Editorial Office, Author at First Balkan Media

More Than 650,000 Bags of Potato Chips Recalled Under FDA’s Most Serious Warning

Hundreds of thousands of bags of popular Zapp’s and Dirty brand potato chips have been recalled across the United States after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified the action as

July 2, 2026

Whats New

Macedonia Announces Government Reshuffle With New Ministers and Reduced Deputy Prime Minister Posts

Mickoski Presents New Phase of Government Work Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski announced a government reshuffle, describing it as the beginning of a new phase after two years of the current government’s work.

July 1, 2026

Macedonia

Croatia and Montenegro Renew Dispute Over Prevlaka Border Issue

Long-standing tensions between Croatia and Montenegro over the disputed Prevlaka peninsula have resurfaced after renewed political statements from both sides, bringing one of the region’s oldest unresolved border issues back into the

July 1, 2026

Croatia·Montenegro

Milanović and Plenković Clash Over Croatian Army Participation in Paris Military Parade

Croatian President Zoran Milanović and Prime Minister Andrej Plenković have entered another public dispute, this time over the planned participation of members of the Croatian Armed Forces in a military parade in

July 1, 2026

Croatia

Ireland Takes Over EU Council Presidency With Budget, Security and Competitiveness Challenges Ahead

Ireland has taken over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union from Cyprus, beginning a period that Dublin describes as particularly sensitive because of growing global uncertainty, major

July 1, 2026

Politics·Whats New

Bosnia and Herzegovina Considers Declaring Public Holiday if National Team Defeats United States at the World Cup

The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is preparing guidelines that could allow Thursday to be declared a non-working day if the national football team defeats the United States and

July 1, 2026

Bosnia & Hercegovina

Dispute Over New High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina Exposes Divisions Between the United States and Europe

Crishock Appointed Acting High Representative After No Agreement on Schmidt’s Successor Bosnia and Herzegovina has received an acting High Representative after international diplomats failed to agree on a permanent successor to Christian

July 1, 2026

Bosnia & Hercegovina

Report: Number of Extremists in Germany Continues to Rise

Germany is seeing a continued increase in the number of people classified as potential extremists, according to data from the country’s domestic intelligence agency. The latest figures show that 58,700 people were

July 1, 2026

Politics·Whats New

Trump: Doha Meeting on Iran ‘Could Be Important – Or Maybe Not’

U.S. President Donald Trump has tempered expectations ahead of a planned meeting in Doha focused on Iran, saying the upcoming talks “could be important, or maybe not,” while stressing that Washington remains

June 30, 2026

Politics·Whats New

Thousands Rally in Kraljevo as Serbian Students Keep Pressure on Government Despite Vučić’s Resignation Announcement

Thousands of people gathered in the central Serbian city of Kraljevo for a large student-led protest held on Vidovdan under the slogan “Everything Is Visible on Vidovdan,” continuing months of demonstrations that

June 30, 2026

Serbia

Keiko Fujimori Wins Peru’s Presidency After Narrow Election Victory

Keiko Fujimori has been elected the new president of Peru after securing a razor-thin victory in one of the country’s closest presidential elections in recent history. Following weeks of vote counting and

June 30, 2026

Politics

Major Data Breach Shakes Croatia as Personal Information of More Than Half a Million Students and Teachers Is Exposed

Croatian authorities have launched an investigation after a major cybersecurity incident exposed the personal data of more than 560,000 students, teachers, and school employees, making it one of the largest data breaches

June 30, 2026

Croatia