A Serbian tourist visiting Sarandë and southern Albania has drawn attention on social media after photographs showed him making the Serbian three-finger gesture while enjoying his holiday.…
European Union and Western Balkan leaders met on Friday in Tivat, Montenegro, for a high-level summit where the future of EU enlargement once again took center stage — with particular atten…
Albania and Croatia have agreed to deepen defense cooperation with Kosovo following high-level talks in Zagreb, as regional tensions rise and Serbia criticizes the initiative. Ermal Nufi…
The European Commission has officially proposed launching negotiations with the six Western Balkan countries to include them in the European Union’s “Roam Like at Home” regime — a move th…
A trilateral meeting of defence officials from Kosovo, Albania, and Croatia was held recently to advance joint cooperation in defence and security, building on a declaration signed in 2025…
Truck drivers from several Western Balkan countries have initiated coordinated border blockades at key crossing points to the European Union, a move that is creating significant disruption…
Albania is once again in the diplomatic spotlight as it hosts the 2025 Brdo-Brijuni Summit , one of the most important annual meetings for regional cooperation in the Western Balkans. The …
Starting today, municipalities in the Western Balkans can apply to benefit from the WiFi4WB (Wi-Fi for the Western Balkans) initiative , which will provide free Wi-Fi hotspots for up to 5…
Amid escalating geopolitical tensions, the European Union has taken a significant step to reinforce its engagement with the Western Balkans by opening a European Parliament contact office …
The number of irregular migrants entering Western Balkan countries en route to European destinations dropped by 78% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to annual data released…
The former Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, John Smith, commented on Friday that recent amendments to President Joe Biden’s e…
The World Bank's latest economic report on the Western Balkans reveals that one in four people from the region currently live abroad. While emigration poses challenges, like labor shor…
Leaders from the Western Balkans and the European Union joined forces at a summit in Montenegro. During the proceedings, the leaders also took a family photo that brought together three Al…
In a significant development, the Regulation for the Free Movement of Workers in Albania, North Macedonia, and Serbia has come into effect. Citizens of these three countries can now move f…
Former Foreign Minister of Kosovo, Enver Hoxhaj, has expressed that French President Emmanuel Macron does not support the enlargement of the EU in the Western Balkans. Hoxhaj made these …
The leaders of some of the Balkan countries during the Open Balkans summit in Belgrade, August 2022. In August 2022, leaders from several Balkan countries gathered for the Balkan Open Summ…
EU and Western Balkans leaders, December, 2023 European leaders have issued a call to expedite the integration of the Western Balkans into the European Union, as highlighted in the recent…
Questionnaire results generated by the study Citizens of Serbia and Albania perceive a higher level of corruption in their countries compared to the other 4 Western Balkan countries, accor…
Edi Rama in the room with his paintings, source: X Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has raised concerns over recent statements made by Milorad Dodik, the head of Republika Srpska, in which…
Map of Western Balkans Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) play a crucial role in employment in the Western Balkans and have a key impact on skills development. An analysis of labor market d…
