Bosnia, Kosovo, move closer to EU, amid scepticism over lengthy accession process

Bosnia and Herzegovina became an official candidate for EU membership in Brussels on Thursday, as the European Council approved the…

Serbia backtracks on deal with Kosovo

The EU brokered a last-ditch agreement between Kosovo and Serbia on Wednesday, 23 November, only for Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic…

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Austria tries to get Serbia back on EU track

Austria’s foreign and European affairs minister said he expects the countries in the Western Balkans (WB) to join the EU,…

G7 backs Albania, North Macedonia for EU talks, slams Republika Srpska secessionism

G7 ministers expressed their concern about the “deepening political crisis” in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and support for the commencement…

Western Balkans bounce back from 2020, but reforms needed to narrow gap with EU

Although the six Western Balkan countries aspiring to join the European Union, referred to as the WB6, are expected to…