NMacedonia’s FM Osmani: Russia destabilizes the Western Balkans with visible steps
Bujar Osmani, the current Chairman of the OSCE and Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia, said today that the Russian Federation is a factor of destabilization in the Western Balkans region. Unlike the US and EU support for N.Macedonia and the entire region,...
The Battleground: Now They’re Into Crypto – Montenegro Opens the Door
It was just a matter of time. Montenegro has been a foreign money magnet since the Yugoslav wars ended, especially since it gained independence in 2006, writes Natalie Sarkic-Todd, in „The Battleground“
Below Meta.mk News Agency republishes the article:
The Balkan state is a low-tax, low-cost euro...
The Bots Must be Crazy – Super special, fans and haters
Printscreen from the online campaign for positive promotion of the party bots in Serbia | Source: Instagram profile of Aleksandar Vučić
Someone is a proud political party bot, while another is praising the party leader and attacking his opponents, under the threat of losing his/her...
“Russia Days” in Skopje and Sofia, Bulgarian MFA Responds to Spreading Disinformation by the Russian Ambassador
The Russian embassies in Skopje and Sofia recently celebrated the National Holiday of the Russian Federation “Russia Day” by organizing receptions in both capitals thereby sending scandalous messages regarding the Russian military aggression in Ukraine.
Today, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was forced to...
Malicious meddling in Kosovo’s media sphere
This article by Ardit Kika was originally produced for and published by Kosovo 2.0 as part of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Hub project. It has been republished here with permission.
Serbia, Russia and China are the main disseminators of disinformation in Kosovo and about Kosovo. Serbian-speaking...
The last judgement by IRMCT’s Appeals Chamber establishes the participation of Serbia in the ex-YU wars
The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) passed a judgment on the case against two former leaders of the State Security Service (SDB) of the Republic of Serbia’s Ministry of the Interior - Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović –...
Journalists from Serbian “Krik” sentenced for publishing an article listing subjects that sue them
Serbian website Krik.rs, known for the large number of investigative stories and investigative journalism awards, but also as a critic of the government, was sentenced by the High Court in Belgrade for publishing an article listing the lawsuits against its newsroom.
These lawsuits, as described...
Glorification and support for the teenage murderer – How TikTok content presented the massacre in Serbia?
Author: Goshe Nikolov
“Only a genius can kill 9 young persons; he is a genius”.
This is a statement from the social network TikTok, written above the photographs of 13-year old K.K. from Serbia, accused for murdering a total of 9 persons – eight students and...
Turkey ahead of elections: From promises of free internet for youth to political raki commercials
"Promise for you! 5 GB monthly internet will be free for young people," is a message on one of many billboards on the streets of Istanbul placed by opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu ahead of the Turkish presidential elections scheduled for May 14. Recep Tayyip...
The Battleground: Getting the Balkans Wrong
The Western Balkans are notoriously difficult to fathom. The evolving regional map of countries, borders, ethnicities and faiths is so complex that it requires more preparation to cover than other parts of Europe, writes Natalie Sarkic-Todd in The Battleground.
Below Meta.mk News Agency republishes the...
The influence of Bulgaria on back azimuth
Unlike the influence of Russia and China in North Macedonia that – to a large extent – is disseminated on the basis of positive identification and desired and/or shared values, we might say that the influence realized by Bulgaria is based on narratives overflowing...
Zero benefits for Albania from China’s Belt and Road Initiative
In 2017, Albania signed a cooperation agreement with China in the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It was conceived as an attempt to enhance bilateral cooperation in the areas of infrastructure, production capacity, tourism, and agriculture. Six years later, very little...
Wagner recruitment of volunteers in the region neither confirmed, nor denied
The paramilitary group Wagner, by means of a paid announcement on 5th January on Russia Today Balkan in Serbian language, called for all potential volunteers from Serbia to join the war in Ukraine, writes Truthmeter.mk.
Under the content-sharing agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish...
MP Abrashi disseminated an unverified document claiming Serbia is “mobilizing”
The Vetëvendosje (LVV) MP Artan Abrashi has disseminated an unverified document on his Facebook account, claiming that the Serbs are mobilizing. According to him, in the document issued by the Ministry of Interior of Serbia, a warning is given to the Serbian army and...
The future of mass surveillance in Serbia?
This article was written by Ana Toskić Cvetinović, executive director of the civil society organization Partners for Democratic Change Serbia, a member of the Increasing Civic Engagement in the Digital Agenda (ICEDA) network. An edited version is republished by Global Voices with permission.
Under...
EFJ: Six attacks against journalists in December following escalating tensions in Kosovo
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) raises the alert on the increasing threats surrounding journalists and media workers reporting on the tensions between Serbia and Kosovo from the North of Kosovo, and joins its affiliate the Association of Journalists in Kosovo (AJK) in asking...
Foreign Ministry, false refutation of Czech threat to return visas
On October 19, reacting to an article published in the EUObserver newspaper reporting that the Czech presidency of the EU requested the return of visas with Albania and Serbia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania denied the existence of any document “proposed by any member country...
Global Voices: With the US intervention, Kosovo and Serbia resolve the car license plate dispute
Kosovo thanks the US; Serbia has its own interpretation, writes "Global Voices". Meta.mk republishes the original article, under the cooperation agreement with "Global Voices".
Two days after Kosovo and Serbia failed to reach an agreement on the row centering on a decision made by the Kosovo...
The EFCSN Association presented in Brussels as an advocate and voice for fact-checkers in Europe
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) presented its
Governance Body and newly-written Code of professional standards at a public
event in Brussels on November 16 attended by representatives of EU institutions, digital media platforms and civil society.
Over the past year, the EFCSN project has brought together...
Unverified news regarding a statement by President Erdogan
One of the most effective ways to spread unverified news and misinform public opinion is to reprint news stories that happened long ago, presenting them as current. Recently, this also happened with an unverified news regarding a statement by President Erdogan.
"Erdogan Message to Albanians!:...