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My Europe Series

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

My Europe Series

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

Bulgaria

Euroviews. 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

World News

Euroviews. 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

Bulgaria

EU commits to Iran deal and demands US tariff exemptions at Balkans summit

European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov briefed the press following the EU-Western Balkans summit in Sofia.

17/05/2018

Europe News

EU Balkan meeting thrown off track | The Brief from Brussels

It was supposed to tackle big issues like the role of the EU in south-east Europe, immigration, security, crime but there was an elephant in the Balkan summit meeting room.

17/05/2018

World News

As it happened this morning: Thursday, May 17

Euronews brings you the latest news and updates as they happen this morning.

16/05/2018

Europe News

Nazi memorabilia for sale in EU summit city

Sofia market features Nazi items, banned by several EU countries

16/05/2018

Europe News

Mideast and Iran overshadow EU-West Balkans summit

There's a changing menu in Sofia, where EU enlargement had due to be focus of meeting

16/05/2018

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: 'With friends like these' - Trump looms large over EU summit

16/05/2018

World News

Rebooting the Western Balkans

The focus is on infrastructure

16/05/2018

Europe News

Catalan crisis hits Western Balkans summit

Spanish PM won't be at Thursday's meeting in Sofia because Kosovo's president is attending

16/05/2018

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: Stuck in Serbia

15/05/2018

Cult

Balkan Trafik: building bridges through music

Make peace and not war: That's the principal idea behind Balkan Trafik, which brings together live acts from Serbia, Kosovo and Bosnia Herzegovina.

24/04/2018

World

Jean-Claude Juncker and EU 'enlargement fatigue'

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker speaks to Euronews about border disputes and EU enlargement.

02/03/2018

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Brexit and the beast

02/03/2018

World News

Jean-Claude Juncker warns Balkan leaders to stop corruption

But the European Commission President also said "the Western Balkans have a place in the European Union".

02/03/2018

Kosovo

Kosovo rounds off independence celebrations with military parade

President Hashim Thaci said Kosovo should eventually become part of the EU and NATO, as the country marked a decade of independence from Serbia.

18/02/2018

Europe News

Brief: EU Balkan strategy and Munich security forum

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU's de facto political capital.

15/02/2018