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German foreign minister visits Bosnia, urges Western Balkans join EU in face of Russian aggression
10 months ago

German foreign minister visits Bosnia, urges Western Balkans join EU in face of Russian aggression

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Germany’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Western Balkans countries joining the European Union is a “geopolitical necessity” that would make Europe stronger in the face of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine. “I would like all six countries in the Western Balkans to be able to join,” Annalena Baerbock said while visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina. “The …

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The European Union commissioner urges Montenegro’s new government to push ahead with EU integration
1 year, 2 months ago

The European Union commissioner urges Montenegro’s new government to push ahead with EU integration

Associated Press  

PODGORICA, Montenegro — The European Commission’s top official on Tuesday urged Montenegro to push ahead with its European Union integration process after the NATO member country elected a new government, ending a political stalemate that stalled its EU bid. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with top Montenegrin officials hours after parliament confirmed the new government following a …

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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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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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