New York Times: EU expected a model of peace in Balkans, but everything has collapsed

American newspaper “The York Times” published a text on disputes at the border that exist among the former Yugoslav republics, including Serbia.

The year of decline should have been the year Slovenia and Croatia, EU and NATO members triumphantly finished the dispute 26 years ago after The Hague Tributal's decision, but as recalled by “New The York Times”, it didn't really happen like that, reports “Vestines”, the Periscope broadcast.

The collapse of the deal left the EU to be worried “and “concerned”, as this agreement should be an example of a friendly solution to conflict for all other Western Balkan countries, said “York Times”

Brussels may have a year harder than that of 2017, citing examples of long border disputes in southeast Europe.

There are border disputes between Croatia and Serbia on the Danube River, near the village of Batina, then Bosnia and Herzegovina's with Serbia and Croats, then between Serbia and Kosovo, Kosovo and Montenegro, and the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece.

“The York Times” stressed that Slovenia, which became an EU member in 2004, has for years been trapped with Croats due to a dispute over several square meters in Piran Bay.

The German daily “Velt” yesterday has also addressed a dispute between Croatia and Slovenia, calling it a very strange “”. /Periscopi/