Balkania (proposed state)

Balkania was the name of a proposed state in the Balkans, suggested by the Kosovo Albanian politician Adem Demaçi in 1993.[1] Intended as an alternative to Serb-Albanian ethnic conflict, it would have transformed the rump third Yugoslavia into a democratic confederation consisting of Serbia, Kosovo, and Montenegro.[2][3]

Not to be confused with Balkan Federation.
Balkania: Kosovo (light red), Serbia (yellow), and Montenegro (light blue)

The proposal became moot when Montenegro declared independence in 2006, and after still disputed Kosovo declared independence in 2008.

A confederation with the name "Balkania" was also proposed by the Romanian historian Victor Papacostea in 1936 to solve regional conflicts under Romanian leadership.[4]

Notes and references

References:

  1. BALKANIA – TO BE OR NOT TO BE
  2. Demaci in Belgrade
  3. Interview: Adem Demaci, the best known Albanian political prisoner in the former Yugoslavia
  4. Nyagulov, Blagovest (2012). "Ideas of federation and personal union with regard to Bulgaria and Romania". Bulgarian Historical Review (3–4): 36–61. ISSN 0204-8906.


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