#westernbalkans — Public Fediverse posts

Ghosts from the riverbed: Europe’s new divides

It sometimes seems that the East now has an advantage even beyond the conservative longing for an impossible…
#Europe #EU #East-Westdivide #EasternEurope #WesternBalkans #WesternEurope
https://www.europesays.com/europe/136021/

Once Europe’s project, the Western Balkans is now its mirror

Over the last 15 years, Europe’s lexicon of the Western Balkans has undergone several transformations. Tracing this evolution…
#Europe #EU #euenlargement #EuropeanUnion #WesternBalkans
https://www.europesays.com/europe/136015/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1198701/ Once Europe’s project, the Western Balkans is now its mirror #EU #EUEnlargement #Europe #European #WesternBalkans

EU enlargement is key to European security, Zovko says

EU enlargement would make Europe safer, Croatian lawmaker Željana Zovko has argued. It could counter hybrid threats and…
#Europe #EU #BosniaandHerzegovina #DaytonAgreement #euenlargement #EuropeanSecurity #EuropeanUnion #Hybridthreats #Montenegro #Ukraine #WesternBalkans #ŽeljanaZovko
https://www.europesays.com/europe/135791/

Western Balkans Are Ageing Before They Could Get Rich

Ageing demographics are now a binding constraint on growth, public finance and EU convergence for the region. Demographic…
#Economy #accession #ageing #centraleurope #demographics #EconomyofEU #EconomyoftheEU #enlargement #EUeconomy #Europe #Monténégro #resilience #WesternBalkans
https://www.europesays.com/3241780/

Divers compete in 460-year-old competition in Bosnia

Thirty-four divers from across the Western Balkans gathered in Mostar, Bosnia, for the 460th edition of the city's traditional bridge diving competition. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #MostarBridge #MostarDiving #Bosnia #BosniaAndHerzegovina #Mostar #BridgeDiving #TraditionalSports #WesternBalkans #IgorKazic #EvaldKrnic #OttomanBridge #BreakingNews #WorldNews #SportNews #Travel #CulturalHeritage #Balkans #StariMost #2026…

https://fllics.com/en/video/divers-compete-in-460-year-old-competition-in-bosnia/

Friday, May 22, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/friday-may-22-2026/

Europe's security model is shifting from formal NATO and EU structures toward flexible coalitions and bilateral guarantees that extend beyond traditional alliances in response to growing geopolitical instability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/05/world/eu-needs-new-security-partners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #europe #nato #eu #ukraine #middleeast #moldova #westernbalkans #gulfstates #russia #france #unitedkingdom #germany #coalitionofthewilling #defense

Geologically-Driven Migration of Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War - A Feature Focusing on the Western Balkans
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https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13060178 <-- shared 2023 paper
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/05/20/balkan-floods-expose-deadly-mines-from-1990s <-- shared 2014 media example
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[mechanics/process I know I (fortunately) don’t consider - but fascinating!]
#landmine #unexplodedordnance #explosiveordnance #abandonedexplosiveordnance #IED #improvisedexplosivedevice #military #minefield #war #publicsafety #flood #flooding #landslide #WesternBalkans #balkans #Bosnia #Herzegovina #Serbia #Croatia #stochastic #deterministic #model #modeling #war #battlefield #ordanance #injury #fatality #massmovement #landsurface #processes #engineeringgeology #geology #geology #soil #debrisflow #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #hydromorphology #morphology #geomorphometry #spatialanalysis #GIS #spatial #mapping #riskmapping #fieldsurvey #spatiotemporal #research #hazardmap #planning #polict #landuse #emergency #publichealth #riskmanagement