Europe News 'You are a mess guys': Albania PM angry over EU membership delays "You are a mess guys, you are a big mess and you are a disgrace." 23/06/2022
Europe News Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia row back on EU summit snub threat The trio are frustrated at the lack of progress in joining the EU. 22/06/2022
Uncovering Europe Do Western Balkan countries like Macron's idea for a two-tier Europe? Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia and Montenegro all applied to join the EU more than a decade ago. 12/05/2022
Uncovering Europe Can new governments resolve issues plaguing North Macedonia, Bulgaria? Both countries have pledged to resolve the impasse brought on by the Bulgarian veto to North Macedonia's EU membership negotiations. But are nationalists going to cause further roadblocks? 10/02/2022
The Cube Most in North Macedonia think COVID was made to control humans: poll The poll also found that 46% of citizens in North Macedonia believe the virus is being sprayed by aeroplanes. 01/12/2021
Uncovering Europe North Macedonia’s prime minister resigns after local election results North Macedonia’s prime minister has announced his resignation following the heavy defeat of his governing SDSM in the country’s local elections. 01/11/2021
Uncovering Europe As EU membership stalls, Balkan nations create their own mini-Schengen From 2023 no one will stop you from Belgrade to Tirana, said Serbia's president, talking about plans for a "mini-Schengen" zone in the Balkans. 31/08/2021
Uncovering Europe Could North Macedonia be the graveyard of the EU's ideals? "If my mother tongue, the Macedonian language, is the reason we can’t move closer to the EU, then the EU is not really what we thought it was – a community of values." 20/07/2021
Europe News Changing borders in the Balkans 'would lead to a bloodbath' He was reacting to an explosive non-paper advocating the redrawing of borders of countries formed after Yugoslavia’s breakup. 28/04/2021
Uncovering Europe How poorer countries on the EU's fringes are still without vaccines Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and the Republic of North Macedonia are among the countries still empty-handed. 12/02/2021
Uncovering Europe Bulgaria's putting brakes on North Macedonia's EU dream. Here's why. Bulgaria's veto over accession talks with North Macedonia is allegedly over language but domestic and EU politics may play just as big a role. 12/11/2020
Belgium 'The Western Balkans belong in the EU', says Ursula von der Leyen "The EU is determined to further intensify its engagement at all levels to support the region's political, economic and social transformation," EU leaders said on Wednesday after a summit with Western Balkans countries. 06/05/2020
Europe News Brussels 'can open EU membership talks' with Albania & North Macedonia After setbacks, the door is once again open for both Tirana and Skopje to begin talks that may lead to them joining the EU. 24/03/2020
Europe News EU Commission presents new enlargement strategy amid divisions The new strategy sets the stage for North Macedonia and Albania accession's battles - which Paris blocked last year. 05/02/2020
Albania Western Balkan leaders discuss regional cooperation The leaders of Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro met on Saturday to discuss how to deepen regional cooperation in the Western Balkans, including in their quest to join the European Union. 21/12/2019
Europe News North Macedonia FM prepared to go solo for EU accession bid North Macedonia FM prepared to go solo for EU accession bid 10/12/2019
Europe News 'We must denounce patriarchy in Europe,' says award-winning director The tale of a woman standing up to patriarchy in a small Macedonian village has won the prestigious LUX Film Prize. Its director says it is important to stand up to misogyny in the Balkans and across Europe. 29/11/2019
Europe News The Brief: The EPP elects Donald Tusk as the party's new president Outgoing European Council President Donald Tusk was elected as the new president of the European People's Party with 491 votes in favor and 37 votes against. 25/11/2019
Republic of North Macedonia Watch: Award-winning violin maker made first instrument for his son Kostadin Bogdanoski showed promise as a violinist but his family could not afford to buy one, so his father Svetozar stepped in. Svetozar is now an award-winning violin maker, and his son a professional musician. 07/11/2019
Europe News 'An historic error': North Macedonia & Albania bids to join EU blocked Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told Euronews on Friday that his country is "collateral damage" in an intra-EU power struggle. 18/10/2019
Europe News EU summit divided over Western Balkans Divisions over the opening of negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia to join the EU left the summit in a stalemate. 18/10/2019
Luxembourg France rejects talks with Balkan hopefuls on EU membership Amelie de Montchalin, France's European affairs minister called the current EU enlargement process "an endless soap opera". 16/10/2019
Europe News Blocking North Macedonia accession talks 'undermines EU credibility' As the EU urged leaders to consider opening membership talks with North Macedonia, Euronews spoke with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov about their EU ambitions. 03/06/2019
Europe News The Brief: Western Balkans - a test for the EU's expansion appetite The EU said the western Balkan countries had delivered on reforms, but full EU membership remains a distant ambition. 31/05/2019
View The EU must now honour its commitments to North Macedonia | View Now that it looks certain the Greek parliament will ratify its neighbour's name change, the EU must help to transform the western Balkans by honouring its accession commitments to North Macedonia. 17/01/2019
