Some EU Countries Take Our Bilateral Disputes to Brussels Instead of Taking Brussels Values to Balkans, North Macedonia ...

EU membership has become a "moving target" for North Macedonia, said the country's Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski during the panel on the Western Balkans' EU accession at the Munich Security Conference, the government press office in …

Edi Rama pushes EU to speed up Western Balkans enlargement

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has urged the European Union to move faster on integrating the Western Balkans, saying the region has waited long enough. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, he criticized the EU’s slow progress and complex rules, …

EU’s Marta Kos: ‘The Balkans are important’ in key Munich talks

EU Commissioner Marta Kos met with Western Balkan leaders at the Munich Security Conference, driving home one point: The region is vital to Europe’s future. Kos shared highlights of the talks on X (formerly Twitter), posting images from the meeting and …

EU funding for Balkans delayed due to loan agreements

The EU’s €6 billion boost for the Western Balkans is stuck in delays, with no money flowing yet to Albania or its neighbors. The funding—meant to fuel economic growth and speed up EU integration—was expected last year. But according to Radio Free Europe, …

Croatian Boycott Costs Retail Chains 80 Million Euros as Protests Spread Across the Balkans

A boycott of major retail chains in Croatia has led to an estimated loss of 80 million euros, according to protesters. The boycott, which originated in Croatia, has gained significant momentum in other countries within the Western Balkans, including …

Air pollution problems persist in Western Balkans, JRC says

Air pollution problems persist in Western Balkans, JRC says

Air quality remains a “significant problem” in the Western Balkans with greenhouse gas emissions having not recorded a major decline between 2015 and 2002 as a result of continued coal use, analysis has shown.

Bearded Vulture Hatches at Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Centre in Stara Zagora

The first chick to hatch during the 2025 breeding season at the Green Balkans Wildlife Rescue Centre is a bearded vulture, the rescue centre in Stara Zagora said on Friday. This is the first bearded vulture to have hatched since the start of the Life for …

Albania Leads Cyber-security in the Balkans for the Second Consecutive Year

Experts from the National Authority for Cyber-security and the National Agency for Information Society have achieved a significant milestone by securing first place in the Balkans Live-Fire Cyber-security Exercise for the second year in a row. Held in …

Cost of living crisis: Consumers in Western Balkans boycott supermarkets

Consumers in the Balkans are fed up as rising prices in supermarkets in the region squeeze their budgets for daily necessities. They have decided not to shop, and a series of retail boycotts has spread from Croatia to Bulgaria. But the question is – will …