Freedom House: Western Balkans saw both setbacks and progress
WASHINGTON – As a lethal pandemic, economic and physical insecurity, and violent conflict ravaged the world in 2020, democracy’s defenders sustained heavy new losses in...
Tag : Western Balkans
Bregu: Roaming free Western Balkans as of 1 July brings the region one step closer to the WB-EU roaming charges reduction
by EWB
Sarajevo – “Having Roam Like At Home” regime in Western Balkans as of 1 July 2021 brings the region one step closer to the WB-EU...
Borrell: The region has a future in the EU, but countries have to do their homework
by EWB
BRUSSELS – EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel said yesterday that it is not fair to say that the EU is...
Slovenia is planning to organise a summit on the Western Balkans during its EU presidency
by EWB
LJUBLJANA – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia Anže Logar announced that his country will organize a summit on the Western Balkans in order to...
Will Biden bring changes to the Western Balkans?
With the change of the US administration, the question arose in the Western Balkans whether the new President Joe Biden would bring a change of...
Petříček and Korčok: The EU is not here to determine who is right or wrong on issues related to history, language or identity
by EWB
BRUSSELS – The EU is not here to determine who is right or wrong on issues related to history, language or identity, we need a...
Air pollution and Covid-19 in the Western Balkans: Misfortune never comes alone
by EWB
BELGRADE – Very poor air quality is one of the biggest problems faced by the countries in the Western Balkans, and together with the COVID-19...
Democracy Index 2020: Albania moves up, Serbia achieves the lowest score since 2006
by EWB
LONDON – According to the 2020 Democracy Index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Albania is the only country that has managed to improve its...
EIB appoints Alessandro Bragonzi the new Head of Regional Representation for the Western Balkans
by EWB
LUXEMBURG – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has appointed Alessandro Bragonzi the new Head of the Regional Representation for the Western Balkans, FoNet reported. He...
EC Vice-President Šefčovič says Western Balkans will get vaccines
by EWB
BRUSSELS – European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič told Radio Free Europe on Tuesday that the European Union General Affairs Council affirmed the partnership with the...