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Serbia records lowest support for EU in Western Balkans, survey shows
BNE Intellinews
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Support for European Union (EU) membership in Serbia has dropped to the lowest level in the Western Balkans, a new Eurobarometer survey showed on September 2, underscoring the country’s strained ties with the bloc amid stalled accession talks and...
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BALKAN BLOG: One step forward, two steps back in Kosovo's deadlocked parliament
BNE Intellinews
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Since February’s general election in Kosovo, political infighting and procedural deadlocks have left the country’s institutions half-paralysed, while citizens watch as their government struggles to function. From the stalled election of the...
Who Supports BiH’s Accession To The EU The Most
Sarajevo Times
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September 3, 2025
The majority of Croatian citizens support further enlargement of the European Union (EU), and they support Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) accession the most, according to the results of a special Eurobarometer on enlargement published by the...
The ‘illegal’ plan to get Ukraine into the EU
EurActiv
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September 3, 2025
This is Eddy Wax, with Nicoletta Ionta and the rest of Euractiv’s newsroom. Welcome back to The Capitals. In today's report: Russia: As peace talks stall, Donald Trump said he's "very disappointed" in Vladimir Putin Ukraine: Slovak PM Robert Fico...
Ban on Movement in Forests in North Macedonia Extended Due to Ongoing Wildfire Risk
Bulgarian News Agency
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The ban on movement in the forests of the Republic of North Macedonia has been extended until September 30, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy in Skopje said here on Tuesday. The institution is urging citizens to exercise...
Bulgaria Urges North Macedonia to Honor EU Commitments, Rejects Any Changes to Consensus
Novinite
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Bulgaria has reiterated its firm stance regarding the European path of the Republic of North Macedonia, emphasizing the need for Skopje to honor its commitments to the European Union. In a letter addressed to EU member state counterparts and...
Bulgarian FM Georg Georgiev: No change to the agreed European consensus is possible; we expect the North Macedonia to fulfill its commitments
BGNES
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September 2, 2025
Bulgaria expresses growing concern about the Republic of North Macedonia's continued failure to fulfill its commitments to the European Union. In a letter, Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev informed his colleagues from the European Union member...
North Macedonia PM Claims He Was Spied on While in Opposition
Balkan Insight
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September 2, 2025
The head of North Macedonia’s National Security Agency, ANB, Bojan Hristovski [L] and Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski attend the ANB’s sixth anniversary celebration in Skopje, September 1, 2025. Photo: ANB. After Prime Minister Hristijian...
Eurobarometer: 69% of young people in North Macedonia want the EU, only 33% in Serbia
BGNES
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September 2, 2025
Today, the European Commission published a new special Eurobarometer survey showing that young Europeans strongly support EU enlargement. In the Western Balkans, the highest support is in Albania (91%) and North Macedonia (69%), while respondents...
Russia Wants to Dismantle NATO – Hybrid Threats are Next
WPRO - Rhode Island
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September 2, 2025
With discussions around the end of war in Ukraine, NATO allies are left to ask a hard question: what comes next for the Alliance? The consensus among the policy community is clear — Vladimir Putin’s strategic objective is to dismantle NATO. While...
Bulgarians Show Measured Support for EU Enlargement, Support Split by Candidate Country – Eurobarometer
Bulgarian News Agency
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The largest group of Bulgarians (40%) are somewhat in favour of further enlargement of the EU, according to a new Eurobarometer survey released Tuesday by the European Commission. The like figure for the EU in general is 46%. The survey looked...
Majority of Croatians Support EU Enlargement, Strongest Backing for Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Dubrovnik Times
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ZAGREB – A majority of Croatian citizens support further enlargement of the European Union, with the strongest backing given to the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to the results of a special Eurobarometer survey on EU enlargement...
Bulgaria's Top Diplomat to His EU Counterparts: No Change to Agreed European Consensus Possible, N Macedonia Expected to Fulfill Commitments
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria expresses growing concern about North Macedonia's continued failure to fulfill its commitments to the European Union, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Tuesday. In a letter, Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev informed his...
North Macedonia: Airport passenger traffic increases in the first half of the year
Tornos News
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September 1, 2025
Passenger traffic at North Macedonia's airports increased by 5% in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year, according to data from the country's State Statistical Service. In particular, Skopje International Airport and...
Greek Police Say Millions of Euros Taken in EU Farming Funds Fraud
Balkan Insight
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September 2, 2025
Greek Minister of Citizens Protection, Michalis Chrisochoidis, in Brussels, 4 March 2020. Photo: EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ The Greek Minister of Citizens Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, on Monday presented the first results of a police...
Bulgaria Mourns Kiril Kadiiski, Renowned Poet, Essayist, and Translator
Novinite
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Renowned Bulgarian poet and translator Kiril Kadiiski has died at the age of 78, the Colibri publishing house announced on Facebook. His passing on August 31 marked the loss of a prominent literary figure whose work spanned poetry, essays, and...
Eurobarometer: Most of the EU population supports enlargemen
The Odessa Journal
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Most EU citizens support further enlargement of the European Union, while opinion polls in candidate countries indicate widespread approval of joining the EU. These are the findings of a recently published special Eurobarometer survey. "The survey...
13% of Cypriots in favour of Turkey joining EU
Cyprus Mail
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September 2, 2025
Just 13 per cent of Cypriots favour the idea of Turkey joining the European Union, according to data published by the EU’s Eurobarometer survey on Tuesday. Meanwhile, 84 per cent of Cypriots said they would be against the idea of Turkey joining...
GRANTS: North Macedonia Film Agency Announces Production Grants for 2025
The Film New Europe
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SKOPJE: The North Macedonia Film Agency has distributed 598,373 EUR / 36.8 m MKD as production grants for feature, short, animated and documentary films, as well as minority coproductions, in the first batch of production grants in 2025. A total...
Border Police Detain Citizen of North Macedonia Caught with EUR 89,000 in Hidden Cash
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria's Border Police have detained a citizen of the Republic of North Macedonia caught with EUR 89,000 in hidden cash, the police press service said. The incident occurred at the Gyueshevo border checkpoint on August 29, as the 40-year-old...