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The Latest Breaking News from the Western Balkans

Albania and Montenegro could join the EU before the others, Costa tells Euronews

Expanding to the Western Balkans is once again one of the EU's priorities, European Council President António Costa told Euronews in an interview. He begins a tour of the region on Tuesday.

Euronews

UK to sign migration deal with Serbia as Lammy visits western Balkans

Foreign Secretary David Lammy will ratify the agreement as he visits the Western Balkans this week.

Evening Standard

Labour 'considering' sending migrants to 'return hubs' in third-party countries

KEIR Starmer is considering sending asylum seekers to migrant centres in the western Balkans and other third-party countries, according to reports…

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Ex-ambassador to US appointed special envoy to Western Balkans

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Dame Karen Pierce is the ‘ideal person’ to take on the role.

Evening Standard

Frozen USAID funding strands groups that support marginalized people in the Western Balkans

Many nongovernmental organizations in the Western Balkans have been left stranded after President Donald Trump abruptly froze foreign aid for three months

The Independent UK

EU envoy urges Kosovo and Serbia to resume efforts to normalize ties through talks

The European Union envoy for the Western Balkans has urged Kosovo and Serbia step up their efforts at normalization talks, saying these are decisive on their path toward membership into the bloc

The Independent UK

US Official Supports Montenegro's EU Accession Amid Russian Tensions

U.S. official supports Montenegro's EU aspirations, highlighting progress in EU accession and efforts to stabilize the Western Balkans.

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UK's Cameron Stresses Balkan Peace On Visit To Kosovo

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Thursday stressed the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Western Balkans, committing GBP45 million ($57 million) to shoring up security in the region.

International Business Times

Ukraine and the Western Balkans top Blinken agenda for NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is turning his attention to Ukraine, NATO and the Western Balkans after weeks of intense focus on Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza

The Independent UK

The EU’s Plan for Ukraine Could Easily Backfire

Membership bids in Europe sometimes accomplish the opposite of what they intend.

Foreign Policy

EU - Balkan summit opens in Albania with 'greater convergence' on the agenda

Leaders from the Western Balkans and several European countries are meeting for an annual summit in the Albanian capital Tirana, with few concrete decisions expected amid heightened tensions across the region.

Radio France Internationale

European Union leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc

Leaders from the European Union and the Western Balkans will hold an annual summit in Albania’s capital to discuss the path to membership in the bloc for the six countries of the region

The Independent UK

European Union approves visa-free travel for Kosovo citizens

European Union parliamentarians on Tuesday gave the green light for citizens from Kosovo to travel freely in Europe without visas from next year. Kosovo, once a Serbian province in the former Yugoslavia, is the last territory in the Western Balkans without visa-free travel to the EU's Schengen travel area.

Radio France Internationale

Montenegro's president: EU's neglect gave Russia a platform

Montenegro’s pro-Western president has criticized the European Union for allegedly allowing Russia to spread its influence in the western Balkans

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U.S. sanctions three Bosnians for allegedly threatening peace, stability

The United States on Wednesday sanctioned three Bosnians, including the former chief of Bosnia and Herzegovina's spy agency, for allegedly undermining democratic institutions and endangering peace and stability in the Western Balkans.

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