Good Morning Europe EU accused of betraying promises on Albanian accession The EU has pushed back a decision on the start of accession talks until October, with many states said to be against an early entry for Albania. 20/06/2019
Albania Albanian protesters clash with police in election dispute President Ilir Meta called off upcoming local elections but the ruling socialist party has continued to campaign. 20/06/2019
Good Morning Europe Former NATO spokesperson Jamie Shea recalls Kosovo twenty years later Jamie Shea was the public face of Operation Allied Force 12/06/2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina Fire at Bosnia migrant camp injures 29 Twenty-nine migrants were injured in a fire that broke out early on Saturday at a migrant camp in a former factory in Velika Kladusa, Bosnia. 01/06/2019
brussels bureau 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
Kosovo Tensions rise between Serbia and Kosovo Tensions rose between Serbia and Kosovo after Kosovo's police said they carried out an anti-smuggling operation in a majority Serb region. 29/05/2019
world news A history of tension: Serbia-Kosovo relations explained Euronews looks back at one of Europe's most violent conflicts and the tense relations between two nations still at odds. 28/05/2019
Serbia Watch : Serbia holds a military parade as a show of military might Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the parade would demonstrate how far Serbia "has progressed, how much stronger it is". Held on Friday, the parade marks the country's Victory Day, which was celebrated a day earlier elsewhere in the Balkan nation. 10/05/2019
world news Balkan summit aims to break Kosovo-Serbia deadlock Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo held their first talks in several months — part of a Western Balkan summit aimed at ending the deadlock in the region. 30/04/2019
brussels bureau Brussels dances to the rhythm of the new Balkan music The 13th edition of Balkan Trafik has focused for the first time on the urban music of the region, bringing new voices on the stage of the European capital 29/04/2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo to host Bosnia’s first-ever LGBTQ pride parade Sarajevo will host Bosnia’s first-ever pride parade on September 8, according to the country’s LGBTQ activists. A group of 16 committee leaders of the initiative Bosnian-Herzegovinian (BiH) Pride March, announced in Sarajevo Monday, the planned march will be a protest against inequality. 01/04/2019
Cult Stunned by war, Sarajevo's culture scene is reawakening Sarajevo is the political, social and cultural centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina. With a long and rich history of religious and cultural diversity, the city has become a symbol of the Bosnian war. Traces can be found everywhere, but arts are bridging old grudges. 27/03/2019
Montenegro Thousands call for Montenegro's President Milo Đukanović to resign The Balkans have been bombarded with political protests of late as thousands marched in Serbia's capital of Belgrade and Montenegro's capital of Podgorica on Saturday. 03/03/2019
Montenegro Thousands march in Montenegro to end president's 30-year rule Thousands march in Montenegro to end president's 30-year rule in third protest this month 24/02/2019
World Illegal EU border crossings at six year low, says new report EU member states saw around a twelfth of the 1.8 million detections at the height of the migration crisis in 2015. 21/02/2019
World Air pollution knocks almost one year off the average European's life According to the European Environmental Agency (EEA), air pollution currently causes almost 500,000 premature deaths across Europe every year. The Balkans are considered Europe's most polluted region. 19/02/2019
View R. Jezic: the businessman behind the Croatian trial that could give Russia the keys to Europe ǀ View Croatian courts are currently holding the biggest trial of the decade to determine the guilt of former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and Hungarian industrialist Zsolt Hernadi, the Chairman and CEO of MOL Hungarian Oil, the largest foreign investor in Croatia (accused of bribing the former). 18/02/2019
world news Protesters attack Albanian prime minister's office, demand he resigns According to the opposition Decmoratic Party which organised the protest around 50,000 people were bussed in from across the Balkan state. 16/02/2019
Bulgaria 6,000-year-old Bulgarian city honoured as European culture capital Plovdiv, the oldest city in Bulgaria, has been officially inaugurated as the European Capital of Culture for 2019. 12/01/2019
Serbia Thousands flood the streets of Belgrade in anti-government protest Thousands of people took to the streets of the Serbian capital city of Belgrade Saturday night, to protest the sitting government and its de facto leader President Aleksandar Vucic.democratic freedoms 30/12/2018
no comment 'Gilets jaunes' violence, Balkans pollution — No Comment of the week We take a look back at the best videos this week from our No Comment section. 07/12/2018
insiders Tighter EU border controls does not deter refugees Thousands of migrants are stranded in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the border with Croatia. As the winter closes in, the external border of the European Union is inching towards a humanitarian emergency. Around 21,000 migrants have taken this route seeking safe refuge in the EU. 30/11/2018
insiders The new Western Balkans Route and the future of migration crisis With the emergence of the new Western Balkans Route and continued illegal migration, how is Europe responding to the refugee crisis? Insiders’ host Sophie Claudet speaks to Gerald Knaus ‐ the founding chairman of the European Stability Initiative (ESI) think tank. 30/11/2018
View Journalists need not be murdered to muzzle free speech in the Balkans | View Why the murder of a Bulgarian journalist matters for Europe. 26/10/2018
View Winning hearts and minds in the Western Balkans and EAP Countries There are reasons for optimism in dealing with the Russian information wars in Western Balkans and in the leading countries of the Eastern Partnership. 19/06/2018
Bulgaria EU's summit with Western Balkan nations promises path to membership Summit reiterated objectives set 15 years ago, and reaffirmed determination to bring the Balkans into the EU family, but the post-summit press conference ranged further afield, to transatlantic relations, and Iran. 17/05/2018
