German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that it is one of Germany's goals to see the six Western Balkan states join the European Union, but that the six countries have a "long way" to go before ...

The logo of Reporter Without Borders RSF on a screen before the start of a video conference call online for the launch of the 2020 Press Freedom Index, in Paris, 21 April 2020. Photo: ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday said he hoped Western Balkan states would keep making progress towards European Union membership, as he hosted leaders from the region for a summit in the ...

European Union countries approved a $6.45 billion plan to aid Western Balkan states, focusing on reforms and growth for future EU membership. Aid includes up to $2.15 billion in grants and $4.3 ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on Balkan leaders to overcome regional conflicts as they look to make progress down the path to European Union membership amid Russia's war against Ukraine.

In comparison to Turkey’s ambitions as a power player in the Middle East, its policy in the Balkans has been timid and lackluster. The Balkan region theoretically should be one of the main focuses of ...

Since hundreds of Balkan extremists went abroad to fight for Islamic State and other militant groups, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia have come under increased ...

European Parliament President David Sassoli has called for allowing Western Balkan states into the European Union, saying expanding the EU would be positive for peace and prosperity. "Enlargement can ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union should make it a priority to admit Balkan states as members, since they are on the frontline of Europe's refugee crisis, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said.

[Unfortunately, through miscarriage in the mails, this paper is some six weeks overdue; but the Editors thought that Mr. Buxton’s great knowledge of the Near-Eastern question would still be useful to ...

When Constantine, by his defeat of Licinius in 330 A.D., gained for the Roman Empire control over the Balkan peninsula, he set himself the task of learning what was the best position in which to ...

BRUSSELS, Dec 14 (Reuters) - European Union governments reaffirmed on Tuesday their promise to allow six Balkan countries to one day join the bloc, nudging the EU towards finally opening talks with ...