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Ukrainian Visit to Serbia Yields Pledges to Revive Trade
Ukrainian Foreign Minister says Kyiv delegation’s two-day visit to Serbia – a friend of Russia’s – ended with agreement to restore bilateral trade to pre-war levels.
Balkan Farmers Struggle to Access Tens of Millions of Euros in EU Funds
Farmers in Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia face similar challenges when trying to access funds from the European Union’s IPARD programme.
Ukrainian Visit to Serbia Yields Pledges to Revive Trade
Ukrainian Foreign Minister says Kyiv delegation’s two-day visit to Serbia – a friend of Russia’s – ended with agreement to restore bilateral trade to pre-war levels.
Rise in Overweight Children in Croatia Blamed on Marketing, COVID
New research shows over a third of children aged 8 to 9 are overweight – and analysis points the finger of blame at marketing, parental ingorance and the COVID epidemic.
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May 13, 2024
Nuclear Summer: Czechs to Evaluate Two Offers to Build up to 4 Reactors
CEZ, which owns and operates the country’s nuclear assets, suggested an accelerated process will follow to evaluate the offers from France and South Korea by July.
May 13, 2024
Balkan Farmers Struggle to Access Tens of Millions of Euros in EU Funds
Farmers in Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia face similar challenges when trying to access funds from the European Union’s IPARD programme.
May 10, 2024
Week in Review: Back to the Past?
In different ways, countries across the region seem to be revisiting the past in one way or another, from populist parties being returned to power via ecclesiastical and other religious disputes. Yet we also take a more warming trip down memory lane.
May 10, 2024
BIRN Doc Lifts Lid on Russian Disinformation in Balkans
A documentary produced in Bosnia, Kosovo and Montenegro explores the scale of Kremlin-backed disinformation in these countries and its dangerous influence on the public.
May 10, 2024
Xi’s Visit to Hungary Long on Symbolism, Short on Cash
Despite the lack of new, concrete investments announced, Xi’s visit reinforced the idea that Hungary has established itself both as a bridgehead for Chinese capital in Europe and as Beijing’s political ally within the EU.
May 10, 2024
Moldova’s Rival May 9 Celebrations Highlight East-West Divide
Pro-EU Europe Day and Russian-style World War II Victory Day events in the capital Chisinau showed how Moldovan society remains divided between Soviet nostalgia and the government’s vision of a European future.
May 10, 2024
Week in Review: Back to the Past?
In different ways, countries across the region seem to be revisiting the past in one way or another, from populist parties being returned to power via ecclesiastical and other religious disputes. Yet we also take a more warming trip down memory lane.
