European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos has praised Montenegro’s progress towards European Union membership, stressing that the coming weeks and months will be decisive for the European future of the Western Balkan countries. Speaking at the Berlin …
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz underscored the need to bring the Western Balkans closer to the European Union to avoid power struggles for influence during a trip to Montenegro on Thursday. "The Western Balkans must not become a theatre …
DE-CIX has completed a three-route network gateway connecting the Middle East and Southeast Europe with Central Europe. The new backbone connection between BIX.BG in Sofia, Bulgaria, and DE-CIX Frankfurt in Germany is operational, alongside a direct …
AN EXAMINATION IS underway to prepare for the possible deployment of close to 100 Irish soldiers on a peacekeeping mission to the Balkans, The Journal has learned. Sources have confirmed that high level meetings have taken place between military and …
Sveti Stefan, MONTENEGRO – Western Balkan leaders gather in Montenegro on Thursday for a ‘Berlin Process’ summit that seeks to turn years of regional cooperation pledges into tangible results. Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajić and Friedrich Merz …
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in The UK helped Western Balkan countries intercept more than 100 attempts to smuggle illegal …
Serbia ranks 95th out of 143 countries and jurisdictions globally on the Rule of Law Index for 2026, dropping around thirty places over a ten-year period, according to a report published today by the independent Washington-based organization, the World …
VIENNA, October 21. /TASS/. Attempts are being made to embroil Western Balkan countries into arms deliveries to Ukraine via gray-market schemes bypassing decisions made by the legitimate national authorities, a high-ranking Russian diplomat said. …
Beyond US influence, the Maynooth professor identified the rise of European far-right partie, particularly Marine Le Pen in France, as the single greatest threat to Western Balkan integration, noting France could force a blocking referendum on new entries …
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