Balkan nationalism and hatred between the nations of the area have stuffed German streets and stadiums the place European Championship matches are performed, the Serbian weekly “NIN” famous on Thursday.
“+Kill, kill, kill Serb+ rang out in Hamburg on the event of the match match between Croatia and Albania,” the journal recalled.
A number of days earlier, earlier than the beginning of the Serbia-England match, a bloody conflict between Serbian and Albanian followers befell on the streets of Gelsenkirchen. The incident concerned, amongst others, son of the president of Serbia. The police detained seven Serbs in the course of the incident.
“The end result of nationalist conduct was Wednesday’s match between Croatia and Albania, throughout which flags of the Kosovo partisans had been displayed (accused of battle crimes in the course of the battle of the Nineteen Nineties – PAP), nationalist songs had been sung and calls had been made to kill Serbs,” “NIN” recalled.
As a result of conduct of their followers, the soccer associations of Serbia and Albania have already been financially punished.
“The nationalistic outbursts of followers from the area mustn’t shock anybody,” emphasised Croatian historian Hrvoje Klasić. “It’s merely a continuation of unresolved issues from the previous, the lack of the Balkan nations to face the darkest pages of historical past. Sadly, political and mental elites are consistently stoking the environment, at all times blaming others for the issues,” added the weekly’s interlocutor.
Klasić recalled that there’s a vital Balkan diaspora in Germany. “Typically, folks from the diaspora, particularly younger folks, are rather more nationalistic than their friends from the area,” stated the historian.
Sports activities psychologist Vladimir Borković stated that the state of affairs at present going down in Germany is “a mirrored image of the broader political image in Europe.” “The elections to the European Parliament confirmed a flip to the correct that doesn’t exclude stadiums. The stadium is commonly a mirror of society and, sadly, our society is deeply divided based mostly on nationality,” Borković famous.
Jakub Bawołek from Belgrade
