European Parliament to establish a Western Balkans office in Tirana
BRUSSELS – The European Parliament will open an office in Albania to further strengthen its engagement with the Western Balkans, the institution stated yesterday. “In...
Category : Politics
North Macedonia and Moldova join SEPA payment schemes’ geographical scope
by EWB
BRUSSELS – On 6 March, the European Payments Council (EPC) Board has approved the inclusion of the Republic of North Macedonia and Moldova in the...
Heightened political tensions in Serbia spill over into the national and local parliaments
Tensions in Serbia have started to spill over into the national and local parliaments as the protests following the Novi Sad tragedy enter the fifth...
“USAID makes Serbia more beautiful and richer”: How Serbian officials used to talk about what they now call a “notorious organisation”?
In recent weeks, the pro-government media in Serbia have gloated over the news that US President Donald Trump, shortly after returning to the White House,...
Freedom House: Western Balkan Six are still “partly free countries”, corruption remains a major issue
by EWB
WASHINGTON – According to the latest annual “Freedom in the World” report by Freedom House, in 2024 global freedom declined for the 19th consecutive year....
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina convicts Dodik, he declares that BiH no longer exists
by EWB
SARAJEVO / BANJA LUKA – The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina today delivered a first-instance verdict in the case against Milorad Dodik, President of Republika...
Condemnations of police raid on Serbian CSOs: “Government continues repression of civil society”
by EWB
BELGRADE – Members of the European Parliament, non-governmental organisations and opposition politicians strongly condemned yesterday’s police raid on the premises of several civil society organisations...
Serbia “mistakenly” backs UN resolution on Ukraine, Moscow accepts Vučić’s apology
by EWB
NEW YORK / BELGRADE – The United Nations General Assembly adopted on Monday a resolution, drafted by the European Union, Ukraine and the United Kingdom,...
Serbian authorities raid critical CSOs, cite Trump administration’s statements on USAID
by EWB
BELGRADE – Serbian police entered the offices of four civil society organizations (CSOs) this morning to collect information on the possible misuse of USAID funds,...
Draft reports on Serbia and Kosovo presented in AFET: Calls to relaunch dialogue and to step up rule of law reforms
by EWB
BRUSSELS – The draft reports on Serbia and Kosovo were presented to the members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) today. The...