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France’s far-right National Rally sent a senior delegation to a banned Bosnian Serb public holiday ceremony, allowing Milorad Dodik to claim support from Europe in his standoff with Sarajevo. The party’s leader, Marine Le Pen, is mounting a strong bid to take the French presidency in April.

State Prosecution filed 15 war crime indictments against 39 persons this year, less than in 2020, including four persons who were previously convicted by the Hague Tribunal and State Court.

Legal changes banning the denial of genocide, imposed by Bosnia and Herzegovina’s top international official, caused the Bosnian Serb leadership to threaten to pull out of the country’s tax system, judiciary and army.

In focussing on the threat from religious extremism and Islamic radicalisation, North Macedonia risks underestimating the dangers of the far-right.

BIRN has identified 135 Chinese-linked projects in the Balkans worth more than 32 billion euros. Few have come without controversy.

Kosovo is trying to reintegrate returnees from the Islamic State. But its strategy on religious extremism must evolve too, experts say.

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Russian government-backed foundations have been holding events to promote reports denying the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, as Moscow seeks to exploit divisions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and increase its influence among the country’s Serbs.

China’s Huawei has come to dominate the 5G rollout in Cyprus, with risks for data security and independent policymaking that go far beyond the island’s shores, experts warn.

Serbia’s next anti-terrorism strategy, if there is one, must address the threat from right-wing extremism, experts say.

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s top international official imposed a ban on the glorification of war criminals and urged municipal authorities to remove murals of convicted offenders like Ratko Mladic – but many have ignored him.

Analysis

Bosnia’s Dodik Courts French Far-Right before Le Pen Presidency Bid

Bosnia Prosecution Maintains Trend of Accusing Previously Convicted Persons

Bosnia: Serb Leaders Intensify Political Crisis After Genocide Denial Ban

North Macedonia Urged to Address Far-Right Threat

China in the Balkans: Controversy and Cost

Kosovo Urged to Keep up its Guard against Radicalisation

How Russian State Funds Promote Genocide Denial in Bosnia

Data Dominance: In Cyprus, a Chinese Outpost Inside the EU

Experts Urge Improved Anti-Terrorism Strategy in Serbia

Bosnian Authorities Fail to Remove Murals of War Criminals

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