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Serbia and Kosovo partially defuse their conflict

08/30/2022 | Society / Institutions

SERBIA / KOSOVO. Reason has finally prevailed, at least temporarily, in the feud between Serbia and Kosovo. Belgrade and Pristina have reached an "agreement on freedom of movement".

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EU fails to ease tensions between Serbia and Kosovo

08/19/2022 | Society / Institutions

SERBIA / KOSOVO. A new Kosovan law, requiring Serbs residing in Kosovo to have license plates and identity cards issued by the Kosovo authorities, heightens tensions between the two sides.

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The Balkans are knocking on the EU's door

06/23/2022 | Society / Institutions

EUROPE. Europe is preparing to grant Ukraine what it has refused for years to several Balkan countries.

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Croatia to become 20th member state to adopt the euro

06/02/2022 | Society / Institutions

CROATIA. On the twentieth anniversary of the euro as a physical currency, the euro area will welcome its twentieth member with Croatia on 1 January 2023.

Southern European passports among the most "powerful" in the world

01/13/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. As it has done every year for the past 17 years, the British consultancy Henley & Partners has drawn up a hierarchy of the most powerful passports in the world, those that allow their holders to access the greatest number of destinations without having to apply for a visa...

Twenty years of the euro

01/04/2022 | Society / Institutions

EU. The euro, which became the single currency on 1 January 2002, is celebrating its 20th anniversary and is now the common currency of 19 of the 27 Member States of the European Union.

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Banka për Biznes to grant €5 million in loans to Kosovo SMEs

12/14/2021 | Services

KOSOVO. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is granting a €5m credit line to Banka për Biznes to be on-lent to local SMEs.

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Western Balkan countries prove more resilient than expected

11/04/2021 | Society / Institutions

WESTERN BALKANS. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development raises its growth forecast for the Western Balkan countries to 6.4% in 2021.

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Promises, but still no horizon for EU integration of the Western Balkans

10/07/2021 | Society / Institutions

WESTERN BALKANS. Financial aid, promises, declarations of love, but still no progress in the accession process of the six Western Balkan countries at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brdo.

EU Council grants €14.2bn in pre-accession aid

09/08/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU. Over the period 2021-2027, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) will cover eight countries, mainly in the Western Balkans, for a total of €14.2bn, distributed according to the beneficiaries' actual performance.

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Albania, Northern Macedonia and Serbia unite in "Open Balkans", antechamber to the Schengen Area

09/02/2021 | Society / Institutions

WESTERN BALKANS. Tired of stagnating in the queue to enter the European Union, three Western Balkan countries (Albania, Macedonia and Serbia) decided to create their own free trade area: "Open Balkans". An initiative that is not well received by Brussels and their neighbours.

The introduction of new Member States stuck in the European funnel

11/20/2020 | Society / Institutions

Despite his divorce from the United Kingdom and the break-up of his engagement with Turkey, the European Union still seduces, but knows how to make itself wanted. Its only suitors today are all in the Western Balkans. They have to work hard to put a ring on this sixty-three-year-old lady's finger, who is becoming more and more difficult to choose.

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Kosovo President resigns after being indicted for crimes against humanity

11/06/2020 | Society / Institutions

KOSOVO. Charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes by the Special Court for Kosovo, Kosovar President Hashim Thaçi decides to resign and go to The Hague where he is imprisoned.

Kosovo Finance Agency secures €4.5m to support Kosovo's micro-enterprises

07/21/2020 | Services

KOSOVO. The EBRD, EFSE and CoopEst are lending €4.5m to the Kosovo Finance Agency to enable it to provide loans to Kosovar micro-enterprises and SMEs in difficulty.

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Kosovar President indicted for crimes against humanity and war crimes

06/25/2020 | Society / Institutions

KOSOVO. The prosecutor of the Special Court for Kosovo has indicted Hashim Thaçi, President of Kosovo, for "crimes against humanity and war crimes".

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