Kurti faces two scenarios – Coalition with the opposition or with minorities
Labyrinth in Kosovo
Albin Kurti’s party, Self-Determination, received the most votes in Kosovo’s regular parliamentary elections. These are the first regular elections since Kosovo’s independence in 2008. The current prime minister will have to form a coalition if he wants to retain the prime minister’s office. Analysts we spoke say that Kurti has two options, either a coalition with the opposition or with minorities. Negotiations are just beginning. In the campaign, which passed peacefully, the focus of politicians was mainly on ethnic issues, while the focus of the people, however, is on real social problems such as the economy, emigration and corruption. We talk to journalist Vjosa Cerkini in Pristina about all these issues, as well as about Kosovo’s international relations under the leadership of Albin Kurti. In Mitrovica, we spoke with political analyst Nexhmedin Spahiu, and in North Mitrovica, we asked citizens what they think about these elections.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V2qo-x21dc
Will the judicial system and international law prevent Trump's controversial ideas?
Interview with Professor Ivan Dinev from the University of Cincinnati
The new US President, Donald Trump, continues to shock the world. The idea of moving the residents of Gaza to another country has met with great international discontent. The decision to close the USAID organization, which grants grants to many sectors around the world, has also caused discontent and protests. We talk about these topics, as well as Trump's trade policies, with Professor Ivan Dinev Ivanov, who teaches at the University of Cincinnati. The professor believes that the judicial system will prevent Trump from deporting students who protested the situation in Gaza.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nBgtjW46QE
Граѓаните на улица против корупција и неказнивост
Голем број граѓани се собраа на Партизанска, на местото кадешто беше прегазена младата Фросина да побараат правда. Протестот продолжи до Собранието и заврши пред судовите. Граѓаните со молк изразија сочувство и голем дел од нив рекоа дека ќе продолжат да протестираат додека правдата не биде задоволена. На протестот присуствуваше семејството на младата Фросина, како и семејствата на претходните жртви на дивеењето на Партизанска.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vy39WOUkxQ
Српските студенти пишуваат историја – Нерегуларности при изборот на РЕМ, продолжува линчот врз новинари и активисти
FOCUS ON SERBIA
Serbian students are not giving up on blockades. After the 24-hour blockade of Belgrade’s Avtokomanda, Novi Sad will be blocked this weekend. Three months have passed since the terrible accident that took 15 lives and the same number of months since the student blockades that woke up all of Serbia.
In this episode of Labyrinth, we talk to Aleksandra Krstic, a professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade, who was also a candidate for a member of REM, the regulatory body for the supervision of electronic media, but together with 6 other professors withdrew their candidacies due to numerous irregularities in the process.
We also talk to fellow journalist, Nikola Krstic, who is one of the journalists facing public lynching and labeling by pro-government tabloids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOHRfPCsYYc
Trump Takes Office – Optimism for Lasting Peace grows in Gaza
Reports from the US and Gaza
Donald Trump officially takes office as President of the US. The inauguration ended with the sensational signing of numerous decisions that have international implications. One of them is the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement. From the US, we include reporter Jallysa Dugrot with an analysis of Trump's inauguration day.
In Gaza, meanwhile, the ceasefire is being celebrated and hopes for a lasting peace are growing. Humanitarian aid has begun to arrive in the strip, and the first hostages have already been exchanged. The second exchange is expected to take place this weekend. Journalist Rakan Abed El Rahman joins us from central Gaza, with whom we discuss the situation there after the long-sought ceasefire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8H1TLaW81s
Transitional justice and the Hague cases
In the second episode of the “Balkan Perspective” podcast, we discuss the role of international courts in restoring peace in the Balkans after the conflicts of the 1990s. What impact have these institutions had in addressing war crimes and building trust among citizens? Are these courts perceived as a mechanism of justice by the affected communities?
Special attention is given to North Macedonia, analyzing the level of peace and inter-ethnic relations following the 2001 conflict. Our guest is Imer Selmani, a prominent political figure who has held significant positions throughout his career and has been a witness to key developments in the country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2LvhyoeY7w
Hot winter in the USA: Fires ravage Los Angeles – Senators question Trump's elected officials
Interview with journalist Jalisa Dugrot
Fires ravaged the center of the film industry, Los Angeles. Danger still exists. On the political front, the Senate hearings of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees are underway.
We are talking about the situation in the USA with journalist Jalisa Dugro. Watch the full conversation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaHDypF1klI
Shchedrik – For the world it is a Christmas song, for Ukrainians it is a battle for freedom
This Christmas we bring you the story of the most popular Christmas song of all time – Shchedrik or as the world knows it, Carol of the bells. The Ukrainian song that conquered the world was composed by the legendary composer Mykola Leontovich, and for Ukrainians it is not just an ordinary song, but also a struggle for freedom, language and identity. It was first performed in the distant 1916, and just three years later it conquered the European and American continents, to today become the song that warms hearts all over the world during the Christmas holidays.
Take a look at the story of the song with a very rich history, which for Ukrainians has become a symbol of the struggle for freedom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wULBeH775zM