Members of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations warned of the risk of destabilisation in the Western Balkans since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik urges MPs to endorse resolution denying the Srebrenica genocide and says Serbs can no longer live alongside Bosnian Muslims.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a significant rebound in its financial performance, recording a robust profit of €2.1bn for the year 2023, up from losses of €1.1bn in 2022.
One of Europe’s poorest regions is tackling labour shortages by importing workers from as far away as Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
Far-right politicians across the EU have been promoted on the Voice of Europe media platform ahead of the European Parliament elections.
World Bank expects annual growth of 2.5% this year, down from 4% in 2023.
Bosnia has made strong reform progress over the last year, and will start talks as soon as it fulfils conditions set by the European Commission.
EU members are pushing for the start of accession talks with Bosnia at this week’s EU Council, but wider progress unlikely before June elections.
Only the few remaining allies of the Russian president such as Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and Moldovan ex-president Igor Dodon welcomed Putin's victory.
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban’s close ties with leaders of Serbia and Bosnia’s Republika Srpska have encouraged nationalism and authoritarian tendencies with negative consequences for stability, says paper published by EPC.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Bosnia made more reform progress in the last year than the previous decade.
Report says local nationalist leaders and external actors could heighten tensions for their own political gains in Bosnia and Kosovo.
Political tensions and disagreements have blocked key reforms for years, but there is new impetus to pursue EU accession under the current government.
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia have a lower gender gap than the global average but only Latvian women have equal legal standing with men.
Annalena Baerbock says expansion of the EU to the Western Balkans has become a geopolitical necessity in light of Russia's "brutal imperialism".
Albanian PM calls at Tirana summit for fellow Western Balkan leaders to overcome historic conflicts to achieve prosperity.
Ukrainian president and Albanian prime minister warn of Russian threat to destabilise the region.
Policy brief from think-tank CEPS says there is an “acute and imminent risk” of collapse due to outdated infrastructure.
New EBRD report finds low productivity, weak institutions and unfavourable demographics mean convergence may not happen until 2093.
"Island within the EU" is attracting growing flows of FDI, EBRD's Matteo Colangeli tells bne IntelliNews.