Category: Balkans
Balkans 19.11.24 | 19:58

Varhelyi: the next EU Commission should be focused on enlargement

European Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said that the further enlargement of EU is inevitable, and the only question is how many countries will join and when. Varhelyi said that investment in enlargement of the EU is an investment in peace. At the moment, Albania and Montenegro have hopes of...
Balkans 16.11.24 | 00:14

Orban: Serbia does not need the European Union, but the EU needs Serbia

Serbia does not need the European Union, but the European Union needs Serbia, said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a meeting of the Council of strategic cooperation between Serbia and Hungary. If somebody wants to see what Serbia can offer to the European economy, I suggest he visits Belgrade...
Balkans 02.11.24 | 09:52

Fourteen killed in a railway station collapse in Novi Sad, a Macedonian citizen is among the casualties

Fourteen persons, including a Macedonian citizen, died in the tragic collapse in the Novi Sad railway station in Serbia. A platform at the entrance of the station weighing tons suddenly crashed on passengers yesterday at noon. The Macedonian citizen who was killed was identified as 45 year old Vasko...
Balkans 27.10.24 | 22:29

Borisov wins Bulgarian elections, but again without conclusive majority

Exit polls in Bulgaria show that the conservative GERB party led by former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is handily winning in the latest general elections, but that, like in the half dozen previous attempts, it will find it difficult to actually form a Government. GERB is winning with 26.4 percent of...
Balkans 21.10.24 | 19:59

Albania could join the EU in five years

Albania could join the European Union by the end of the term of the current Commission, said outgoing Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi, as he was welcoming the opening of EU accession talks for the country. Albania’s strong dedication to the reform process led us to the opening of the first...
Balkans 15.10.24 | 19:04

Szijjarto: EU officials say one thing about enlargement in public, and another in private

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that it would be ideal if Macedonia and Bosnia also began their EU accession talks by the end of 2024. Szijjarto was speaking during a press conference organized to mark Albania’s opening of EU accession talks, and said that enlargement is an issue...
Balkans 09.10.24 | 19:49

Orban calls on the EU to fulfill its promise to the Balkans

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called on the European Union to meet its obligations toward the Balkans, and admit the countries of the region as members. The enlargement policy is an important part of the Hungarian program. The integration of the Western Balkans countries to the EU is a crucial...
Balkans 05.10.24 | 20:39

Zdravko Čolić exhibited compassion by providing relief to those affected by the floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zdravko Cholich has once again demonstrated his commitment to humanitarian causes, this time by helping the victims of the recent floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Throughout his long career, Cholich has been involved in many charitable actions, and now, as reported by Bosnian media, he has stepped up...
Balkans 05.10.24 | 13:32

BiH will hold local elections, and decisions on the flooded areas will still be made

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decided that all electoral commissions within the electoral units will proceed with delivering election materials to the electoral boards today as per the established plans. However, this excludes the electoral units of Jablanica, Konjić,...
Balkans 04.10.24 | 21:40

Kurti demands the surrender of Radoicic as a condition for continuing the dialogue with Serbia

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has called on Serbia to hand over Milan Radoičić, the former vice-president of the largest political party representing Kosovo Serbs, who claimed responsibility for last year’s terrorist attack in Banjska, northern Kosovo. Kurti has made this demand a condition...
Balkans 25.09.24 | 18:37

Serbs will travel without a green card in Macedonia

This cost for the citizens of Serbia, but also for the citizens of the other members of the CEFTA agreement, should be abolished, Zdravko Ilic, an expert on trade in services at the CEFTA Secretariat in Brussels, tells Kurir. Serbia used its role as chairman of CEFTA, which consists of Albania, Bosnia...
Balkans 24.09.24 | 22:06

In Kosovo since January of this year, there have been 38 attacks on journalists, says the journalist association

From January to September this year, 38 attacks on journalists were registered in Kosovo, while the Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AGK) considers 2023 to be the year with the most attacks on media workers – a total of 74, reported the MIA correspondent from Prishtina. At the presentation...
Balkans 17.09.24 | 19:09

Kurti: While Vucic proposes confrontation-inducing harsh measures, I provide three nonviolent suggestions

The actions declared by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to Kosovo in his speech to the public, according to Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, “were made in his desperation and are not peaceful at all.”Kurti called Vucic’s stated actions “aggressive,” but his requirements...
Balkans 16.09.24 | 21:04

Strong earthquake in Romania

Today, the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria, Zhelyasko Radukov, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, where concerns were expressed about the deviation from the agreed protocol for photographing the two Presidents. The Bulgarian side was asked to provide further clarification,...
Balkans 13.09.24 | 21:26

The military aircraft disaster claimed the lives of two Bulgarian pilots

The L-39 ZA military aircraft crashed in Graf Ignatievo, killing both of its pilots. At a press conference in front of the base close to Plovdiv, Bulgarian Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and Acting Minister of Defence Atanas Zaprianov made these announcements.The two soldiers were highly experienced...
Balkans 10.09.24 | 18:35

The EU reminded Serbia and Kosovo to respect the Ohrid Agreement

The spokesperson of the European Union, Peter Stano, said today that Belgrade and Pristina are obliged to implement the Ohrid Agreement. – The contract is legally binding and both parties are obliged to implement it. The agreement states that it becomes part of their path to accession to the EU, Stano...
Balkans 09.09.24 | 22:02

EU may hold conferences with Albania, Serbia and possibly Macedonia in October

European Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi announced that the EU may hold inter-governmental conferences with Serbia, Albania and possibly with Macedonia in October. The conferences are important in beginning or advancing the EU accession talks, which have been stalled for all Balkan countries. Macedonia...
Balkans 01.09.24 | 09:10

Vucic believes that no Balkan country will join the EU before Ukraine

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that he does not expect any Balkan country to join the European Union by 2030, and that Ukraine will be the first to join. Only after I believe that Serbia, Albania, Montenegro and, hopefully, if the Bulgarians allow it, Macedonia, can join. But only after Ukraine...
Balkans 29.08.24 | 15:28

Macron Visits Serbia to Finalize Sale of French Rafale Jets Amid Sensitive EU Relations

The AFP news agency reported today that French President Emmanuel Macron is on a two-day visit to Serbia, where he aims to finalize the sale of 12 French Rafale fighter jets to the Balkan nation, which maintains friendly ties with Russia, according to Beta. AFP highlighted an interview with Serbian President...
Balkans 24.08.24 | 18:57

Vucic: Regarding the future of the nation, I had insightful and significant discussions with the head of the CIA

Aleksandar Vucic, the president of Serbia, stated in Belgrade today that he laughed at people who argued that the visit to Serbia was transparent and covert in Bosnia and Herzegovina and that he had excellent and very helpful talks with William Burns, the director of the American Central Intelligence...
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