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Italy says Russia or China could gain influence in Western Balkans if EU dream fails
3 months, 1 week ago

Italy says Russia or China could gain influence in Western Balkans if EU dream fails

The Independent  

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Baby girl among 10 migrants dead in Balkan river tragedy
4 months ago

Baby girl among 10 migrants dead in Balkan river tragedy

The Hindu  

“A nine-month-old baby girl and her mother were among 10 migrants who died when their boat capsized crossing a river that divides Serbia and Bosnia,” rescuers told AFP as a search continued Friday. Police said the boat was carrying around two dozen migrants when it flipped on the Drina River near Ljubovija in Serbia early on Thursday. The number of …

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A major power outage hits Balkan region as countries swelter in an early summer heat wave
6 months 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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North Macedonia votes in presidential polls as EU membership bid looms
8 months ago

North Macedonia votes in presidential polls as EU membership bid looms

Al Jazeera  

The vote is the first in a series of polls that could decide whether the diverse Balkan country will ever join the EU. Voting is under way in North Macedonia to elect a president ahead of an upcoming parliamentary election as the Balkan country continues to ponder its European Union membership bid. The 61-year-old incumbent President Stevo Pendarovski is a …

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Zelenskyy seeks support, arms at Albania summit of Balkan nations
9 months, 3 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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US imposes new sanctions over Russian oil price cap violations, Kremlin influence in the Balkans
1 year, 1 month ago

US imposes new sanctions over Russian oil price cap violations, Kremlin influence in the Balkans

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on firms and ships that used American service providers to carry Russian crude oil in violation of the multinational price cap — and imposed another set of sanctions on a group of Balkan people and firms tied to Kremlin influence in the region. Treasury’s Office of Foreign …

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EU chief says investment plan for Western Balkan candidate members will require reforms
1 year, 1 month 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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Kosovo-Serbia tension threatens the Balkan path to EU integration, Germany’s foreign minister warns
1 year, 2 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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Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy meets with Balkan leaders in Athens
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy meets with Balkan leaders in Athens

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelenskyy met Tuesday with leaders of Balkan nations and the head of the European Commission on the sidelines of a meeting between European and Balkan leaders in the Greek capital. Speaking to reporters, Vucic described the meeting as “good and open.” “I repeated that Serbia respects the territorial integrity of Ukraine, unlike some who …

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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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A thought-provoking rail odyssey through the Balkans
1 year, 11 months ago

A thought-provoking rail odyssey through the Balkans

The Independent  

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Germany urges western Balkan leaders to resolve conflicts
2 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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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3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage
2 years, 3 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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3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage
2 years, 3 months ago

3 Balkan countries to work on averting food, energy shortage

The Independent  

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Spain's PM offers support for North Macedonia's EU candidacy
2 years, 4 months ago

Spain's PM offers support for North Macedonia's EU candidacy

The Independent  

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EU starts membership talks with Albania, North Macedonia
2 years, 5 months ago

EU starts membership talks with Albania, North Macedonia

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union started membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia on Tuesday, a long-delayed step in the Balkan nations’ paths toward EU membership that gained momentum amid the war in Ukraine. The result of your hard work,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Rama and Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski of North Macedonia,. It was only …

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Germany’s Scholz tries to unblock North Macedonia’s EU bid
2 years, 6 months ago

Germany’s Scholz tries to unblock North Macedonia’s EU bid

Associated Press  

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited North Macedonia and Bulgaria on Saturday in a bid to resolve the dispute between both countries that has seen European Union membership talks with both North Macedonia and Albania blocked. Bulgaria refuses to approve the EU’s membership negotiation framework for North Macedonia, effectively blocking the official start of accession talks with …

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Weary waiting for EU, Balkan trio boost regional integration
2 years, 6 months ago

Weary waiting for EU, Balkan trio boost regional integration

Associated Press  

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Frustrated by their countries’ sluggish progress toward joining the European Union, three Western Balkan leaders moved Wednesday to further boost regional economic and labor integration. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania and Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski of North Macedonia signed deals on tax administration, tourism and cultural cooperation, and on mutual recognition …

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EU blocks Balkan states from joining amid migration fears
3 years, 2 months ago

EU blocks Balkan states from joining amid migration fears

The Telegraph  

Plans for six Balkan states to join the European Union were put on hold on Wednesday amid mounting fears over replicating the flood of cheap migrant labour into Britain that helped fuel the Brexit vote. EU leaders refused to commit to welcoming Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania into the bloc before 2030 because of concerns it would …