Prince Metternich, the Austrian foreign minister and chancellor of the early 19th century, is reputed to have said that “the Balkans begin at the Landstrasse”, a road...
Tag - Western Balkans
Albanian and Western Balkans tech start-ups have once again been invited to take part in the UK-Albania Tech Hub, now in its third year. The hub aims to facilitate...
Despite the surge of populist forces in the European parliamentary elections, mainstream parties will continue to dominate the new parliament. With Germany’s Ursula von...
The Visegrad 4 (Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic) have reaffirmed their commitment to closer cooperation with the Western Balkans and have called on the...
Czech president Miloš Zeman is considering the withdrawal of his country’s recognition of Kosovo, after meeting with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić. Mr Zeman...
Hungary has blamed the European Commission for preventing the enlargement of the European Union, claiming that Europe can only be strong if the number of its member...
The Slovenian prime minister, Marjan Šarec, has said that the country needs a new labour force and that a new agreement with Serbia, which will regulate the employment...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
The economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) reported decent average real GDP growth of 3.1 per cent year-on-year from 2015-2018. Nevertheless, average growth of 3.1 per...
Romania has concluded its first ever presidency in the Council of the European Union. While expectations from EU leaders were low due to the Romanian government’s anti...
Russia has provided Serbia with 10 BRDM-2 military reconnaissance vehicles as part of a bilateral arms deal to boost the Serbian armed forces. The transfer is the first...
The European Parliament has confirmed Ursula von der Leyen, a close ally of German chancellor Angela Merkel, as president of the next European Commission. The Christian...
