Europe News

Serbia: a 'transit' shelter for migrants

Migrants hoping to reach the EU are stuck in Serbia because of tough Hungarian and Croatian border controls

15/05/2018

Serbia

War criminal stopped from holding controversial rally in Serbia

A far-right leader and convicted war criminal was stopped from holding a controversial rally in Serbia on Sunday.

06/05/2018

Republic of North Macedonia

Explained: the Balkan battle to be the EU's newest member

Four countries are at the front of the queue to be the EU's newest members. Serbia, Albania, FYR Macedonia and Montenegro are all in the running - but who will win the battle of the Balkans?

20/04/2018

Kosovo

Kosovan PM’s authority in doubt amid claims state intelligence arrested Turks without his knowledge

Days after a coalition party announced it would step down from government, the Kosovan PM’s hold on power has been plunged further into doubt after he claimed he did not know state intelligence arrested six men wanted by Turkey.

29/03/2018

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Kosovo police fire tear gas to scatter hundreds of nationalist Serbs

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27/03/2018

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

Russia

EU is pushing Serbia towards Ukraine-style crisis, warns Lavrov

Russian foreign minister says EU is forcing Belgrade to chose between Moscow and Brussels.

17/02/2018

Europe News

FMs split over EU West Balkan Strategy

The EU's foreign ministers are divided over the timetable for Brussels' plan to bring six West Balkan states into the Union.

15/02/2018

Europe News

Croatia prepares for EU presidency

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković was in Brussels on Wednesday, meeting with senior EU officials. On the agenda for Europe's newest member state, its upcoming EU presidency and ongoing integration into the European Union.

14/02/2018

Europe News

Serb leader in Croatia for historic visit

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has arrived in Zagreb for a two-day visit aimed at mending ties with his country's former adversary.

12/02/2018

Europe News

Brief: Historic meeting in Zagreb and stronger borders in Albania

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

12/02/2018

Serbia

Near-naked runners take on freezing winds in Serbia's Underwear Race

Around 30 competitors braved Belgrade's 3-degree wind dressed in next to nothing.

05/02/2018

Europe News

EU aims to bring in Serbia, Montenegro by 2025

Serbia and Montenegro are likely to be the next countries to join the European Union, possibly by 2025. After years of stop-start progress, the EU is making a new push to bring in the Western Balkan nations.

19/01/2018

World News

Kosovan Serb leader shot dead in Mitrovica

In a protest against the killing, Serbia said it would quit the ongoing round of a European Union-sponsored dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina on the normalisation of relations that was due to take place in Brussels

16/01/2018

World News

Public backlash in Belgrade over Christmas tree cost

Locals and opposition politicians accuse authorities in the Serbian capital of corruption over high-price of Christmas tree.

24/12/2017

Serbia

Migrants face harsh winter weather on Serbian border

Amid biting wind and freezing temperatures, groups of migrants huddle around a fire near Serbia's border with Croatia, sharing food and warm drinks and waiting for an opportunity to cross over into the European Union member country.

19/12/2017

Serbia

Serbs divided over Mladic verdict

As Serbs try to come to terms with their history, the country remains divided over Mladic verdict

22/11/2017

Serbia

Serbian and U.S. army paratroopers jump together to strenghten ties

A joint military exercise between Serbian and US troops is part of an effort to boost relations between the Balkan country and NATO

17/11/2017

Serbia

Serbian & US paratroopers train together

A little more than a decade ago US and Serbian forces were at loggerheads in the Balkans. Now they are training together with a view to an eventual Serbian-NATO partnership.

16/11/2017

Belgium

Serbian PM: Kosovo major obstacle in EU talks

11/10/2017