Albania, North Macedonia open talks to join EU
North Macedonia and Albania nominally began their EU accession negotiations in Brussels on Tuesday, with detailed discussions slated to begin in...
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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 of...
Bulgaria, North Macedonia PMs hail ‘real results’
Bulgaria and North Macedonia premiers Kiril Petkov and Dimitar Kovacevski discussed establishing regular flights between their two respective capitals Skopje and...
‘Open Balkans’ initiative moves forward with signing of six agreements
The so-called 'Open Balkans' initiative to ease movement, travel and trade restrictions between Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia has taken a...
Chinese cash abounds in Balkans – report
The Balkans region of south-east Europe has attracted at least 135 China-linked projects worth at least EUR 32 billion in the...
‘Harvard Boys’ promise new Bulgarian era
“I am convinced that Bulgaria will be a totally different place four years from now,” Kiril Petkov pledged on Monday, when...
North Macedonia set for new PM once Zaev holds talks with incoming Bulgarian gov’t
Dimitar Kovachevski is set to become North Macedonia’s next prime minister after the ruling SDSM party voted him as its new...
Zaev to step aside as North Macedonia PM
Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev officially stood down as leader of the country's ruling party SDSM on Saturday, in...
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 have...
Albania, North Macedonia on track for EU accession talks – EC report
Albania and North Macedonia are on the march towards EU accession talks, according to the latest annual European Commission (EC) progress...
Bulgarian, North Macedonia leaders to meet at EU-Western Balkans summit
With hopes of Bulgaria lifting its veto on North Macedonia's potential bid to join the European Union, today Bulgaria's president, Rumen...