “strategic window” in its periphery amid Russian retreat Erosion of Moscow’s influence in Balkans and South Caucasus creates an opportunity for Europe to expand its strategic role, says Carnegie Europe paper, but authors warn retreat is unlikely to be permanent.

Erosion of Moscow’s influence in Balkans and South Caucasus creates an opportunity for Europe to expand its strategic role, says Carnegie Europe paper, but authors warn retreat is unlikely to be permanent. Bne IntelliNews #Europe #Geopolitics #Russia #Balkans #Caucasus

À l’Est de l’Europe, une guerre en cache-t-elle une autre ? Aux frontières Est de l’Europe, les murs se dressent et la Russie utilise les migrations pour mener une guerre insidieuse. À la veille de la journée internationale des migrants, cette rencontre croise les regards pour décrypter ces enjeux géopolitiques.

En ré-écoute libre/gratuite : À l’Est de l’ #Europe, une guerre en cache-t-elle une autre ?

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A meditation on death, loss and legacy, Martina Mustafova's The Bulgarian for ‘I Love You’ is an exquisitely nuanced essay that brings together the death of her father from Covid-19, and the birth of her first daughter.

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#booksky #bulgaria #balkans

Réfugiés Balkans | Les dernières infos • Grèce : 22 morts après six jours d’errance d’un pneumatique vers la Crète La route des Balkans reste toujours l’une des principales voies d’accès l’Union européenne, pour les exilés du Proche et du Moyen Orient, (…)

#Grèce 22 migrants sont morts au bout de six jours d’errance de leur embarcation pneumatique en mer Méditerranée et leurs corps ont été jetés à l’eau. Ils tentaient de rejoindre la #Crète. #Réfugiés #Balkans notre fil info en continu et en #accèslibre.

Ce pays des #Balkans, le plus avancé de tous les candidats, ambitionne d'entrer dans l'Union dès 2028. Il lui reste toutefois beaucoup de réformes à mener. Et à convaincre, en amont d'une ratification qui s'annonce périlleuse.
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From Bulgaria to the Gulf: Greece’s Air Defense Network Takes on a Growing Regional Role - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency Greece has reportedly expanded its regional air defense involvement, including measures linked to the protection of Bulgarian airspace, amid heightened tensions in the wider Middle East following stri...

Athens deployed a Patriot missile system and two F-16 aircraft in northern #Greece at #Bulgaria’s request, as concerns over potential spillover threats into the #Balkans increased.
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A strong ridge off the #IberianPeninsula & #France will promote dry & mild weather across much of western #Europe this week. Wet in southern #Italy & the #Balkans.

China Is Wiring the Western Balkans Chinese roads, surveillance systems, and digital partnerships are complicating the Western Balkans’ path into European Union membership.

" #China Is Wiring the Western #Balkans"
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A meditation on death, loss and legacy, Martina Mustafova's The Bulgarian for ‘I Love You’ is an exquisitely nuanced essay that brings together the death of her father from Covid-19, and the birth of her first daughter.

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#booksky #bulgaria #balkans

Russian Disinformation Proliferating Online in Kosovo, BIRN Report Warns At the launch of a report on Russian and Serbian disinformation in Kosovo, speakers said the country's media and institutions are struggling the respond to fake news, which is becoming increasingly ha...

"Russian #Disinformation Proliferating Online in #Kosovo, BIRN Report Warns" - #Russia #IW #Balkans
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2024-07-11, Th: From the archive (our 2024 trip across the #Balkans) - Impressions from the #Vlasina #lake in #Serbia. One of the many #kayaking #fitness videos taken there - 40 min free to watch on #Kinomap:

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Citizens in #NorthMacedonia 🇲🇰 consume media during election campaigns less than 2.5 days/week on average — among the lowest in the @cses.bsky.social Dec 2025 advanced release. Surprising? Perhaps not, given the broader disillusionment with party politics in the country.
#Polisky #PoliSci #Balkans

Who should govern #NorthMacedonia? @cses.bsky.social data points to a preference for non-politicians: 🇲🇰 tops the Dec 2025 advanced release in citizens favoring businesspeople and experts over party politics. That speaks volumes about democratic quality in the country.
#Polisky #Polisci #Balkans

A digging trough will bring snowfall over 12 inches (30 cm) to portions of the eastern #Alps & the Dinaric Alps of the #Balkans from Wednesday night into Friday. Snow levels will fall to around 3,000 feet (900 meters).

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( #Balkans #Christchurch
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Islam des Balkans : une tradition de tolérance L’islam des Balkans, marqué par la longue domination ottomane, tire fierté de sa tradition de « tolérance ». Mais depuis l’effondrement des (…)

C'est aujourd'hui la fin du #ramadan, l'aïd el-fitr ou bajram. Retrouvez notre dossier sur l' #islam dans les #Balkans.

All WB countries align with the EU decision to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization - European Western Balkans BRUSSELS – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia align themselves with the decision by the Council of the European Union to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard ...

#Western #Balkans #decide #Iran
#IRGC is a #Terrorist #State
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Most of the region stands still (in terms of regime category change between 2024 and 2025), but where it moves, it moves toward autocracy — clearly mirroring the global outlook.
#PoliSci #PoliSky #Balkans

To students in archaeology: like to work with us in the field? #Neolithic #Balkans send your application!
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Serbia maintains close military, defense-industry, and political ties with Israel. #facts:

▪️ Serbia exported €55.5M in ammunition to Israel in H1 2025 alone, more than the entire record year of 2024 (Balkan Insight, Haaretz, Serbian customs)

#Serbia #Israel #DefenseIndustry #Balkans #MilitaryAid

#Balkans war brewing? Again?

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🇭🇷 Croatia's President Milanović on Serbia's Chinese hypersonic missiles + Russian EW systems:
"It's offensive weaponry. That concerns me." + "Israel is the systems integrator making it all work."

Called out his own govt for buying tanks instead of air defense

#Serbia #Croatia #Balkans #geopolitics

Serbia has Chinese hypersonic missiles, Russian EW — and Israel to make them work together.
Croatia's own president said it out loud.
His government called it "treason." He called it Tuesday.
#Balkans #Serbia #Croatia

A Cold War-era Yugoslav pipeline built in the 1960s is suddenly one of Europe's most strategic energy assets.

The Adria pipeline (JANAF) — designed by Tito to make Yugoslavia an East-West energy hub sat dormant for decades.

Geopolitics just woke it up.

#Energy #Europe #Balkans

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Skip overcrowded Euro beaches in June. Albania offers clear Ksamil waters & low apartment prices, dodging high costs from major events. Find your deal: #Albania #CheapBeaches #Balkans

Route des Balkans : démantèlement d'un important réseau de passeurs entre la Turquie et l'Europe - [Marie-Claude Saliceti]

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Route des Balkans : démantèlement d’un important réseau de passeurs entre la Turquie et l’Europe
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#Balkans #frontieres #UE #migrants #immigration #passeurs

Greece Joins Albania to Launch Interreg IPA Program Funds with Seventeen Sustainable Tourism Projects with More than Nineteen Million Euros to Protect Assets and Boost Regional Cooperation Growth - Travel And Tour World Greece and Albania Interreg IPA program funds 17 sustainable tourism projects with €19.2 million to protect natural and cultural assets and enhance tourism.

#InTheNews re #sustainable #travel, #tourism & #development:
2/ #Conservation/#Culture: #Greece Joins #Albania to Launch #Interreg Program Funds with 17 #SustainableTourism Projects >€19m Euros to Protect Assets & Boost Regional Cooperation
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