Tag: western balkans
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Borrell: EU to help war-affected Western Balkan economies
European Union foreign policy chief says bloc will support Western Balkan countries to overcome economic crisis caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated ... -
Serbia is the most Russophile country in Europe – OpEd – Eurasia Review
Kosovo’s accession to NATO through accelerated procedures is one of the ways to stop Serbian military expansion and the annexation of northern Kosovo. NATO will give ... -
bne IntelliNews – Women in emerging Europe have 86% of men’s economic rights
Women in the emerging Europe region have just over 86% of the legal rights granted to men, on average, according to data compiled by the World ... -
Transition economies in the UNECE region can harness e-commerce in their post-Covid recovery, but many obstacles remain 28 January
During the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by the constraints imposed by social distancing measures and movement restrictions, businesses and consumers in transition economies in the UNECE region ... -
Qatar – The long decline: mass migration hits the Balkans
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Abandoned shops and mostly empty streets offer little sign of life in Valandovo, North Macedonia, where young people are fleeing in large numbers ... -
Transactions of the year 2021: corporate appetite for mergers and acquisitions remains strong
The Hungarian mergers and acquisitions market continued its relatively strong activity despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in 2021. The market saw further consolidation of the banking ... -
EIB lends € 28.9 million to North Macedonia for work on gas link with Greece
SKOPJE (North Macedonia), December 23 (SeeNews) – The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced on Thursday that it will provide an investment loan of 28.9 million euros ... -
Western Balkan countries struggle to keep the lights on
The Kosovo power station in Obilic. Photo: BIRN As a number of countries in the Western Balkans face severe energy crises, in the dead of winter, ... -
Reporters Without Borders denounces EU silence on Greek media law – Exit
10 hours ago Faced with the silence of the European Commission, the international organization for the defense of media freedom Reporters Without Borders called on the ... -
Secretary of State Raščan at the meeting of ministers of the Adriatic-American Charter
At the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia, State Secretary Stanislav RaÅ¡Äan attended the Ministerial Meeting of ... -
Albania opens murder investigation into the deaths of 4 Russians
25 November 2021Update: November 25, 2021 at 9:07 a.m. TIRANA, Albania (AP) – Albanian prosecutors said on Thursday they opened a murder investigation into the deaths ... -
Bulgaria’s third election lays the groundwork for lifting the veto, timing unknown
Bulgaria’s third elections this year took place on Sunday, producing a parliament that analysts say will finally be able to agree on a new government. For ... -
bne IntelliNews – North Macedonia’s largest shopping center opens in Skopje
East Gate Mall, North Macedonia’s largest shopping mall, officially opened to customers in the capital Skopje on October 29. The mall will serve customers in North ... -
Aligning with good practices – International Water Power
The International Hydropower Association has engaged with various stakeholders to help build capacity for sustainable hydropower in the Western Balkans. With industry-wide sustainability standards and tools ... -
Albania has the opportunity to build a more sustainable growth model
The Western Balkans region is recovering from the 2020 recession induced by COVID-19, thanks to a faster-than-expected recovery in 2021, according to the latest edition of ... -
bne IntelliNews – wiiw raises its 2021 EEC growth forecast to 5.4%
The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) has for the third time in a row this year increased its ECO growth forecast for 2021 as ... -
Justice for all must apply in North Macedonia before membership plans can progress
The Western Balkans summit held this week in Slovenia was a timely opportunity for the European Union to reaffirm its commitment to the enlargement process, writes ... -
Promises, but still no horizon for the European integration of the Western Balkans
In Brdo, the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU wanted to push the advantage of its neighbors, before France, rather hostile to any entry ... -
EU leaders back ‘enlargement’ for the Balkans – but not anytime soon – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article KRANJ, Slovenia – At a summit that was a showcase of duplicity and double talk, dreams and despondency, and ... -
Where are the countries of the Western Balkans with their applications for EU membership?
The European Union is organizing a summit on joining the six-nation bloc of the Western Balkans. Leaders are meeting in Slovenia amid widespread pessimism about expanding ... -
EU leaders fail to give Balkan countries a membership timetable
BRDO CASTLE, Slovenia (AP) – European Union leaders tried to reassure six Balkan countries that they could eventually join the trade bloc if they met its ... -
Slovenia urges EU to admit Western Balkan states by 2030
The EU should expand to include all of the western Balkans by the end of the decade, according to a proposal by the incumbent of the ... -
Kosovo rejects US-funded gas pipeline proposal – Exit
The government of Kosovo has spoken out against a project proposed and partially funded by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to build a pipeline connecting ... -
Different interpretations of Open Balkan evoked during von der Leyen’s visit to Albania
TIRANA – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama have been repeatedly questioned about the Open Balkan initiative and its ... -
EU no longer agrees on Balkan membership guarantee, diplomats say
* The EU will hold a summit with the Balkans on 6 October * The rich countries of the North are wary of enlargement * The ... -
Cryptocurrency loan vs bank loan
The Western Balkans region is recovering from the 2020 recession induced by COVID-19, thanks to a faster-than-expected recovery in 2021, says the latest edition of the ... -
Halfway through his term, opinions on Slovenia’s EU presidency are mixed
Slovenia currently holds the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the EU. How is his turn at the bar looking so far? Slovenia officially assumed ... -
EBRD encourages Albania to focus on green economy and digitization
TIRANA (Albania), Sept. 9 (SeeNews) – Albania should use the Covid-19 crisis as an opportunity to rebuild a greener, more inclusive and digital economy, a senior ... -
North Macedonia launches € 50 million electricity interconnection project with Albania
SKOPJE (North Macedonia), Aug.30 (SeeNews) – The government of North Macedonia has announced that it has started construction of a 400/110 kilovolt (kV) electrical substation near ... -
Dangerous stop in the Balkans | The strategist
As two decades of war in Afghanistan draw near to the darkest possible end, it should be remembered that three decades have now passed since the ... -
China’s digital presence dominates in the Western Balkans
Chinese 5G technology. Credit: Rebeccaswitch / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 China has made inroads in the Balkans by dominating digital infrastructure in some countries and ... -
EBRD lends € 5 million to ProCredit Serbia for green investments
BELGRADE (Serbia), Aug. 9 (SeeNews) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Monday that it is providing a loan of 5 million ... -
Forest fires: EU helps Italy, Greece, Albania and North Macedonia fight devastating fires – The European Sting – Critical News & Insights on European Politics, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Business & Technology
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As forest fires continue to affect various parts of the Mediterranean and ... -
North Macedonia launches € 2 million development fund to support Roma businesses
Two prime ministers were particularly angry after the last European Council on June 24-25, writes Simone Galimberti. As already well reported, this should come as no ... -
bne IntelliNews – Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia launch borderless travel zone by 2023
The leaders of Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia agreed in Skopje on July 29 to establish a common borderless traffic zone by 2023, after the EU ... -
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: EBRD lends $ 2.4 million to ProCredit Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina for energy efficiency, homeowners eligible for EU grants
the The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently announced that it is loaning € 2 million ($ 2.37 million) to ProCredit Bank Bosnia ... -
The EU’s credibility as a global player is undermined by its stalled enlargement process
The EU enlargement process has stalled for the past decade and it seems unlikely that any of the current candidate states will gain membership in the ... -
The vulnerable periphery of the EU: China in the Western Balkans
China’s economic presence in the Western Balkan countries is framed by Beijing’s power in roads, railways and the energy sector coupled with concessional credits. (Photo source: ... -
EU seeks clarity on business lending in Greek recovery plan – EURACTIV.com
The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Before you ... -
Montenegro disbursed $ 1 billion for China
© Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline Logo Perched atop huge cement pillars that dominate Montenegro’s scenic Moraca River canyon, sits an incomplete highway that threatens to ... -
EU Green Agenda for Western Balkans contains risky geopolitical agenda – Carnegie Europe
At a recent Clingendael Institute event, Stine Rasmussen, Policy Officer at the Directorate General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA), said she was “not very worried about ... -
The Brief, powered by ESA – In the ghetto – EURACTIV.com
A glance at a map of Europe shows that the European Union is strangely absent in one corner, known as the Western Balkans. And although the ... -
Interview with Ivica Dacic, President of the Serbian Parliament
Where was Serbia in relation to its European trajectory before 2008? Then as now, our desire and our will for an accelerated accession to the European ... -
BankWatch urges ERBD to stop investing in fossil fuels – Released
BankWatch, a network of organizations that monitors international public finances in Central and Eastern Europe, released a report urging the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ... -
World Bank warns of ‘uncertain’ economic outlook for Europe and Central Asia
The World Bank says Europe and Central Asia continue to struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, which is clouding the region’s economic outlook. The Washington-based lending ... -
Pro port of the month: Pirro Vengu (AL)
In April 2021, the Port of Durrës officially joined ESPO as an observer member. This is the perfect opportunity to have an interview with Mr. Pirro ... -
Comment: Cannabis is cultivated, I just want it to be legal – Exit
My project for the legal economy of cannabis has been public for almost 7 years now. What I proposed on November 20, 2014, to the Albanian ... -
Corruption in the Balkans threatens to derail EU membership offer | Voice of America
European Union leaders are scheduled in the coming weeks to once again discuss the progress of long-stalled requests from Balkan states to join the bloc. But ... -
Corruption in the Balkans threatens to derail EU candidacy | Voice of America
European Union leaders are expected to discuss in the coming weeks the progress of long-standing requests from the Balkan states to join the bloc. But recent ... -
Greece and Montenegro will become essential partners this decade
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at a recent meeting with his Montenegrin counterpart Zdravko Krivokapić in Athens expressed Greece’s unequivocal support for the European accession process ... -
Comment: The Nation – A Dark Object of Desire – Exit
We often hear that nationalism is in fact perfectly fine. Because, for example, what’s wrong with loving your people? Well, the problem is, nationalism is not ... -
Brdo-Brijuni statement: “The EU is capable of absorbing the World Bank”, Serbian wording of point on regional borders rejected
BRDO – At the Brdo summit near Kranj in Slovenia, the leaders of the Brdo-Brijuni process, which brings together the states of the Western Balkans, Croatia ... -
Montenegrin environmentalists denounce Chinese pledge to repair damage to UNESCO river
PODGORICA – Ecological concerns are mounting on a stretch of a new billion-dollar highway through a scenic river canyon at the confluence of competing influences in ... -
bne IntelliNews – Money laundering drives up property prices in Western Balkan cities
The real estate and construction sectors are being used to launder illicit money from the drug trade and migrant smuggling in the Western Balkans, causing real ... -
‘Coalitions of will’, disappointment in the Balkans and ‘openness to the East’ of Hungary – EURACTIV.com
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Global Europe Brief, your weekly update on the EU from a global perspective. You can subscribe here. /// The Global Europe Brief is ... -
Weekly Briefing: Bilateral Agreements Could Replace EU-Wide Green Passport – Vindobona.org
Summer travel and Covid-19 In bilateral discussions with the Czech Foreign Minister as well as in the five central meeting between the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, ... -
Digital skills and development in the Western Balkans – Tirana Times
Through Milena Harito, former minister, MP The six countries of the Western Balkans, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, together representing a ... -
New report: Albania’s Hotspot for Drugs, Human Trafficking and Money Laundering – Released
Law enforcement in the Western Balkans must start tackling assets and proceeds of crime if they are to have a significant impact on drug and human ... -
French AFD and the World Bank lend 234 million euros to support Serbia’s green program
BELGRADE (Serbia), May 11 (SeeNews) – The French development agency AFD has signed agreements to provide two public policy loans worth a total of 234 million ... -
Austria opposes ‘decoupling’ EU trajectory between Albania and North Macedonia – EURACTIV.com
The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, with on-the-ground coverage by EURACTIV’s media network. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Before you ... -
In statement, G7 lists many ways they are deeply unhappy with China
Senior Group of Seven Nations diplomats have singled out China in a number of ways that could anger the Beijing government, from alleged human rights violations ... -
EU delivers vaccines to Balkans after China and Russia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – The European Union on Tuesday began delivering EU-funded coronavirus vaccines to the Balkans, a region that wants to join the 27-nation bloc ... -
Biden and the Western Balkans
A lot was at stake for the Balkans in last November’s U.S. presidential elections. Serbian President Aleksandar VuÄić made a failed bet on Donald Trump, hoping ... -
bne IntelliNews – E-commerce rising stars of the Western Balkans
With their small populations, relatively low incomes and large informal economies, the six countries of the Western Balkans aren’t the best environment to nurture e-commerce champions. ... -
Citizens Against The Mafia – OpEd – Eurasia Review
On April 25, 2021, the tenth parliamentary elections since the democratic changes will take place in Albania. Once again the elections will be a confrontation between ... -
Another ‘non-paper’ shakes Kosovo and Serbian leaders
Another day, another “non-paper†in the Western Balkans. Hardly had the dust settled on a diplomatic dispute between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia over the content ... -
NATO military exercises launched in Albania
TIRANA, Albania – NATO has launched joint military exercises in Albania with thousands of military forces from the United States and other countries as part of ... -
Serbian President pursues EU membership, better relations with the US and greater role in the Balkans
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic receives Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 at a health post in Rudna Glava, Serbia on April 6, 2021 via REUTERS / Zorana ... -
After historic recession, gradual recovery expected in Kosovo and Western Balkans, new World Bank report says
PRISTINA, April 27, 2021 – Growth in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia – the six countries of the Western Balkans – ... -
Edi Rama claims ‘great victory’ in Albanian elections
Edi Rama claimed a “fine” victory in the Albanian parliamentary elections, with preliminary results from Sunday’s poll showing his ruling Socialist Party (PS) was on track ... -
The dire ghost of border changes haunts the Balkans
Changing state borders in the Western Balkans is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous ideas in contemporary European politics. So why has a mysterious ... -
Albania is no closer to joining the EU. Its leaders might prefer it this way
It is fair to say that there is little love lost between Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and his main opponent in this Sunday’s elections, Lulzim ... -
Brain drain? In Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia there are signs of ‘brain gain’
New research suggests that migration patterns in at least some Western Balkan countries are more circular than previously believed. While the Western Balkans as a whole ... -
Balkans rocked as leaked memo explores ethnic redefinition of Bosnia’s borders
An explosive memo calling for redrawing the borders of independent countries formed after the break-up of Yugoslavia and reducing Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to a third ... -
Mytilineos lands deal for Albanian substations
Athens-listed Îœytilineos announced Thursday that its Sustainable Engineering Solutions Business Unit (BU SES) has entered into a contract with Operatori i Sistemit te Transmetimit Sh. A. ... -
EBRD lends € 20 million to UniCredit Leasing Serbia to support SMEs
BELGRADE (Serbia), April 16 (SeeNews) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it is providing a loan of 20 million euros ... -
Albania’s real GDP will grow 4.5% in 2021, according to the Vienna Inst. for International Economic Studies – Tirana Times
New forecasts from the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies for Eastern Europe suggest that Albania’s real GDP growth for 2021 will be 4.5%. This year, ... -
EBRD lends € 9.1 million to Albania KESH for floating photovoltaic power plant project
TIRANA (Albania), April 2 (SeeNews) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it will grant a 9.1 million euros ($ 10.7 ... -
bne IntelliNews – Pandemic pushes public debt to almost 80% of GDP in Albania and Montenegro
Albania has become the country in the Western Balkans region with the highest public debt-to-GDP ratio in the third quarter of 2020, even surpassing Montenegro, whose ...
