When National Interests Collide with European Unity: The Bulgaria-Ukraine-North Macedonia Nexus

As Europe grapples with the most significant threat to its security architecture since World War II, the question of how quickly the European Union can act has become existential. European Council President António Costa is actively exploring ways...

Ministers Discuss Accelerating Transport Connectivity in SE Europe at Sofia Conference

Accelerating transport connectivity in Southeast Europe is in the focus of a ministerial conference hosted by Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov, said Thursday the Ministry of Transport...

Pharos expands, establishing AI network across Southeastern Europe

ECONOMY [Reuters] Greek Artificial Intelligence Factory Pharos is becoming a regional AI hub for Southeastern Europe, following the approval of proposals to create four AI Factory antennas in Cyprus, Malta, North Macedonia and Serbia, which will...

Slovak Ambassador summoned to Ministry of Foreign Affairs over statements made in Skopje

Slovak President Peter Pellegrini with President of North Macedonia Gordana Siljanovska Photo: EPA/BGNES Slovak Ambassador Vasil Grivna was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over official statements made by Slovak President Peter...

Hungary as China's Stronghold in Central and Eastern Europe: Balancing East and West

In September 2025, Hungary signed a nuclear cooperation deal with China, further elevating Hungarian-Chinese relations. Budapest’s maneuver leverages strategic autonomy to deepen ties with Beijing and extend its influence beyond the EU. The 2026...

Man from Sierra Leone shot dead outside hotel in northern Greece

NEWS File photo. A 35-year-old man from Sierra Leone was fatally shot on Wednesday night outside a hotel in the town of Evzoni, in Kilkis, near the Greek-North Macedonian border. According to police sources, a 26-year-old man from Pakistan...

Gjurcinova's book presented in Skopje, with critic Zandel

At the Europe House in Skopje, the presentation of the book Literary Dialogues by Anastasija Gjurcinova, introduced by writer and critic Diego Zandel, was held last night as part of the initiatives for the XXV Week of the Italian Language in the...

North Macedonia eyes US visa waiver under strategic dialogue

SKOPJE, Oct. 2 (TemA) — North Macedonia is seeking to join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program as part of its Strategic Dialogue with Washington, officials said, a step that would allow citizens to travel to the United States with only a passport. The...

Albania’s EU ties strongest in Balkans

TIRANA, Oct. 7 (TemA) — Albania has the closest economic links to the European Union among Western Balkan states, a Vienna study says. The index ranks Albania ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro. Kosovo lacked...

Vucic asks von der Leyen for Serbia to be exempted from steel tariffs and quotas

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said today that he had submitted a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen requesting that Serbia be exempted from tariffs and new quotas for steel, although only Norway, Iceland and...

UK sends border agents to Balkans to fight smuggling

LONDON, Wed. Oct. 16 (TemA) — Britain has deployed border officers across the Balkans for the first time to disrupt migrant-smuggling networks targeting the UK. The officers are working with Frontex, the EU’s border agency, to track and arrest...

Von der Leyen to Vučić: Serbia must “double” efforts towards EU accession

Brussels – Ursula von der Leyen visits what is now the great sick man of the Western Balkans. Compared to Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia’s path to EU membership seems to be going backwards. The President...

Why the West Keeps Losing the Balkans

Europe’s strategic map has been redrawn by Russia’s war in Ukraine, China’s rise, and the widening split between Western democracies and Eurasian authoritarianisms. Nowhere is that shift more visible, and more volatile, than in the Balkans, long a...

Award surfaces in North Macedonia mining dispute

Credit: shutterstock.com/TODOROFF Photography An ICSID tribunal found that North Macedonia’s termination of a mining concession was not politically motivated while rejecting the state’s allegations of corruption against the Ukrainian claimants, a...

European security under debate in Copenhagen within the framework of the European Union and the European Political Community

The Danish presidency will work towards a European Union that must take greater responsibility for its own security in an international context characterised by uncertainty, increased conflict and global competition. In this regard, the European...

Films from FNE Partner Countries Shortlisted for 2026 European Film Awards

The nomination for the categories European Film, European Director, European Discovery-Prix FIPRESCI, European Documentary, European Animated Feature Film, European Actress, European Actor, and European Screenwriter will be announced on 18...

Ursula in Skopje: I’m Clear – Bulgarians Must Be Included in the Constitution

“The next and only step before the start of accession talks is clear. You must implement the agreed constitutional amendment. The ball is in your court. The EU is ready.” This was the message from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...

Border security officers sent to Balkans to disrupt people-smuggling networks

British border security officers have been deployed to the Balkans for the first time in an effort to disrupt the networks smuggling migrants into the UK. Officers have been sent to develop new ways of working with Frontex, the EU’s border agency,...

British border officers sent to Balkans to stem flow of migrants

British border security officers have been dispatched to the Balkans for the first time to tackle illegal immigration as talks continue to open migrant “return hubs” in the region. They have been sent to Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North...

British border officers sent to Balkans to stem the flow of migrants being smuggled to UK

21:27, 15 Oct 2025 Border security offers are aiming to stem the flow of migrants being smuggled to the UK(Image: Getty Images) British border security officers have been sent to the Balkans for the first time as part of ongoing efforts to stem...