Serbia
Kosovan police clash with Serbs in Mitrovica in anti-smuggling operation
Police and smugglers injured in shootout as officers seize smuggled goods worth hundreds of thousands of euros.
Annual inflation in Serbia up sharply to 5.7% in September
Central bank says rising inflation mostly caused by factors beyond the influence of its monetary policy, namely rising international food and energy prices.
Serbian central bank reports new record for FX reserves
Serbia issued its debut sovereign green eurobond as well as its longest-tenor traditional eurobond in September.
Kosovo raises tensions again with new anti-dumping measures on Serbia
Measures on some products imported from Serbia imposed shortly after Belgrade and Pristina reached a temporary agreement to ease the crisis sparked by new rules for car number plates.
Von der Leyen says EU has to deliver on enlargement
EU leaders reaffirmed their support for enlargement at summit in Slovenia, but they did not set any firm timeline.
Western Balkans falling further behind eastern EU members
Neither regional integration nor closer ties with EU have led to increased trade, investment or overall prosperity in the region, says a new report from wiiw and Bertelsmann Stiftung.
Threat of new EU travel restrictions looms ahead of Western Balkan summit
Ahead of the EU-Western Balkans summit on October 6, a leaked EU document revealed that several EU member states are seeking to restrict visa-free travel for some nationals from the region as well as other East European countries.
Serbia joins Clearstream, opening up domestic securities market to foreign investors
Clearstream included the Serbian capital market in its global network, enabling foreign investors to directly settle dinar-denominated government bonds.
BALKAN BLOG: Elusive enlargement and a reignited conflict
Despite the positive words from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, it was clear that the accession of counties from the region to the EU remains elusive and has no clear timescale.
Serbia and Kosovo strike temporary deal
Standoff to end in northern Kosovo after officials reach agreement ending crisis sparked by Kosovo's new rules for car number plates.
EU and US officials try to defuse Kosovo-Serbia tensions
Representatives of both sides in Brussels for talks after Pristina's decision to make Serbian drivers to replace their plates with temporary ones to enter Kosovo elevated tensions in northern Kosovo.
COMMENT: New skirmish between Serbia and Kosovo threatens the future of dialogue
Without a comprehensive normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo, tensions will continue to fester and the daily lives of Kosovo’s Serbs and Albanians alike will be sorely affected.
Croatia reports dozens of state-sponsored cyber attacks in 2020
Most attacks were attempts to break into the information and communication systems of the foreign and European affairs ministry and the defence ministry.
Nato troops step up presence on Kosovo-Serbian border
Tensions have reached a 10-year high since new rules set by Pristina forced Serbian drivers to change their number plates to enter Kosovo.
bneGREEN: Western Balkans power plants in doubt after China to drop overseas coal projects
What Chinese President Xi Jinping’s commitment not to back new coal-fired power plants abroad means for Bosnia and Serbia’s plans to invest into more coal power capacity.
New law to allow mass biometric surveillance of Serbian population
Hundreds of surveillance cameras installed in Belgrade to be activated for biometric surveillance if new legislation is approved, warns NGO the SHARE Foundation.
Tension in Kosovo escalates following car plates tit-for-tat measure against Serbia
Protests erupt after drivers from Serbia are forced to replace their license plates with temporary ones to enter Kosovo.
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bneGREEN: Serbia issued debut €1bn green Eurobond
First green Eurobond from the Western Balkans to finance environmental protection and climate change mitigation projects as Serbia pursues green transition.
DATACRUNCH: Serbia makes a strong recovery from a modest crisis
Serbia was one of the best performers in the entire emerging Europe region in 2020 and is now on track for rapid growth this year.
Merkel says EU should “keep its word” in relations with accession candidates
After EU accession progress was blocked by Bulgaria, Albanian PM Edi Rama tells German chancellor Western Balkans are “held hostage” by nationalism in EU countries.
