Balkans
Snowfall Sweeps Shipka Pass: Tourists Advised Caution Amidst Weather Warnings
Today, the iconic "Shipka" pass finds itself enveloped in a blanket of snow, with temperatures plummeting to minus 3 degrees Celsius.
Foreign Ministry welcomes start of Bosnia and Herzegovina EU accession negotiations
The Foreign Ministry has said it "warmly welcomes the decision of the European Council to start the accession negotiations of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the European Union."
US envoy travels to Montenegro to support its EU bid as war in Ukraine rages on
A senior US official visited Montenegro Monday to offer support to the small Balkan nation seeking to join the European Union.
During a press conference in the capital Podgorica, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar said Montenegro should be next in line to join the 27-nation bloc.
A new approach to the Western Balkans? Bosnia, the EU and the US
The European Commission is set to recommend that the EU open accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina, despite lingering ethnic divisions in the Western Balkan country. At the same time, US Special Representative to the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar is also in the region.
Mali: Open Balkan states have officially established common labour market
BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali announced the Open Balkan member states - Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia - had on Friday, March 1 officially established a common labour market.
Mali said electronic services for applications by workers would become available next week and that the eGovernment portals of the three countries would become interconnected.
Vučić: The goal - 140 or 150 billion in the next 10 years PHOTO/VIDEO
On the eve of the summit, Vui assessed that connecting economies, removing obstacles and progressing towards a single market are "big goals that lead to the essential development" of Serbia and the region and a better future for all citizens.
Vucic: Our goal is to boost GDP to 140 or 150 bln over next decade
TIRANA - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday Serbia would double its GDP to 140 or 150 bln euros over the next ten years.
Vucic: Serbia must assess its position regarding ammo production
TIRANA - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in Tirana on Wednesday evening he had ordered the army to restock its ammunition reserves to 100 pct from the present 62 pct and that Serbia needed to assess its position regarding joint ammunition production by Western Balkan countries and Ukraine.
Vucic, Michel discuss Serbia-EU relations, situation in Kosovo-Metohija
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke by phone with European Council President Charles Michel on Tuesday.
Kathimerini Forum: Signs of optimism in the Western Balkans, but no closer to EU accession
There are signs of optimism in the Western Balkan, but the countries in the region are not closer to becoming part of the European Union, despite the bloc's investments, said Migration Minister Dimitris Kairidis on Tuesday.