By bne IntelliNews Press freedom has deteriorated in much of the Balkans over the past year, with Bosnia & Herzegovina, ...

Press freedom has continued a downward slide in most Balkan countries according to the latest report by Reporters Without Borders – although Albania, Montenegro and Serbia have bucked the trend.

(A side note for geography purists: Exactly which countries comprise "the Balkans" is loosely defined and often disputed, whereas "the Baltics" is generally considered to refer only to Estonia ...

Poverty in the Western Balkan countries continued its downward trend, albeit at a slower pace than during the pre-pandemic period. Before 2019, the poverty rate decreased by almost 3 percentage points ...

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -Economic growth in the six Western Balkans countries is projected to moderately slow in 2025 due to weaker external demand and global economic uncertainty, the World Bank said ...

"The Western Balkans are described as 'the other hotspot' by figures ... As of today, the status of candidate countries for EU membership is held by North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Serbia, ...

The panel discussion brought together speakers from several countries in the Western Balkans and the EU, who shared the experiences of their societies regarding the impact of information threats after ...

Kos said that the EU has a “once in a generation opportunity to complete the unification of Europe" and wants to embrace Serbia and other candidate countries in the Western Balkans. But she said ...

Russia and the volatile situation in the Western Balkans are identified as the primary threats to Bulgaria’s national ...

in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), drawing around 800 exhibitors from over 30 countries. It is one of the major trade fairs in the Western Balkans. The fair runs from April 8 to 12 ...