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European politicians at a conference to revamp the EU on Saturday signed a plan for deeper integration, prompting a group of right-wing MEPs to back out of the plan. The Conference on the Future of Europe was set up last…

Montenegro's parliament on April 28 approved the new government led by Dritan Abazovic, whose main objective is to…

As Serbia continues to consider imposing sanctions on Russia, there is increasing pressure from the European Union for it to do so and messages indicate that the country's further accession negotiations will…

Putin has deployed Iskander-M mobile battlefield missile launchers within 40 miles of the Ukrainian border, the Ukrainian military has said. The mobile system's two ballistic missiles have a range of up to 500 km (300 miles) and can carry…

For the first time in two decades, the number of Serbs who oppose joining the European Union is higher than those who want to join, according to a new poll.The poll, which was conducted by Ipsos and first published in the newspaper…

Eastern and Southern Africa includes the Indian Ocean islands (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles), countries in the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan) and some countries in Southern Africa ( Malawi, Zambia…

EXPLAINER: Sri Lanka's reluctance to call on the IMF has helped plunge it into an economic abyss COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis has sparked an unprecedented wave of spontaneous protests as the island nation of 22 million…

Brooklyn subway shooting evoked painful memories for Syrian man who helped nab suspect NEW YORK: There's more to the Zack Tahhan story than meets the eye. The 21-year-old from Aleppo in Syria found himself in the social media…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed his support for enlargement during a press conference with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Berlin. On Sunday, Rama landed in Berlin, where he took part in an official welcoming…

Slovakia's security is not compromised after donating S-300s to Ukraine, Heger said upon returning from Ukraine.Font size:A-|A+ Comments disabled"Ukraine is our neighbor and our friend. And it's a good way not to turn your back on your…

SAO PAULO, April 7 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is not doing enough to forge a long-term alliance with Brazil, Myron Brilliant, head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's international affairs division, said on Thursday. during a press…

The European Commission has launched the new rule of law disciplinary procedure against Hungary for the first time, two days after nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán won a fourth landslide victory in the parliamentary elections.Ursula…

The representative of the Greens in the European Parliament, Romeo Franz, is in charge of relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Kosovo. Jhis German talked about the current security challenges of our country and…

Ukrainian farmers are now entering the sowing period and the European Union must help them with seeds to avoid a global food shortage, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OĽaNO) stressed on Tuesday after meeting with a Ukrainian…

North Macedonia and Bulgaria have restored a commercial air link after 13 years of interruption, as part of a symbolic confidence-building measureBy KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated PressMarch 26, 2022, 9:45 p.m.• 2 minute readShare on…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (L) shake hands after a joint press conference after talks at the presidential compound in Ankara on 22 March 2022 (AFP)The Turkish president's remarks come as…

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer discussed ways to speed up Kosovo's EU membership and stressed the need for the EU to lift the visa barrier for the last Western Balkan country .During his visit…

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, visited the Western Balkans this week against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. The start of accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania…

European Commission Vice-President and top diplomat Josep Borrell has embarked on a trip to three Western Balkan countries amid growing security concerns in the region following Russian aggression against Ukraine.Borrell traveled to…

The writer is President of LithuaniaFor many years, Lithuania has followed with great interest Ukraine's progress on the road to political and economic reform. Inspired by our close historical and cultural ties, we have actively…

European Union flags are seen outside the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Francois LenoirJoin now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterSummit focuses on weaning EU from…

"War is the most important thing in the world. When the stakes are down, it rules the existence of every country, government and individual. That is why, although it only occurs once every 100 years, she must be prepared for each day.When…

Speaking after a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in Brussels on Friday, Mr Liimets said: "Ukraine needs our full support, because the Ukrainian people are fighting for the whole Europe".This made it: “Important to grant…

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin during a video conference meeting on Russia's economic resilience in Moscow on March 1. (Alexander Astafyev/TASS/Getty Images)Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced capital control…

Ukraine belongs to the European Union and the bloc wants the country to join, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday – a rebuke of Russian President Vladimir Putin's own claims on the European country…

Russian forces tightened their grip on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and carried out amphibious assaults on the Sea of ​​Azov coast in a bid to overthrow the government.Almost exactly 30 years after the devastating siege of Sarajevo, another…

Think back to an image that, for many, was truly worth a thousand words. It came when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen found her fellow senior EU official taking the only available chair next to…

As the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine dominates the headlines, journalists and diplomats focus on the issue of Russian security and that of NATO and European Union member countries.…

The fragile geopolitical nature of the Balkans has allowed Russia to constantly undermine attempts at Western integration in the region. While foreign interference is nothing new in the underbelly of Europe, it has always been…

BOris Johnson, the Prime Minister, and US President Joe Biden agreed on a call today that a "crucial window for diplomacy" remained open on the crisis in Ukraine, Downing Street said. "Leaders have stressed that any further incursion into…

Bulgarian carrier GullivAir has announced plans to launch flights between Sofia and Skopje after reaching an agreement with airport operator TAV Macedonia on reduced fares. Two weeks ago, the airline initially said it had no plans to…

Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Arkadyevich Bozan-Kharchenko has an exclusive interview with RT FROM explains that the European Union is exerting "enormous pressure" on the country in the context of the accession negotiations - with…

Press play to listen to this article ATHENS — It took decades, but Greece finally welcomed the United States — at Russia's expense. Nearly 40 years ago, Greeks marched through the streets against US…

Chariots on the streets of the medieval tourist town of Visby. Further military deployments on the strategically important island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. Swedish children ask their parents: "Will there be a war?" Swedes are…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated the new Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Dimitar Kovacevski, on taking office, during a phone call on Monday. Mitsotakis reiterated Greece's support in the EU accession process for…

Thursday, January 27, 2022 On January 18, 2022, having recently joined the Protocol on a European Unified Patent Court (UPC) on Provisional…

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Amid a Russian military buildup, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the United States and Europe to treat Ukraine as part of the West that will never again be dominated by Moscow. Russia's buildup near Ukraine's borders…

On the occasion of the first anniversary of its entry into force, more than thirty organizations, including Pressenza, call on the government to exercise leadership for peace through the accession of the Spanish State to the United Nations…

news, worldDimitar Kovacevski is the new Prime Minister of North Macedonia. The Skopje parliament elected the Social Democrat and his cabinet on Monday evening with a majority of 62 out of 120 votes, the makfax.com.mk news portal reported.…

Protesters blocked Serbia's main roads on Sunday and demanded the government cancel plans to build a lithium mine in the west of the country. The main north-south highway running through the capital, Belgrade, was targeted by…

The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV's media network. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Before you start reading today's edition of Les…

ZAGREB, January 7, 2022 - The possibility of an enlargement of the Schengen area will be decided by the heads of state or government of the EU, before which it is necessary to reach an agreement on the protection of the external borders and…

The "Christmas surprise" invasion of Ukraine that some in Europe expected from Moscow did not materialize in the end, but Russian troops amassed near the border of the two countries have still not dispersed. This week, European…

Albania's chief negotiator with the European Union, Zef Mazi, said member states are not enthusiastic about European integration, hinting that France may be among them following comments by yesterday from the French Ambassador…

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Dimitar Kovacevski, the new leader of the ruling Socialists in North Macedonia, said on Tuesday that his party had confirmed him as the country's prime minister after Zoran Zaev officially resigned as prime minister last…

Former Greek President Karolos Papoulias passed away this morning (December 26). He was 92 years old. Born outside of Ioannina in northern Greece and graduated in law, Papoulias entered politics in 1974, joining the socialist PASOK…

The vast majority of Ukrainians would support Ukraine's membership of the EU and NATO if a relevant referendum were held. This is evidenced by the results of the national opinion poll conducted by the Kyiv…

Photo: VCGAs France takes over the Presidency of the Council of the EU on January 1, 2022, President Emmanuel Macron traveled to Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs), trying to ease the strong contradictions between Europe's l…

French President Emmanuel Macron should take measures to facilitate the Sofia-Skopje dialogue and move things forward, French Ambassador Cyrille Baumgartner said in an interview with TV Alsat's "360 degrees" program. "I…

SKOPJE (North Macedonia), Dec. 17 (SeeNews) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said it had confirmed its forecast for North Macedonia's economic growth in 2021 to be 4% and advised the government to focus on…

The European Council called on the Albanian government to bring the draft amendments to the media law in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, which it has failed to do so far, reports Exit.al . On Monday,…

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STA, December 10, 2021 - Slovenia could have left a better impression during its EU Presidency - as work has been good at technical level, political divisions and government action regarding the European Delegated Prosecutors (EDP) and the…

The European Union today donated 5 trailers of specialized vehicles for transport with mobile homes for a stay of several days for assistance dogs, 70 binoculars, 25 thermal cameras, 30 portable night vision devices, a…

EU Member States have agreed to open Group 4 "Green Agenda and Sustainable Connectivity" of accession negotiations with Serbia, which includes chapters on transport, energy, environmental protection and climate change, Serbian state…

The boss of Alternative, Afrim Gashi and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev shake hands on Sunday after Alternative joined the government. Photo: vlada.mk The fragile North Macedonian coalition government can now breathe a little easier with the…

Greco-Turkish maritime disputes, formulated in competing narratives of national sovereignties, are not new. Moreover, it has also long been true that the two parties fail to agree on a framework within which to settle their differences.…

What is the status of Bosnia? Amid the bloody break-up of Yugoslavia, the Dayton Accords succeeded in bringing peace to Bosnia in 1995. But the accord also established a heavy political structure: a single state consisting of the populated…

Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić today met the Director for South Eastern Europe, Turkey, EFTA States, OSCE and Council of Europe at the German Federal Foreign Ministry Susanne Schütz.…

Welcome to EURACTIV's Global Europe Brief, your weekly update on the EU from a global perspective. You can sign up to receive our newsletter here. In this week's edition: Belarus-Ukraine fears, Dushanbe talks and blocking…

The thematic report entitled 'The impact of Brexit on clothing ' describes the effects of the UK's agreement on the terms of its departure from the EU bloc in December 2020 on…

EU Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi travels to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday and Thursday (24-25 November) to try to defuse the current political crisis in the country which is cracking again along ethnic…

Last week was International Trade Week, created as part of the government's efforts to convert UK businesses from a Eurocentric mindset to a global mindset. Trade Policy Minister Penny Mordaunt set the tone by announcing her enthusiasm to…

More than 1,400 Albanians applied for asylum in EU member states in August 2021, a 46% increase from July and more than double that in June, according to EU data.The numbers were higher than in the months leading up to the pandemic,…

With the Kremlin's intention to divide and weaken the European Union, and now to seek vulnerabilities, the Western powers must unite and issue a strong response. History has shown that one should not put up with or…

Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic has two characters. The pro-Western side of Dr Jekyll remains reserved in Brussels, EU capitals and Washington, while the country's citizens get Mr Hyde, who is slowly transforming Serbia…

Introducing the report, European Integration Minister Jadranka Joksimovic expressed her satisfaction that the EU duly noted all that we had achieved the previous year, which was a challenge for Serbia, as well as…

The message that Greece will continue to defend its interests, having as a compass full respect for international law and in particular the law of the sea, is sent in an interview granted Sunday evening by the Minister of Foreign Affairs,…

Whether anyone voted for or against Brexit, there is growing dissatisfaction with the way Brussels is handling the day-to-day affairs of the European Union and this public sentiment is spreading more and more beyond the…

German MEP Martin Buschmann sounded the alarm on the “street dog massacres in Albania”. In a Facebook post, the MEP wrote that "in Albania street dogs are being slaughtered by the government" and said he would file a…

On October 16, German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid her farewell visit to Turkey. During the Merkel period, during which Germany was ruled by coalition governments for 16 years, Ankara and Berlin worked hard to…

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After several postponements, the Punjab Referendum Commission announced that the Punjab independence referendum would be held on October 31, 2021. The Commission was appointed by the US-based Khalistani separatist group…

Polexit: Farage tears up the "director" Von der LeyenThe President of the European Commission called the Balkan countries a "family" earlier this month, as she pledged to speed up the accession of six countries to the bloc. But Mrs von der…

Edi Rama is the Albanian Prime Minister. Eighteen years ago, at the 2003 European Union-Western Balkans summit in Thessaloniki, we were told that “the future of the Balkans lies within the European Union”. The EU has since…

ZAGREB, October 23, 2021 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Interior Minister Davor Božinović have welcomed the fact that Croats can travel to the United States visa-free from Saturday, October 23.“From today, Croats can travel to the…

Russia has warned that any move towards Ukraine's membership in NATO would have consequences as it would fire a submarine-launched Bulava ballistic missile from tests. "We believe this would be an extremely…

After the Kosovo Special Police Force (ROSA) opened fire on unarmed Serbian civilians in northern Kosovo on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, a few days before the local elections, two people were seriously injured and eight received…

KIEV (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - October 19, 2021) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he sees no point in asking senior EU officials about EU membership prospects.“Honestly, there is no point in asking certain…

US Deputy Secretary of State and President's Special Envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar said the new US administration will be very active in the region, saying the US has a response to the influence of…

The European Union provides more than 30 vehicles for use by authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina for phytosanitary inspections as well as food controls and surveillance. The 33 new all-terrain vehicles worth € 467,000 ($ 540,000) will be…

The European Union reaffirmed its commitment to the admission of six Balkan nations after overcoming the divisions within the socio-political bloc. Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania and North Macedonia are the…

ZAGREB, October 9 - Interior Minister Davor Božinović on Friday confirmed in Luxembourg that Croatian police officers had participated in violence against migrants on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, but that this would not affect…

Western European countries have complained about length of stay overruns and other offenses committed by Albanian nationals and are calling for the suspension of visa liberalization. Which means that Albania's biggest and most tangible…

Prime Minister Edi Rama again harshly criticized the European Union on Thursday regarding the…

The leaders of North Macedonia and EU member Bulgaria appear to have considered a possible exit from a year-long dispute over a shared culture that has blocked Macedonian hopes of progressing towards membership talks with the block. But…

EU leaders are expected to reaffirm the bloc's commitment to the stalled enlargement process for six Western Balkan states without providing a concrete timetable at a summit in Slovenia on October 6.The European Commission has repeatedly…

Brussels - Block's once successful expansion policy faces a deadlock as European Union leaders meet at a summit on how to maintain ties with neighbors in the Western Balkans. The European Commission has repeatedly promised that the future…

Croatia has set 1 January 2023 as the date on which it will make the euro its national currency, with Bulgaria to follow a year later. But how realistic are these deadlines? In July 2020, Bulgaria and Croatia were admitted…

Newsletter: Europe ExpressYour essential guide to what matters in Europe today. Delivered every day of the week. The EU is expected to expand to include all of the Western Balkans by the end of the decade, according to a proposal by…

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the European Union (EU) to speed up the process of accession of the Balkan countries. His request was echoed by his Slovak counterpart Eduard Heger, on a visit to the Greek Prime…

EU chief seeks to reassure regional leaders on six-day tourEU and Balkan leaders to meet for summit next WednesdayMigration fears and disinterest hamper EU Balkan strategyBELGRADE, Sept.30 (Reuters) - The European Commission decided on…

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The author of this brief was present at the 2003 Thessaloniki summit, where EU leaders promised the Western Balkan countries that they would join the bloc when they were ready. It was a critical moment. The enlargement of…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says she hopes to start EU membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia before the end of the year as frustration grows in the Western Balkans facing the snail pace of progress on…

TIRANA, Albania (AP) - The Albanian Prime Minister complained on Tuesday about the delay in launching EU membership negotiations with his country, saying Bulgaria's veto was holding the process hostage.Edi Rama spoke at a press conference…

STA, September 27, 2021 - Speaker of Parliament Igor Zorčič on Monday convened a meeting of speakers of parliaments from the Western Balkans, saying the EU must give the region a clear signal on when it can expect to join the EU. Speakers…

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will begin talks with the 11-member Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Tuesday to join the pact it sees as an important part of its future post-Brexit trade plans .The CPTPP trade…

The Commission presented its 4th report on the monitoring of the EU visa waiver regime with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, as well as with Georgia , Moldova and Ukraine. The report focuses on the…

Image by photocosmos1 / Shutterstock.com Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the Balkans could be the European Union's "next economic engine", addressing a…

Australia's abandonment of the French submarine deal is a turning point in the strength and solidarity of the US-led Western alliance, which dominated the world stage after the end of the war. cold and the formation of the world order…

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba underlined the importance of President Volodymyr Zelensky's bilateral talks in New York with the British and Turkish leaders, as well as with the President of the European Commission and the…

UNITED NATIONS - The experience of the coronavirus pandemic "proves that our collective response can be successful, and this is also what we need to do for the climate," Greek Prime!-->…

TEHRAN - Australian scholar says Canberra funds US ambitions with the fancy of undermining China "They are taking advantage of Australia's limited democracy to subsidize Washington's failed global ambitions in a pipe-dreaming attempt…

KYIV. September 23 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Ukraine's accession to the European Convention on a Common Transit System is expected at the end of the second quarter of 2022, already in the third quarter, Ukrainian companies will…

AdvertisingSince China first expressed interest in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) last November, a particular sticking point has repeatedly arisen: how could Beijing meet the…

UK Business UpdatesSign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first in the UK on business news. The UK hopes to join a trade pact between the US, Mexico and Canada as expectations fade for an impending bilateral deal…

A new report from the UK in a Changing Europe and the School of Security Studies at King's College London reveals that while some states regret Brexit, most find there are strategic advantages to be gained from the UK. Uni and its “World…

The current government of Montenegro, backed by a difficult three-bloc alliance that narrowly ousted the DPS from power in the August 2020 elections, has vowed to turn a new leaf on environmental protection. In February this year, the…

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WASHINGTON - The United States wants to see the integration of the Western Balkans into the European Union accelerate and strive to restart the process, a senior US State Department official said.Gabriel Escobar, who was appointed earlier…

Fifty-six percent of Ukrainian citizens support Ukraine's economic integration with the European Union. This is evidenced by the results of the survey conducted by the sociological group "Rating" on behalf of…

What started as a trade war against China's unjust economic policies has now turned into a so-called cold war propelled by different ideologies. Bilateral US-China relations plunged in 2018 when US President Donald Trump's obsession with…

Plus, the EU could delay payments to Hungary and Poland, Tajikistan rejects the Taliban, and more. The big story: The Special Court for Kosovo begins its work in The Hague What happened: Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veteran Salih…

ZAGREB, September 15, 2021 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said during Question Time in the national parliament on Wednesday that it was reasonable for Croatia, which entered the EU in 2013, to switch to the euro for nine years and half…

Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid supports Ukraine's accession to the European Union, but the condition is that the Ukrainian side fulfills the Copenhagen criteria. At the YES Brainstorming conference in…

The 14.2 billion euros are planned for the period 2021-2027 and will support the implementation in the eight countries concerned of the political, institutional, legal, administrative, social and economic…

The latest in a series of articles from our correspondents across Central and Eastern Europe that take an ironic look at life in the region. This week, Serbia. Serbia is a wonderful country, which will not surprise regular…