What is the state of the implementation of the sanctions on Russia in the Western Balkans?
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, EU High Representative Josep Borrell has released 28 Declarations on the alignment of third countries with the...
Tag : North Macedonia
EP demands Council to start accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania
by EWB
BRUSSELS – The European Parliament urged the Council to open negotiations on EU membership with Albania and North Macedonia because both countries have met the...
Várhelyi visits Sofia and Skopje, Bulgaria sticks to conditions for lifting the veto
by EWB
SOFIA / SKOPJE – European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi travelled to Bulgaria and North Macedonia this week. In Sofia, he expressed his...
State Department: WB’s insufficient progress in the fight against corruption
by Anđela Šemić
Although the efforts in the fight against corruption by Western Balkan countries led to some improvements in this field, corruption remains widespread in the region,...
Baerbock: It is our responsibility to finally open the accession negotiations for Albania and North Macedonia
by EWB
BRUSSELS – In a statement for German media following the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on Monday, Foreign Minister of Germany Annalena Baerbock stated that...
Meeting of SEE NATO leaders in Sofia: Stalemate of the EU enlargement is risky
by EWB
SOFIA – Prime Ministers of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovačevski and of Montenegro Zdravko Krivokapić met today with their counterparts from Bulgaria Kiril Petkov and Romania...
Reactions from North Macedonia, Serbia to the EU common gas purchase platform
by EWB
SKOPJE / BELGRADE – The government of North Macedonia released a statement on the conclusion of the European Council supporting the inclusion of the Western...
Borrell’s visit to the Balkans: It is high time to reinvigorate the enlargement process
by EWB
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell visited Western Balkans this week against the backdrop of the war in...
Balkan Defence Monitor: Serbia biggest spender on defence in the region in terms of GDP
by EWB
BELGRADE – Balkan Defence Monitor, released yesterday by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, shows that, in the Balkans, discrepancies between budget laws and the actual...
North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania join sanctions on Russia, Montenegro announces them
by EWB
North Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania have joined the EU and US sanctions on Russia in the last five days, while Montenegro announced an intention to...