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Thewesternbalkans. At the Council for Foreign Affairs in Luxembourg, High Representative Kaja Kallas emphasized the importance of the Western Balkans to European stability and EU enlargement. She highlighted ongoing efforts to advance EU integration for the region, dividing countries into...

Thewesternbalkans. The new Serbian government, led by Đuro Măsut, must be elected by midnight on Friday, April 18, or early parliamentary elections will be called. On March 19, the Serbian Parliament accepted the resignation of the current Prime Minister Miloš Vučević. He...

Thewesternbalkans. EU opens negotiations on the internal market cluster According to the information from EU institutions, the fourth meeting of the Accession Conference with Albania at ministerial level was held on 14 of  April in Luxembourg. The European Union delegation was led...

Thewesternbalkans. According to the information of the European institutions and different media, on 7 and 8 of April the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, visited Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania, as part...

Thewesternbalkans. As Albania heads toward its parliamentary elections scheduled for May 11, 2025, social media has emerged as the primary arena for political communication, overshadowing traditional media channels. Political leaders and parties increasingly rely on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and—until...

Thewesternbalkans. Endocrinologist Đuro Macut is the candidate for the next prime minister of Serbia. His nomination was announced on Sunday evening during an address by President Aleksandar Vučić. Born in Belgrade in 1963, Đuro Macut received his master's and doctorate degrees...

Thewesternbalkans. A forum of heads of state and government from the “Aqaba Process for the Balkans III” was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 4. The forum is being held at the invitation of the President of the Republic of...

Thewesternbalkans. According to Dmitry Peskov, quoted by TASS, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has received on Tuesday the President of the Bosnian Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik in the Kremlin. "I am glad to see you in Moscow," Putin...

Thewesternbalkans. According to different media, on 19 March 2025 — Albania, Croatia, and Kosovo have signed a joint declaration aimed at strengthening defence and security cooperation. The agreement, announced last week in Tirana, signals an increased level of military collaboration...

Thewesternbalkans. A Bilateral Military Cooperation Plan between the defense ministries of Serbia and Hungary for 2025 was signed in Belgrade on 01.04.2025. After the meeting with Minister of Defense of Hungary Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky, the Serbian President Alexander Vucic told a...