Balkan countries

North Macedonia sets May election date

EU candidate country North Macedonia will hold early parliamentary elections on 8 May, the House speaker Jovan Mitreski announced on…

1 year ago

Fast rail link to Romania’s busiest airport to open in March

New train services will run from March between Ruse, north-east Bulgaria, and Henri Coanda Otopeni International Airport via Giurgiu, south…

1 year ago

Albania tops region for sustainable energy mix

The share of renewable sources in gross final energy consumption at the EU level reached 23% in 2022, up 1.1…

1 year ago

Bulgaria shelves energy tax on Gazprom after pressure from Hungary

The Bulgarian Parliament, with cross-party support, swiftly abolished a special tariff on Russian transit gas this week, after Hungary threatened…

1 year ago

Vucic wins in Serbia with left alliance SPN second

In the Serbia national parliament election, the right-of-centre SNS (EPP)-led multiparty alliance, led by Aleksandar Vucic was leading with 46.3%…

1 year ago

Austria softens on Romania, Bulgaria in Schengen

In recent months, Austria's stance on Romania and Bulgaria's Schengen Area accession has been shifting, particularly in terms of air…

1 year ago

Serbia to chair CEFTA trade group next year

Serbia will head up the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) in 2024 and boost regional connectivity and trade relations…

1 year ago

Bulgaria’s ITN wants to join ECR party family

Bulgarian populist formation There Is Such a People (ITN) has declared its intention to align with the centre-right European Conservatives…

1 year ago

CEE gets EU funds for cross-border 5G

The EU has selected seven projects to co-fund 5G transport corridors connecting regions throughout Europe, improving road, rail, inland waterways,…

1 year ago

Bulgaria last in EU for recycling computers

Bulgaria placed bottom in the EU for recycling disused ICT devices, in a survey conducted in 2022 by EU official…

1 year ago