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Slovenia decides to dismantle the anti-migration barbed wire fence separating it from Croatia

Slovenia decides to dismantle the anti-migration barbed wire fence separating it from Croatia
06/16/2022 | Society / Institutions
SLOVENIA / CROATIA. The new president of the Slovenian government will dismantle the barbed wire fence on its border with Croatia to prevent migrants from crossing into Slovenia.
Austria, border, Croatia, EU, European Border and Coast Guard Agency, European Union, Frontex, Gibanje Svodoba, Italy, Janez Janša, Mediterranean Sea, migration crisis, Miro Cerar, Modern Centre Party, Movement for Freedom, Robert Golob, Schengen area, SDS, Slovenia, SMC, Western Balkans

Half of irregular migrants arrive in the EU via the Western Balkans route

Half of irregular migrants arrive in the EU via the Western Balkans route
06/14/2022 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Between January and May 2022, Frontex recorded 86,420 irregular entries at the EU's external borders, an increase of 82% compared to the same period in 2021.
Balkan route, EU, EU external borders, European Border and Coast Guard Agency, European Union, Frontex, illegal entries, Mediterranean, Schengen, Western Balkans

Bosnia-Herzegovina obtains a €20m loan to modernise its telecommunications system

Bosnia-Herzegovina obtains a €20m loan to modernise its telecommunications system
04/14/2022 | Society / Institutions
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a €20m loan to Elektroprenos-Elektroprijenos to support its investments to modernise the telecommunications system in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, EBRD, electricity, electricity network, Elektroprenos-Elektroprijenos, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Manuela Naessi, Mark Bowman, Sarajevo, telecommunications, TransCo, Western Balkans

EIB Global selects Bosnia and Herzegovina for its first impact loan in the Western Balkans

EIB Global selects Bosnia and Herzegovina for its first impact loan in the Western Balkans
03/01/2022 | Society / Institutions
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. EIB Global, the new arm of the European Investment Bank, is making its first operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina by providing a €20m loan to Intesa Sanpaolo Banka BiH.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Economic Resilience Initiative Fund, EIB, EIB Global, ERI, European Investment Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo Banka BiH, Intesa Sanpaolo Banka Bosna i Hercegovina, Intesa Sanpaolo Banka Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lilyana Pavlova, Marco Elio Rottigni, Marco Trevisan, Sarajevo, Upi Banka, Western Balkans

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

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.
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, European Commission, European Union, Global Gateway, Montenegro, Norway, Olivér Várhelyi, Serbia, Skopje, Vau i Dejës, water purification, WBIF, Western Balkans, Western Balkans Economic and Investment Plan

An ambitious roadmap for the new Prime Minister of North Macedonia

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.
A1 Makednija Dooel, Albania, Bulgaria, Deutsche Telekom, Dimitar Kovacevski, EBRD, EU, EU accession, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, FYROM, Luxembourg, Makedonski Telekom, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, one. VIP, Open Balkans, Paris, SDSM, Serbia, Skopje, Sofia, Telekom Austria, Turkey, Western Balkans, Zoran Zaev

Bosnia-Herzegovina is on the verge of implosion

Bosnia-Herzegovina is on the verge of implosion
12/14/2021 | Society / Institutions
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. By passing a motion on the process of withdrawal from federal institutions, the Parliament of the Serbian entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina is pushing the wedge towards a break-up of the country.
Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb Republic, Christian Schmidt, Court of Appeal of the Special International Tribunals Mechanism, Croats, Dayton Accords, Dragan Čović, Emmanuel Macron, EUFP, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, ICTY, Mirko Sarovic, Muslims, Republika Srpska, RS, Safik Dzaferovic, Sarajevo, Serbs, Srebrenica, Valentin Inzko, Western Balkans, Wright-Patterson, Yugoslavia, Šefik Džaferović, Željko Komšić

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

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.
Arton Celina, bank, Banka për Biznes, EBRD, Emmanuel Macron, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, France, French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Kosovo, Luigi Brusa, Matteo Colangeli, Pme, WB EDIF, Western Balkans

Western Balkan countries prove more resilient than expected

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

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.
Albania, Aleksandar Vucic, Athens, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brdo, Brussels, Bulgaria, Covid-19, Croatia, Denmark, Economic and Investment Plan, Economic Forum on Regional Cooperation, Edi Rama, enlargement, enlargement of the European Union, EU, EU Council, European aids, European Commission, European Union, France, Greece, IEP, integration, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Open Balkans, Serbia, Skopje, Slovenia, Sofia, Spain, Turkey, Ursula Von der Leyen, Western Balkans, Western Balkans European Summit, Zagreb

Integration advances in the Mediterranean, but at a reduced speed

Integration advances in the Mediterranean, but at a reduced speed
05/27/2021 | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. Entrusted by the Union for the Mediterranean to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the publication of the first report on regional integration in the Mediterranean will serve as a basis for measuring its evolution.
Carlos Conde, cooperation, Egypt, European Union (EU), GIZ, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, MENA, Morocco, Nasser Kamel, North Africa, OECD, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Palestine, regional integration in the Mediterranean, trade, Turkey, UfM, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Western Balkans

The introduction of new Member States stuck in the European funnel

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.
Albania, Angela Merkel, Ankara, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brexit, Brussels, Bulgaria, Central Bank of Kosovo, Copenhagen criteria, Croatia, Cyprus, dardan, David Cameron, dinar, economy, Ekaterina Zaharieva, EU accession, EU enlargement, euro, Europe, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Union (EU), Greece, Henry Marty-Gauquié, Jean-François Cousitillière, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Olivér Varhelyi politics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sofia, Spain, Turkey, Turkey's accession, United Kingdom, Ursula von der Leyen, Western Balkans

Ursula von der Leyen unveils the European Commission's priorities for 2021

Ursula von der Leyen unveils the European Commission's priorities for 2021
09/16/2020 | Society / Institutions
EU. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, focused her first EU speech since her appointment on the EU's response to the health and economic crisis and the Green Pact.
Brussels, building renovation, Croatia, Cyprus, data, ECDC, Economic and Monetary Union, economic crisis, EU speeches, euro, European Climate Pact, European Commission, European Green Deal, European Health Union, European Medicines Agency, European Union (EU), G20, Greece, green economy, health crisis, hydrogen, Italy, NextGenerationEU, SURE, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen, Western Balkans

Coronavirus crisis costs Serbia 510,000 full-time jobs

Coronavirus crisis costs Serbia 510,000 full-time jobs
09/15/2020 | Society / Institutions
SERBIA. A report by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Labour Organization estimates a 14.8 per cent decrease in working time during the second quarter of 2020 in Serbia due to the impact of the Covid-19. version française
Covid-19, EBRD, ILO, International Labour Organization, pandemic, Serbia, Western Balkans, working time

Talking point: Croatia's EU accession

Talking point: Croatia's EU accession
03/18/2013 | European view on The Mediterranean
Banking dispute, Bernd Posselt, borders, compliance, Croatia, EPP, EU accession, Germany, Justice, Slovenia, Tanja Fajon, Western Balkans


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