Macedonia
EU ministers reach agreement to open accession talks with Albania, North Macedonia
Decision "sends a loud and clear message to the Western Balkans: your future is in the EU,” said Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi.
Coronavirus crisis to widen rich/poor gap within Central and Eastern Europe
Convergence to be reversed as the economic crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic is set to be deeper and longer in the CIS, Ukraine, Turkey and the Western Balkans than in the EU member states of Central and Southeast Europe.
North Macedonia and Serbia to postpone general elections
April elections to be postponed as the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase in both countries.
wiiw slashes 2020 growth forecast for CESEE to just 1.1%
Vienna-based think tank expects the coronavirus pandemic to result in the worst year for the region since the global financial crisis.
Retailers urge North Macedonia’s citizens not to stockpile amid coronavirus panic
Retail turnover has spiked as panicked shoppers empty supermarket shelves of cooking oil, flour, pasta and hygienic products, but other sectors are suffering and Skopje resembles a ghost town by night.
CONFERENCE CALL: Passion and pragmatism in the Western Balkans
Western Balkan prime ministers discussed the need for infrastructure investment and the removal of barriers to regional trade at the EBRD Western Balkans Investment Summit.
European Commission says Albania and North Macedonia ready to launch EU accession talks
Mini reports on the two accession candidates say they delivered further tangible and sustainable results.