U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Albania on Thursday to reaffirm relations with a key partner in the region and assure Western Balkan countries of Washington’s support for their ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Albania on Thursday to reaffirm relations with a key partner in the region and assure Western Balkan countries of Washington’s ...

When the leaders of the EU and the countries of the Western Balkans meet in Brussels on Wednesday for the EU-Western Balkans summit, progress on EU enlargement will be high on the agenda. After the ...

The President of the European Council, António Costa, will head to the Western Balkans throughout next week (12-16 May 2025) to meet with the political leadership of the Western Balkan partners and co ...

The Western Balkan countries remain important corridors in Europe for drug and human trafficking and migrant smuggling, says the 2025 Organised Crime Index, produced by an anti-graft NGO. Montenegrin ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen began a tour of the Western Balkan countries on Wednesday, assuring them that the enlargement of the trade bloc remained one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz joins Edi Rama, Albania's Prime Minister, for a family photo at the EU-Western Balkans summit.

European Union countries approved a $6.45 billion plan to aid Western Balkan states, focusing on reforms and growth for future EU membership. Aid includes up to $2.15 billion in grants and $4.3 ...

The European Union is warning six candidate countries in the western Balkans that they risk losing out of €700 million ($823 ...