AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoKosovo War Memory: A new book, The Train – On the Border Between Terror and Freedom, was launched in Pristina with 20 testimonies from people deported by train in April 1999, describing cramped carriages, masked police, family separations, and the Bllace/Bllaca border crossing toward North Macedonia. US–Balkans Pivot: The US is shifting from “nation-building” to economic partnerships and security cooperation, while warning that Russia and China exploit regional vulnerabilities—plus a push to make Corridor 8 a strategic priority. North Macedonia Language Tension: Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski says he’s ready to discuss language rights for the professional law exam after Albanian students’ protests, aiming for a solution acceptable to all sides. EU Money, Uneven Access: The European Commission released Growth Plan funds—€65.7m to North Macedonia—while Serbia was left out of this tranche for unmet reform conditions. Culture & Youth: Skopje DJ Xsoundbeatz’s “Albanian 67” is going international via TikTok acclaim.
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