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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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EBRD invests €43m in two wind farms in Croatia

08/23/2022 | Environment

CROATIA. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is participating, through a €43m loan to Kunovac, in financing the construction and operation of two wind farms in Croatia.

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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ProCredit Bank obtains €30m to finance Serbian SMEs

06/14/2022 | Services

SERBIA. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is opening a €30m credit line to ProCredit Bank, which will on-lend the funds to local small businesses.

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The Eastern Mediterranean becomes a new gas province

04/05/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. The problem of gas resources in the Mediterranean, but also of their sharing, was invited to the 11th Cybèle meeting in Marseilles whereas the decision of the European Union not to be supplied with Russian gas imposes to find other solutions.

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The end of Russian gas in Europe reshuffles the cards in the Mediterranean

04/05/2022 | Industry

MEDITERRANEAN. In addition to the general price increase that will impact everyone, the halt in Russian gas exports to Europe will penalise Italy, Greece, Serbia and Slovenia. It could also be a great opportunity for Algeria and Egypt.

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Western Balkans receive €3.2bn in aid from the European Commission

03/01/2022 | Environment

WESTERN BALKANS. European Commission announces €3.2bn investment in twenty-one sustainable connectivity projects in the Western Balkans.

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An ambitious roadmap for the new Prime Minister of North Macedonia

01/18/2022 | Society / Institutions

NORTHERN MACEDONIA. After more than two months of political crisis, Dimitar Kovacevski becomes the new Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia and will try to develop the economy of his country and to get closer to the European Union.

Air traffic: collapse confirmed for 2020 and aborted recovery in 2021

12/07/2021 | Transport

EUROPE. The air transport sector lost 73% of its passengers in Europe in 2020. 2021 will be less catastrophic, but will also remain a black year.

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.

Albania, Ana Krešić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, EBRD, economy, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Kosovo, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Serbia, Western Balkans, Western Balkans economy

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.

EBRD and GEF to finance the transition to a circular economy in Turkey and the Western Balkans

10/05/2021 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Global Environment Facility are launching a new programme called the "Regional Circular Economy Initiative" for the five Western Balkan countries and Turkey.

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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 European Commission proposes 530 M€ for emergency measures against Covid-19

03/11/2021 | Society / Institutions

EU. EU. The European Commission is proposing to release an envelope of nearly 530 M€ to support emergency measures against the coronavirus. Three Mediterranean countries in the process of accession will be able to benefit from it.

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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.

Banca Intesa to grant €20m in loans to Serbian companies and municipalities

10/29/2020 | Services

SERBIA. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) grants a line of credit of up to €20 million to Banca Intesa Beograd to support companies and municipalities facing Covid-19.

Banca Intesa Beograd, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Draginja Đurić, EBRD, European Union (EU), Serbia

Covid-19: Residents of all Mediterranean third countries become persona non grata in the EU

10/23/2020 | Society / Institutions

EU / MEDITERRANEAN. The exit of Tunisia, the last Mediterranean third country on the EU list of residents not affected by travel restrictions to the European Union, prohibits non-European Mediterranean nationals from entering the European borders.

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