CEE diversifies on gas, as Merz decries Nord Stream 2 'mistake'

4 min read Merz, Tusk, Paluckas, Dan, Nord Stream II, Zelenskyy, Baltic Pipe, Baltics, TurkStream, Gazprom, Putin, REPowerEU, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of BiH

In late May, Merz said Nord Stream 2 must stay closed to “weaken Moscow's war machine” and also declared that his government would “do everything” to prevent the pipeline from going online.ce

Dodik dodges arrest warrant, surfaces in Moscow

3 min read Dayton Peace Agreement, Dodik, EUFOR, Republika Srpska, Aleksandar Vucic, Balkan countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Defence, EU, Serbia, Politics

Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik announced that he had arrived in Moscow on Monday 31 March, after Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) prosecutors ordered an international arrest warrant for his alleged flouting of the BiH Constitution. BiH is facing its biggest political challenge in years, as Dodik escalates a legal

Dodik ban from public office sparks protests in BiH

3 min read Balkan countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Politics, Serbia, Dayton Agreement, Dodik, Patriarch Porfirije, Republika Srpska, Vucic

Republika Srpska (RS) president Milorad Dodik is once again at the centre of political turmoil in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) after being sentenced to a one-year prison term. The Serb nationalist politician was convicted by a court of first instance for failing to implement decisions made by the Office of

Hungary could fund Bosnian energy projects in wake of German pullout

2 min read Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Dodik, Republika Srpska

Hungary will send money to Republika Srpska (RS) to cover funds that Germany withdrew earlier this year due to the separatist policies of President Milorad Dodik, according to the leader of the majority-Serb entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). After visiting Budapest last weekend, Dodik held a press conference and