Balkans

Cultural

Major mountain range of the Balkan Peninsula, extending from the eastern portion of the former Yugoslavia through central Bulgaria to the Black Sea.

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Any outcome, particularly a guilty verdict, would change international perceptions of a "sensitive period" that had "no common narrative in the Balkans or in Kosovo", she added.

From Barron's

The former foreign affairs minister had most recently been an EU special representative for the western Balkans.

From BBC

Mandic said similar scenes were unfolding at almost all EU borders with the Western Balkans.

From Barron's

The Balkans are home to some of Europe's cleanest and wildest rivers, crucial to the continent's biodiversity.

From Barron's

More than a million Greeks fled what is now Turkey, and millions of Turks fled the Balkans as the Ottoman empire fell into decay.

From The Wall Street Journal

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