EU–Balkans leaders to meet in Skopje for growth plan

European and Western Balkan leaders will gather in Skopje on July 1–2 to discuss the €6 billion EU Growth Plan for the region, the government of North Macedonia announced Saturday. The summit will include bilateral and plenary meetings between European …

Skopje To Host Meeting Of EU And Western Balkans Leaders

On Monday and Tuesday next week, Skopje will host a meeting of European Union (EU) and Western Balkans leaders, dedicated to the Growth Plan, which will also be attended by EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos. The government’s press service …

BALKAN BLOG: Western Balkans military build-up continues as the world looks elsewhere

As the world’s attention remains focused on the wars in Ukraine and, more recently, the Middle East, several countries in the Western Balkans are ramping up their military capacities.  This build-up is not a sudden reaction but part of a decade-long trend …

Former President: Orban at the Core of Anti-Bulgarian Campaigns in the Balkans

Former Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has urged national institutions to take a firm and public stance against what he described as a coordinated anti-Bulgarian campaign, led by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and supported by Serbian political …

Kosovo as a political tool: Trump’s return to the Balkans

While the world follows complex global crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, US President Donald Trump has, at least momentarily, brought the issue of Kosovo back into the spotlight by recently declaring that it was he who, during his first term, …

Kosovo Prepares For Deportees From US Amid Warnings Balkans Becoming A Migrant 'Warehouse'

With illegal immigration a fraught issue in Europe and the United States, Western countries are increasingly kicking the political football over to the Balkans. But questions are building over whether the countries of the region are ready to catch it. Take …

Bear sanctuary in Kosovo prepares frozen treats as temperatures soar across the Balkans

Heatwave triggers health warnings across Balkans

Temperatures soared across the Balkans on Thursday, with parts of the region expected to hit 41 degrees Celsius (106 Fahrenheit), triggering heatwave health warnings. Meteorologists in Bosnia warned people to stay indoors as parts of the country were …

Balkans braced for record-breaking heatwave

BELGRADE (Reuters) -People braving an early summer heatwave sought relief in lakes and mountains across the Balkans this week, as health authorities urged residents to stay in the shade and drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration. Meteorologists in …

Eurasian Security in the Balkans: Possibilities and Opportunities

At the beginning of each publication on Eurasian security, it is inevitably written that this term was first heard in the speeches of Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2024 — first in his address to the Federal Assembly, and then at a meeting with the …