“Montenegro indebted itself in a way which was quite similar to what happened across a lot of the African countries in the context of Chinese loans,” said Jelena Džankić, a political scientist and ...

Located in southeastern Europe, it sits in the heart of the Balkan Peninsula, bordering Montenegro, Albania, Serbia and Macedonia. With an area of 10,887 km², it is today the youngest European ...

Regional cooperation in the Balkans has evolved through three primary phases. The first phase of post-Yugoslav reconstruction (1990s-2003) focused on peacebuilding, economic reconstruction, and ...

My hopes that that we would be spared were boosted by the presence of European Community monitors ... including eight years as the director of RFE/RL's Balkan Service, Gordana Knezevic is leaving ...

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Many non-governmental organizations in the Western Balkans have been left stranded after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly froze foreign aid for three months.

The European Commission is following closely developments concerning USAID assistance to Western Balkans, a spokesperson said. “Once there is clarity as to the scale and focus of USAID in the ...

Nongovernmental organizations in the Western Balkans face uncertainty after President Trump's three-month freeze on foreign aid. This suspension impacts USAID-funded projects in Kosovo ...

(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Many nongovernmental organizations in the Western Balkans have been left stranded ...

It would also send “a strong signal to the European Union to actually extend more support, not just financially, but any kind of support,” she observed. Kosovo-Serbia ties remain tense since the end ...

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Many non-governmental organizations in the Western Balkans have been left stranded ... and the country’s integration into the European Union and Euro-Atlantic institutions.

The Western Balkans includes nations such as Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Albania. The Balkans region overwhelmingly does not recognize gay marriage, though nations such as Montenegro recognize ...