European Western Balkans

PRISTINA – In a written interview for KosovaPress, Peter Sørensen, EU Special Representative for the Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, stated that the EU has not set a deadline for concluding the dialogue process. Sørensen stressed that more important than setting a date is that the parties implement the agreements they have already agreed to, it was reported by Koha Ditore.

TIRANA – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama stated that while Ukraine is wrong not to recognize Kosovo’s independence, Kyiv’s fight for freedom remains unquestionable. In addition, he criticized nationalist reactions in Tirana and Pristina to the recent statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Ukraine’s position on Kosovo remains unchanged, i.e. that the countr...

BELGRADE / PODGORICA – The latest diplomatic spat between Belgrade and Podgorica centered around several issues, including the treatment of ethnic Serbs in Montenegro, compliance with anti-Russian sanctions, and alleged geopolitical double standards of Serbia.

On 11 August, during his visit to the town of Lučani, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić was asked by a ...

SKOPJE – Today, the solemn session held by the Government of North Macedonia marked the 25th anniversary of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, which was originally signed on 13 August, 2001. The peace treaty successfully ended a six-month armed conflict between Macedonian security forces and the ethnic Albanian National Liberation Army (NLA).

It reshaped the country’s ...

BRUSSELS- The European Commission is drawing up a proposal to redesign rules for new member states ahead of the European Council summit which will begin on 15 October, 2026, reports Politico. According to Politico’s “Brussels Playbook”, this overhaul addresses deep concerns among current member states regarding the risks of the enlargement.

The article stresses tha...