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Thewesternbalkans The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, hosted the special representative of Germany for the Western Balkans, Manuel Sarrazin, accompanied by the Ambassador of Germany in Kosovo, Jorn Rohde. Preparations for this year's summit in the Berlin...

Thewesternbalkans On May 10, 2024, the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi isued a statement on the second round of the Presidential elections and parliamentary elections in the Republic of North Macedonia. The main messages of the statement are...

Thewesternbalkans Former prime minister and current opposition leader of Montenegro, Dritan Abazovic, said in an interview that the European Commission must be more productive, get more results, and move away from “soft politics”, with hopes of a "refresh" after the...

Thewesternbalkans The Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, said that in 2025 Albania will host the European Political Community Summit and in 2027 the country will welcome the NATO Summit. Rama made these comments during the ambassadors' conference, which is being...

Thewesternbalkans. According to different media, on 21 of January, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Marko Đurić said that his country will be an ideal position to host a meeting between Donal Trump and Vladimir Putin. He added that Donald Trump entering the...

Thewesternbalkans On July 15, the Council of the European Union adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility worth EUR 13 million to enhance the operational effectiveness of the Albanian Armed Forces. Funding will cover the purchase of non-lethal equipment...

Thewesternbalkans The European Commission (EC) announced on 1 of July a new investment package within the EU Investment Plan for the Western Balkans, which is expected to raise 1.2 billion euros. This package will support eight key new investments in water...

Thewesternbalkans Prime Minister of Italy, Georgia Meloni, visited on June 5 Albania to tour migrant centers and thank the government of Prime Minister Rama for agreeing to take in thousands of asylum seekers while Italy processes their applications. Meloni announced that...

North Macedonia’s opposition candidate takes lead in first round of presidential election Thewesternbalkans Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, nominated by the opposition VMRO-DPMNE, and Stevo Pendarovski, supported by the ruling Social Democrats, are the two candidates for president of North Macedonia who are going...

Thewesternbalkans The Hungarian government led by Mr. Viktor Orbán is taking over the EU's rotating half-yearly presidency of the European Union’s Council under the slogan of "Making Europe Great Again" - much the same slogan with which former US President...