Getting my Balkans chat on this morning with Emma Nelson on Monocle Radio's The Globalist. Covering Kosovo mayoral recall vote farce, Croatia tacking to the right and EU's new conditions for Serbia. Tune in!

Late night following the Croatian elections. Wrote this before hitting the hay - does it stand up in the cold light of morning? bbc.com/news/world-eur…

The Monocle Daily: Guy De Launey is joined by Kurt Volker on the Ukrainian World Congress Summit, Claudia Jacob with Paris Olympic games headlines, Natalie Theodosi on the Watches & Wonders fair and Andrew Mueller and Christopher Cermak from the Delphi Economic Forum monocle.com/radio/shows/th…

Thanks to Isabel and Enrico for being great guests and excellent company.

The Monocle Daily: Guy De Launey is joined by Sean Ryan and Patricia Cohen to talk about Fumoio Kishida’s Washington tip, the Arizona Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and banning smartphone sales to under-16s. Plus: Simon Marks on ‘Saveur’ magazine monocle.com/radio/shows/th…

Tune in to the final item on the show to hear all about Nitkolina - the AI 'candidate' in Croatia's parliamentary elections. With Georgina Godwin on Monocle Radio's The Globalist.

It's a qualified green light for Bosnia regarding EU accession talks. Got my devil in the detail chat on with Emma Nelson on Monocle Radio's The Globalist this morning. Tune in...

Amp Fiddler - the bringer of the funk to many great records - has died. You'll see his credit pop up all over the place. His solo records are also terrific. And he mentored Jay Dee/J. Dilla. Also a wonderful live act. I'll be funking in his honour today. theguardian.com/music/2023/dec…

Hats off to whoever it was who snuck in the Sparklehorse reference on last night's Match of the Day. We heard you here in Belgrade. m.youtube.com/watch?v=b47Ycj…

What happens after you give up your Michelin star? AFTR, that's what. It's a Ljubljana thing - listen here.

Balkans chat with Georgina Godwin, including Zelensky's Balkans warning, slow going in Serbia-Kosovo talks and memorial removal consternation in Kosovo.

Beyond chuffed that the season I saw the Hanshin Tigers play again was the season they broke the Curse of the Colonel. Listen here...

Getting my Balkans chat on about Ljubljana's culture war, a possible end to number plate shenanigans in north Kosovo - and how to niggle the neighbours with airport names.

Yes, I support that Japanese baseball team that was cursed by Colonel Sanders. All is revealed in the last item on this week's From Our Own Correspondent on BBC Radio 4. Listen here... bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…–