From 1991 to 2001, the violent breakup of Yugoslavia reshaped the Balkans through a series of brutal wars. Using Google Earth ...

A high-level meeting focusing on the Balkans took place in London on Wednesday. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted the leaders of the six Western Balkan nations — Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ...

The EU and its member states have taken a number of measures to address the migration situation on the Western Balkans route. The Western Balkans are at the heart of Europe, geographically surrounded ...

Gradual access is a chance no earlier candidate has been given: to prove European credentials inside the market before joining the EU. Encouragingly, work is already under way, with two of the six ...

BELGRADE, Serbia — The Balkans, a hotbed of crime and violence during the Yugoslav wars and the chaotic transition from communism, has become one of the safest areas in Europe to live, according to a ...

A 6 billion-euro ($6.5 billion) development plan for the Western Balkans is a clear signal of the European Union's commitment to the economic and democratic transformation of the Western Balkans, ...

Slobodan Milosevic's arrest last weekend brought home to me once more just how much is at stake in the Balkans, not only for Serbs, but also for Europe and the United States. For some, the arrest was ...

The European Union and the Western Balkans have taken steps to strengthen cooperation on research, innovation, and economic ...

— This panel of Prime Ministers and experts examines how the promise of EU accession for the Western Balkans might be realised, and what challenges stand in the way. Our panel of experts examines how ...

Germany on Thursday hosted a meeting with representatives of the European Union and several European countries — including from the western Balkans — in an effort to curb migration via the so-called ...

The President of the European Council, António Costa, will head to the Western Balkans throughout next week (12-16 May 2025) to meet with the political leadership of the Western Balkan partners and co ...