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England to face Serbia in European qualifying for 2026 FIFA World Cup
4 weeks, 1 day ago

England to face Serbia in European qualifying for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Al Jazeera  

The draw for the European qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has pitted England against Serbia in the group stage. Spain take on Netherlands in their Nations League quarterfinal, and the winner will join Turkiye, Georgia and Bulgaria in Group E while the losing team goes into Group G alongside Poland, Finland, Lithuania and Malta. World Cup 2022 runners-up …

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European Commission chief assures Western Balkans of the bloc's enlargement progress
2 months, 2 weeks ago

European Commission chief assures Western Balkans of the bloc's enlargement progress

The Independent  

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Why Albania, Croatia and Serbia will always be divided by football
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Albania, Croatia and Serbia will always be divided by football

New York Times  

Berlin is united by football. The Serbian football association has been fined for the same offence but also for its fans “displaying provocative messages not fit for sports events”, in this case a banner that referred to Serbia’s ancient claim on Kosovo, the disputed republic to its south that is now 92 per cent Albanian. A reporter from Kosovo has …

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Albania player Mirlind Daku banned by UEFA for two Euro 2024 games after nationalist chants
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Albania player Mirlind Daku banned by UEFA for two Euro 2024 games after nationalist chants

The Hindu  

Albania player Mirlind Daku was banned on Sunday for two games after leading fans in nationalist chants at the European Championship, that UEFA said brought soccer into disrepute. UEFA said its disciplinary judges found Daku guilty of “failing to comply with the general principles of conduct, for violating the basic rules of decent conduct, for using sports events for manifestations …

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Albania player Mirlind Daku banned by UEFA for two Euro 2024 games after nationalist chants
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Albania player Mirlind Daku banned by UEFA for two Euro 2024 games after nationalist chants

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — Albania player Mirlind Daku was banned on Sunday for two games after leading fans in nationalist chants at the European Championship, that UEFA said brought soccer into disrepute. On Sunday, UEFA said its disciplinary judges found Daku guilty of “failing to comply with the general principles of conduct, for violating the basic rules of decent conduct, for …

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A major power outage hits Balkan region as countries swelter in an early summer heat wave
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A major power outage hits Balkan region as countries swelter in an early summer heat wave

Associated Press  

PODGORICA, Montenegro — A major hourslong power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 degrees Celsius. Montenegrin authorities said that an outage that lasted for several hours in the country’s power distribution system left almost the entire nation without electricity, …

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Balkan region hit by major power outage during heatwave
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Balkan region hit by major power outage during heatwave

Al Jazeera  

Cause of blackout remains unknown, but early indications point to spike in electricity use due to severe heat enveloping the region. A major electricity blackout has hit Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and most of Croatia’s Adriatic coast, leaving people sweltering in the middle of a severe heatwave. “The exact cause of the blackout is still unknown, but we presume …

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Western Balkans leaders pledge to speed up reforms for EU growth plan
10 months, 1 week ago

Western Balkans leaders pledge to speed up reforms for EU growth plan

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — The leaders of Western Balkan countries agreed Thursday to speed up regional cooperation to benefit more from a new European Union plan of financial aid that will help provide a faster road to membership. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, who hosted the summit in Tirana, called the new growth plan “a truly encouraging result of a friendly …

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Zelenskyy seeks support, arms at Albania summit of Balkan nations
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Zelenskyy seeks support, arms at Albania summit of Balkan nations

Al Jazeera  

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has tried to drum up Balkan support for his vision of peace in Ukraine and has promoted the idea of joint arms production at a two-day summit of Southeast European countries. Longtime Moscow ally Serbia has not imposed sanctions, and neither Belgrade nor Kyiv recognise the independence of Kosovo, Serbia’s former predominantly Albanian southern province, which backs …

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After 40 years of travel to Albania, has it finally come of age as a tourist destination?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

After 40 years of travel to Albania, has it finally come of age as a tourist destination?

The Independent  

The first-ever long weekend holiday to Albania ended badly. open image in gallery Distant dream: the beach at Durres in Albania Religious plurality and tolerance are now a selling point for a nation that is anchored at the foot of Europe’s GDP per capita table. A former nuclear bunker-turned-museum lifts the lid on the extreme hard-line communism that, for decades, …

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EU chief says investment plan for Western Balkan candidate members will require reforms
1 year, 2 months ago

EU chief says investment plan for Western Balkan candidate members will require reforms

Associated Press  

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — The European Commission’s top official said Monday that a decade-long investment package for Western Balkan countries seeking to join the bloc could vastly improve the region’s economy but is conditioned on required reforms. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed details of the 6 billion euro package during a visit to North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, …

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EU chief says investment plan for Western Balkan candidate members will require reforms
1 year, 2 months ago

EU chief says investment plan for Western Balkan candidate members will require reforms

The Independent  

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European Union offers a new growth plan to Western Balkans that partly opens access to single market
1 year, 2 months ago

European Union offers a new growth plan to Western Balkans that partly opens access to single market

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — European Union leaders offered a new growth plan Monday to the six Western Balkans countries that opens parts of the EU single market to them in return for deep reforms, ahead of their full membership in the bloc. Von der Leyen said Monday that the EU’s new growth plan for those countries could allow them to enter …

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Kosovo-Serbia tension threatens the Balkan path to EU integration, Germany’s foreign minister warns
1 year, 3 months ago

Kosovo-Serbia tension threatens the Balkan path to EU integration, Germany’s foreign minister warns

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Germany’s foreign minister on Friday expressed the European Union’s deep concerns following the recent shootout between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region. Annalena Baerbock was in Tirana, Albania at a foreign ministers’ meeting ahead of the Oct. 16 summit on the Berlin Process, an initiative …

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After years of delay, Western Balkans hope for progress on joining the EU — and financial support
1 year, 5 months ago

After years of delay, Western Balkans hope for progress on joining the EU — and financial support

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — The leaders of several Western Balkan countries that want to join the European Union met informally Monday in Albania’s capital, Tirana, to prepare for a summit on their progress in preparing for future membership. Albania plans to host an Oct. 16 summit on the Berlin Process, an initiative from Germany and France to encourage the six Western …

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Albania is no longer a bad Balkan joke
1 year, 7 months ago

Albania is no longer a bad Balkan joke

The Economist  

L ong THE most benighted and quarrelsome part of Europe, the Balkans may have a new leading light. Most unusually he is the prime minister of Albania, a strapping 58-year-old former basketballer cum modern artist, Edi Rama. Last month his Socialist Party trounced the tattered ragbag of opposition groups to win all but a handful of the country’s 61 mayoralties …

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Battle to save ghostly Balkan lynx from extinction
2 years, 1 month ago

Battle to save ghostly Balkan lynx from extinction

The Hindu  

In mountains overlooking an azure lake in southeast Albania, wildlife experts are tracking the Balkan lynx as part of last-gasp efforts to save the species from extinction. "We are very much concerned that if we do not manage to raise its numbers and distribution very soon, we will lose it forever," said Manuela von Arx of the Swiss foundation Kora, …

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Albania travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go
2 years, 2 months ago

Albania travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The best time for hiking in the mountains are the quieter spring and autumn months, but thanks to the high …

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Germany urges western Balkan leaders to resolve conflicts
2 years, 2 months ago

Germany urges western Balkan leaders to resolve conflicts

Associated Press  

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday told leaders of six Balkan countries that aspire to join the European Union that “it is high time to overcome regional conflicts” and stand together as Russia wages war in Ukraine. Scholz highlighted the need to deliver on the countries’ longstanding desire to join the EU, which he said “is in our …

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Germany’s Scholz urges Western Balkans to resolve conflicts
2 years, 2 months ago

Germany’s Scholz urges Western Balkans to resolve conflicts

Al Jazeera  

Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes an appeal for unity at a summit with regional leaders in Berlin. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told leaders of six Balkan countries aspiring to join the European Union that “it is high time to overcome regional conflicts” and stand together as Russia wages war in Ukraine. ‘European path’ “Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine …

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EU expanding border guard presence along busy Balkan route
2 years, 2 months ago

EU expanding border guard presence along busy Balkan route

Associated Press  

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — The European Union signed an agreement Wednesday with North Macedonia to deploy officers from the bloc’s border protection agency Frontex in the small Balkan country as it expands its reach into nearby non-member states. The signing ceremony in North Macedonia’s capital Skopje was attended by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Home Affairs Commissioner …

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EU expanding border guard presence along busy Balkan route
2 years, 2 months ago

EU expanding border guard presence along busy Balkan route

The Independent  

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Serbia toughens visa rules as migration prompts EU pressure
2 years, 2 months ago

Serbia toughens visa rules as migration prompts EU pressure

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia is seeing a sudden tourism boom from countries whose citizens never had its sightseeing and shopping opportunities on their radar. EU officials say thousands of travelers who entered Serbia and other Western Balkan nations as tourists in recent months ended up seeking asylum in EU member countries. “We have seen a significant increase of migrants coming …

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3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage
2 years, 4 months ago

3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Anticipating a tough winter in light of the war in Ukraine, three Balkan states agreed Friday to help each other with potential food or energy shortages and have urged the European Union to include the volatile region in its support plans. The leaders of Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania held a summit in the Serbian capital Belgrade …

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