This winter, cities in Germany faced yet another influx of refugees but this time it was not Ukrainians fleeing war but people from Western Balkan countries seeking to escape their … Read More
European and Western Balkan leaders sought to close ranks in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine as they met in Tirana on Tuesday, hailing closer cooperation on energy, security … Read More
Leaders from the European Union and Western Balkan countries will gather in Albania on Tuesday to discuss how to boost ties between them and accelerate the accession process into the … Read More
Staff from the European Union’s external border agency could soon be deployed at non-EU borders in the Western Balkans as part of a plan to curb irregular arrivals from the … Read More
The European Commission has recommended that Bosnia and Herzegovina be granted the official status of candidate country to join the European Union, but under the condition of further reforms. “Today … Read More
The German government pledged on Tuesday to provide more support to cities and towns struggling to house the more than 1.1 million refugees and migrants who have arrived in the … Read More
When Kosovans again failed to see any progress being made on granting them visa-free access to the EU, restaurateur Shpejtim Pefqeli decided to take things into his own hands. In a … Read More
European leaders’ decision to let Ukraine and Moldova be candidates to join the EU is something Bosnia and Herzegovina has been vying for since the end of the 1992-1995 war … Read More
The six Western Balkan countries met with EU leaders on Thursday to further discuss their integration into the bloc. Representatives from Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and … Read More
After the European Union took just weeks to decide on candidate status for Ukraine and Moldova, Western Balkan countries – some of which started their accession path more than a … Read More
