Tag: balkans
Macedonia 03.11.24 | 22:10

Trump and Harris teams make statements on Macedonia and the Balkans

US Vice President Kamala Harris, through a spokesman, told VOA Macedonian that she will work to preserve the Macedonian national identity – which is a burning issue for Macedonia. Our values protect and respect the rights of the citizens and the nations to freely express their national identities,...
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...
Macedonia 15.06.24 | 18:26

Biden extends Balkans executive order by another year

US President Joe Biden extended the validity of his executive order on the Western Balkans by another year. The order warns individuals who endanger peace and international positions in the Balkans with sanctions if they violate treaties such as the Dayton Treaty in Bosnia and the UN resolution 1244...
World 21.01.24 | 10:34

Biden warns about war in the Balkans if Russia wins in Ukraine

US President Joe Biden warned Europe about trouble in the Balkans if Russia wins in Ukraine. If we leave and Russia is able to continue the attack and collapse Ukraine, what do you think will happen in the Balkan countries? It changes the dynamic, Biden said. It’s one of his latest talking points...
Balkans 20.01.24 | 23:35

New German laws could cause a stampede of Balkan immigrants

Changes to the German law, that will make it far easier to get a German citizenship, are likely to have a profound impact on the Balkans. Germany is already the main destination for Balkan emigrants, even as it demanded people give up their original citizenship and imposed long wait lines. Under the...
Balkans 29.08.23 | 18:46

Rama suggests that Balkan countries attack each other to get preferential treatment from the EU – like Ukraine

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, known for comments such as announcing that Macedonia will be taken over by Bulgaria (which he later declared to be sarcasm), made a similar statement during the Balkan forum in Bled. Rama was visibly being ironic this time, commenting that Ukraine is advancing to the...
Macedonia 02.07.23 | 10:05

Macedonia takes over the lead of the Balkan cooperation process

Macedonia took over the Presidency of the PProces of Cooperation of South East Europe, which brings together representatives from 13 countries in the region. Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani said that this will be an opportunity to which all the capacities of his department will be directed. Osmani’s...
Macedonia 22.03.22 | 10:06

Balkans security is still not secured, EU document notes

The European Union adopted a Strategic Compass as a document that sets out its military strategy. It concludes that the security and stability of the Western Balkans is still incomplete due to foreign interference and misinformation campaigns. The document calls for improved rule of law and reforms based...
Macedonia 15.10.21 | 18:17

Bloomberg will open a Balkan TV network, including an office in Macedonia

Bloomberg Media announced it will open an office in Macedonia, as part of its regional TV network in the Balkans. The offices in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Macedonia will be opened in 2022. The regional television and media company will report on financial and business news, as well as politics.
Macedonia 08.10.21 | 11:13

Even as it closes the perspective for Balkan countries, EU demands that it receives public praise

Even as the EU – Balkans summit ended in dismal failure, with Macedonia and other Balkan countries seemingly stuck worse than ever, the declaration following the summit demands that the Balkan countries heap praise on the EU for its financial support. The EU is by far the region’s closest...
Balkans 06.10.21 | 11:19

Szijjarto: If the EU doesn’t integrate the Balkans, others will

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto insisted that the Balkans can’t be treated as the “back yard” of Europe, with no progress in its European integration. Szijjarto added that the other EU member states seem unaware of the security threats that are coming from the Balkans if...
Balkans 03.10.21 | 10:39

Slovenia proposes that all Balkan countries are admitted to the EU by 2030

Slovenia is proposing that the European Union admits all Balkan countries by 2030, the Financial Times reports. The proposal is expected to be raised at the coming EU summit with the Balkan countries, but took other EU member states by surprise given the problems the region and the EU are facing. Accession...
Macedonia 01.09.21 | 21:58

Varhelyi: EU must not betray the Balkans

During the Bled Forum in Slovenia, European Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said that the EU can’t afford to continue betraying the hopes of the Balkan countries. We must be resolute to support the motivation and to assure them that the offer on the table is sincere. That way we can speed...
Macedonia 10.06.21 | 19:27

RTS: Biden will raise the Balkans, including Macedonia, as one of the issues during his Brussels trip

The Serbian state RTS television is reporting that US President Joe Biden will raise the issue of Macedonia’s EU accession talks during his visit to Europe next week. RTS is citing unnamed sources to claim that Biden will raise the issue during the meetings with EU officials Charles Michel and...
Macedonia Economy 08.03.21 | 09:54

Roaming charges between Balkan countries set to be abolished on July 1st

Roaming charges between Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia are set to be abolished this summer. According to the EU negotiated deal, the so-called “Western Balkans” countries abolished much of the roaming charges in 2019, and the process should be completed on July...
Balkans 01.02.21 | 21:59

Albania receives the first Pfizer vaccines, and Republika Srpska got a shipment of Sputnik V

Two countries in teh region received their first more serious batches of vaccines today. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the arrival of the first Pfizer vaccines in the country which has ordered a total of 500,000 doses. And at the Sarajevo airport in Bosnia, 2,000 Sputnik V vaccines arrived...
Macedonia 30.09.20 | 18:09

Macedonia in talks with some Balkan countries to reopen borders without corona tests

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that there is agreement with Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo to reopen borders without the need of coronavirus tests. Filipce said that talks are on-going with Bulgaria and Serbia, in an attempt to open much of the Balkans simultaneously. So far Greece is not part...
Macedonia 19.07.20 | 12:43

Regional comparison shows Macedonia with by far the worst Covid-19 death and infection rates in the Balkans

Country by country comparisons show Macedonia as by far the worst affected country in the region as the coronavirus epidemic continues to spread. Even though Macedonia does a middling job in testing its citizens, it has far more dead and infected citizens per million. In the infection rate, Macedonia...
Balkans 19.05.20 | 18:38

Commissioner Varhelyi says that Balkan countries will coordinate with the EU as they reopen after the corona epidemic

EU Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said that the Balkan countries will coordinate with the plan prepared by the European Union for gradual reopening of the economies after the coronavirus epidemic. Varhelyi participated in a video conference organized by Macedonia and Greece. We need to be prepared together...
Macedonia 18.05.20 | 11:19

Macedonia remains the country with the worst coronavirus death rate in the region

Regional comparisons continue to place Macedonia as the worst performer in fighting the coronavirus epidemic. Macedonia has 860 confirmed cases per million, and has 48 deaths per million. Given that the census figures are highly unreliable in Macedonia, the numbers of 1.792 total infections and over...
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