News archive of July 2017
Printed media crisis and paywalls: We are closer to losing our news than we think
There is a lot of turmoil in the media and especially in printed Media as we know them. Every year the risk of traditional newspapers shutting down is increasing. And this is why many news media giants are testing new ways in making themselves sustainable. The years were you just had to be on the internet are long gone.
Youth music group forced off stage at festival in Munich, allegedly due to Turkish flag logo
A group of 10 youths playing the saz, a traditional stringed musical instrument also known as a bağlama, were forced to come off the stage in a cultural festival in the German city of Munich on July 1, amid allegations that audience members objected to their logo featuring the Turkish flag, Doğan News Agency has reported.
Vucic and Thaci "agree to work on new phase of dialogue"
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Monday spoke with Kosovo President Hashim Thaci during an informal meeting in Brussels, hosted by EU's Federica Mogherini.
According to the EU, Vucic and Thaci agreed "work on starting a new phase of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina for normalization of relations and reconciliation."
Bosnians Begin Peace Walk to Srebrenica Commemoration
Almost 70 people started a 240-kilometre walk from Sarajevo to Nezuk, where they will join the annual March of Peace commemorating the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.
"Montenegro would intervene anywhere, Kosovo included"
Montenegro's NATO membership is absolutely not directed against any country in the region, "especially not against Serbia," says Montenegro's defense minister.
According to Predrag Boskovic, relations between the two countries are now at their best in the past 11 years. Boskovic also expects defense ministers to exchange visits "right after the formation of the Serbian government."
Bulgarian 'Migrant Hunter' Held After Anti-Roma Rally
Thousands of Bulgarians from different parts of the country, including rockers and football hooligans, joined a mass anti-Roma rally in Asenovgrad on Sunday evening.
The rally followed a group fight last Monday between locals of Roma origin and teenagers from the local canoe kayak team. Nine Roma suspected of attacking the sports team are behind bars awaiting trial.