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As the first woman to serve as America's top diplomat, Madeleine's courage and toughness helped bring peace to the Balkans and paved the way for progress in some of the most unstable corners of the world. – Barack Obama	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I'm proud to officially share the news that the #AdriaTour will be held across the #Balkans 13 June - 5 July kicking off with a tournament in Belgrade, very grateful we could make this happen to play and support humanitarian projects across the region. – Novak Djokovic	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Western Balkans coal power producers participate in the single European power market on an equal basis as EU stakeholders, yet they get a free pass when it comes to paying for their CO2 emissions, should the carbon pricing mechanism be introduced today, all the region's coal-fired power plants would go bankrupt overnight. – Janez Kopac	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
War is a war. Everywhere is hard and bloody, but the Balkans in it bring their coloring and passion. Someone happened to be on the right side. But, madam, be without worry: it is not so far a day when both sides will become the same and when it will not be known which side of the story is right. – Zlatko Topcic	added by temzi156 5 years ago
We do not aim to divide the European Union. On the contrary, we aim to help eastern Europe and the Balkans which are lagging behind to catch up. – Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Christian pilgrims to the Land of Israel from all over the Byzantine Empire (Turkey, the Balkans, Greece and present-day Russia) would carry his icon to protect them from harm, it is probable that the ring belonged to a pilgrim who sought the protection of St. Nicholas on his travels. – Yana Tchekhanovetz	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
The situation in the western Balkans is rather obscure, not stable, and... it will be necessary to ensure that there is dialogue to strengthen stability in this region. – Karl Erjavec	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
If we cannot speed up the European integration process (in the western Balkans) ... we will have to face serious security challenges in the entire Central European region. – Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
This is part of a broader pattern where Russia leans its influence wherever it can, russia does this in places like the Balkans, but also in Georgia and other places outside of the EU and NATO nations where they can be more overtly present. – Charles Kupchan	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
People who stage attacks do not use legally held weapons, they use black market ones, primarily from the Balkans, we have to meet a number of rules on storing weapons, safe boxes, every weapon is registered and police know exactly what we have at home. – Jan Vurbs	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
The fighter jets are central to our participation in international missions in the Balkans, in Afghanistan, in Libya and recently in Iraq in the fight against ISIL (Islamic State). – Lars Lokke Rasmussen	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Today the situation is that countries in the western Balkans are willing to regulate migration and Europe must unequivocally support them in that. – Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
These weapons have been increasingly used in terrorist attacks, and our colleagues from France have proposed that an expert network be formed in the Western Balkans to crack down on smugglers. – Bosnian Security Minister Dragan Mektic	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Today, his legacy can be seen in a peaceful Balkans, our strong alliance with Japan, our deeper relationships with India and China. – President Barack Obama	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If the migrant crisis is not adequately controlled as agreed at the summit in Brussels there is a possibility of conflict situations between the states of the Western Balkans, it is possible that a small conflict would initiate a wider reaction because of the very difficult recent history (of the region), which is why it is very important that we solve this crisis together as no country can solve this problem by itself. – Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Refugees need to be treated in a humane manner along the length of the Western Balkans route to avoid a humanitarian tragedy in Europe. – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We will increase reception capacities to 100,000 places in Greece and in the western Balkans, i commend the Greek prime minister for this commitment to increase reception capacity in Greece to 30,000 places by the end of this year, with the UNHCR to help provide at least 20,000 more places in Greece. – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It is impossible to determine how many refugees have already reached European shores and are somewhere between Greece and Germany, but camps throughout The Balkans, as well as Western Europe, are packed with refugees in increasingly tense situations. Related ImageExpand / ContractPolice in Macedonia hold back hordes of refugees hoping to pass through The Balkans en route to Western Europe. ( FoxNews.com) After Hungary took action, refugees streamed into Croatia from Serbia, prompting Croatia to close its border and trapping some 11,000 inside Serbia. Refugees were still working their way through Macedonia and into Serbia, where they remained stuck at the Hungarian border as Serbian and Hungarian officials traded terse statements. Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic accused Hungarian police of lobbing tear gas across the border and urged European Union to condemn the brutal behavior of the Hungarian police to refugees and media workers. Serbia itself can protect its territory and national dignity, and, if necessary, from the European Union, we will protect the European values. – Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The European Union is not only at your disposal at your side but we are really committed to these kinds of investments because it connects the Western Balkans with the European Union. – Johannes Hahn	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We succeeded in showing that the South Slavic Balkans is not only the area of rivalries and destruction but also of great syntheses. – Dubravko Lovrenovic	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

As the first woman to serve as America's top diplomat, Madeleine's courage and toughness helped bring peace to the Balkans and paved the way for progress in some of the most unstable corners of the world.

– Barack Obama

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I'm proud to officially share the news that the #AdriaTour will be held across the #Balkans 13 June - 5 July kicking off with a tournament in Belgrade, very grateful we could make this happen to play and support humanitarian projects across the region.

– Novak Djokovic

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Western Balkans coal power producers participate in the single European power market on an equal basis as EU stakeholders, yet they get a free pass when it comes to paying for their CO2 emissions, should the carbon pricing mechanism be introduced today, all the region's coal-fired power plants would go bankrupt overnight.

– Janez Kopac

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

War is a war. Everywhere is hard and bloody, but the Balkans in it bring their coloring and passion. Someone happened to be on the right side. But, madam, be without worry: it is not so far a day when both sides will become the same and when it will not be known which side of the story is right.

– Zlatko Topcic

added by temzi156
5 years ago

We do not aim to divide the European Union. On the contrary, we aim to help eastern Europe and the Balkans which are lagging behind to catch up.

– Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Christian pilgrims to the Land of Israel from all over the Byzantine Empire (Turkey, the Balkans, Greece and present-day Russia) would carry his icon to protect them from harm, it is probable that the ring belonged to a pilgrim who sought the protection of St. Nicholas on his travels.

– Yana Tchekhanovetz

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The situation in the western Balkans is rather obscure, not stable, and... it will be necessary to ensure that there is dialogue to strengthen stability in this region.

– Karl Erjavec

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

If we cannot speed up the European integration process (in the western Balkans) ... we will have to face serious security challenges in the entire Central European region.

– Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

This is part of a broader pattern where Russia leans its influence wherever it can, russia does this in places like the Balkans, but also in Georgia and other places outside of the EU and NATO nations where they can be more overtly present.

– Charles Kupchan

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

People who stage attacks do not use legally held weapons, they use black market ones, primarily from the Balkans, we have to meet a number of rules on storing weapons, safe boxes, every weapon is registered and police know exactly what we have at home.

– Jan Vurbs

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

The fighter jets are central to our participation in international missions in the Balkans, in Afghanistan, in Libya and recently in Iraq in the fight against ISIL (Islamic State).

– Lars Lokke Rasmussen

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Today the situation is that countries in the western Balkans are willing to regulate migration and Europe must unequivocally support them in that.

– Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

These weapons have been increasingly used in terrorist attacks, and our colleagues from France have proposed that an expert network be formed in the Western Balkans to crack down on smugglers.

– Bosnian Security Minister Dragan Mektic

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Today, his legacy can be seen in a peaceful Balkans, our strong alliance with Japan, our deeper relationships with India and China.

– President Barack Obama

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If the migrant crisis is not adequately controlled as agreed at the summit in Brussels there is a possibility of conflict situations between the states of the Western Balkans, it is possible that a small conflict would initiate a wider reaction because of the very difficult recent history (of the region), which is why it is very important that we solve this crisis together as no country can solve this problem by itself.

– Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Refugees need to be treated in a humane manner along the length of the Western Balkans route to avoid a humanitarian tragedy in Europe.

– European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We will increase reception capacities to 100,000 places in Greece and in the western Balkans, i commend the Greek prime minister for this commitment to increase reception capacity in Greece to 30,000 places by the end of this year, with the UNHCR to help provide at least 20,000 more places in Greece.

– European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is impossible to determine how many refugees have already reached European shores and are somewhere between Greece and Germany, but camps throughout The Balkans, as well as Western Europe, are packed with refugees in increasingly tense situations. Related ImageExpand / ContractPolice in Macedonia hold back hordes of refugees hoping to pass through The Balkans en route to Western Europe. ( FoxNews.com) After Hungary took action, refugees streamed into Croatia from Serbia, prompting Croatia to close its border and trapping some 11,000 inside Serbia. Refugees were still working their way through Macedonia and into Serbia, where they remained stuck at the Hungarian border as Serbian and Hungarian officials traded terse statements. Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic accused Hungarian police of lobbing tear gas across the border and urged European Union to condemn the brutal behavior of the Hungarian police to refugees and media workers. Serbia itself can protect its territory and national dignity, and, if necessary, from the European Union, we will protect the European values.

– Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The European Union is not only at your disposal at your side but we are really committed to these kinds of investments because it connects the Western Balkans with the European Union.

– Johannes Hahn

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We succeeded in showing that the South Slavic Balkans is not only the area of rivalries and destruction but also of great syntheses.

– Dubravko Lovrenovic

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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