The Cube Kosovo and Serbia sign historic deal on rail and road links It comes weeks after Belgrade and Pristina agreed to resume direct flights for the first time since the Kosovo War. 14/02/2020
state of the union Europe on reset: Macron in Poland and new rules for new members This week is the first without Britain as a member, and the EU was keen to reset its route. The French President was in Poland and the Commission laid out new methods for those keen to join the bloc. 07/02/2020
Serbia Serbia president 'fed up of being lectured' over ties with Russia "Do your job," said Vučić. "You are sovereign states. Serbia is a sovereign state. We do everything that is for the best for our people and for our country.” 21/01/2020
The Cube Kosovo-Serbia flights to restart after two decades | #TheCube There have been no commercial flights between Kosovo and Serbia in 21 years and it takes over five hours overland from Belgrade to Pristina. 21/01/2020
Croatia Watch: EU must keep promises to Balkans on enlargement — Von der Leyen "We have to deliver and keep our promises," von der Leyen said — in contrast to France's Macron who opposed opening accession talks until after reforms. 10/01/2020
Croatia Croatian Social Democrat beats incumbent president in runoff vote Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, the incumbent president of Croatia, has lost Sunday's runoff election to Zoran Milanović, leader of the country's Social Democrat party. 04/01/2020
Republic of Northern Macedonia North Macedonia PM resigns over stalled EU talks France, supported by Denmark and the Netherlands, strongly opposed membership talks with North Macedonia and Albania. 03/01/2020
World Croatia urged to push EU enlargement during presidential term Western Balkan countries want the EU's newest member, Croatia, to push enlargement of the bloc during its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union 02/01/2020
Montenegro Parliament punch-up as Montenegro passes controversial religious law The Serbian Orthodox Church opposes the law which it argues is a mean for the government to strip it of its property. 27/12/2019
Croatia Croatia presidential race to go to runoff on January 5 Conservative incumbent Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who is running for a second term, will face a run-off on January 5. 22/12/2019
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
Smart Regions EU renewable energy project lights the way A European Union-funded renewable energy project is helping to build bridges in the Balkans – and saving money at the same time. 16/12/2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina 'Ashamed' European rights chief demands closure of Bosnia camp “This is not a place for human beings,” said Dunja Mijatovic, Council of Europe rights commissioner as she visited the Vucjak camp. “It should be closed." 03/12/2019
Albania Albania's national day marked by rescuers amid rubble of earthquake It was supposed to be a national day of celebration, but Thursday instead saw Albanians recovering bodies from rubble or burying their loved ones. 28/11/2019
Albania Albanians sleeping in cars at roadside to stay safe after deadly quake Parked cars lined highways as Albanians slept on the roadside, heeding warnings not to return indoors until engineers can check quake-shaken buildings. 28/11/2019
Good Morning Europe 'One of the worst days in the Albanian people’s history' The Head of News at Euronews Albania has given a personal account of the devastation in the port city of Durres after revisiting the site of damage caused by a 6.4 earthquake. 27/11/2019
Serbia Serbia's Vucic admitted to hospital with heart problems The 49-year-old leader was admitted to a military hospital in Belgrade. 16/11/2019
World Western Balkan leaders plot their own 'mini-Schengen' zone After Albania and North Macedonia had their EU accession bid vetoed weeks ago, Western Balkan leaders have met to discuss their own free transit zone. 11/11/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: fallout from Balkan enlargement stalemate "I would like to make a political comment at least only with what I believe. Let's be very careful with the Balkans. Don't let the Balkans get reBalkanised in the old way things were happening then," EU Commissioner Avramopoulos told reporters 16/10/2019
View Kosovo’s fate in the Western Balkans will determine the future stability of Europe | View Eleven years after the declaration of independence, four major European countries still do not recognise Kosovo as a country, which remains an obstacle to its efforts to integrate into European and world organisations. 30/09/2019
The Cube Belgrade Pride: We're 'not giving up' on LGBT rights Marching under the slogan 'I’m not giving up’ on LGBT rights, Sunday evening saw thousands take part in Belgrade’s eighth Pride Parade. 16/09/2019
world news Could delays to Balkan enlargement undermine the EU? France and the Netherlands have shown reluctance about allowing any more members, but could that sabotage EU influence in the Balkans? 11/08/2019
Serbia Euronews to launch Serbia news channel Euronews has signed a deal with Serbian media group HD-WIN to launch Euronews Serbia, a news channel and digital platform aimed at a Serbian-speaking audience. 15/07/2019
Serbia EU-Western Balkans summit: Is enlargement in sight? | Euronews Answers “The place of the Western Balkans is inside the European Union,” EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn said in his keynote speech on Thursday. But how serious is the EU in its commitment to continue the integration process? Euronews answers. 05/07/2019
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
