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19 may The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, will visit three Western Balkan countries next week. The first stage will be Serbia on 19 May, followed by Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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16-18 May Tirana will host the 7th EU Strategy Forum for the Ionian Adriatic Region, organised by the Albanian government and the European Commission. The debate will be focused on European integration, Green Agenda, tourism and culture.
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The Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora of Kosovo, Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz, announced that Kosovo has officially submitted its application for membership of the Council of Europe. Serbian President, Alexander Vučić, accused the Kosovo government of "brutally" violating all agreements...
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An informal dinner was held in Brussels hosted by the European Union’s High Representative, Josep Borrell , with the leaders of six Western Balkan countries: Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and North Macedonia. The two main topics of discussion has been the enlargement...
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During the Conference on the Future of Europe held in Strasbourg on 9 May, French President, Emmanuel Macron, proposed the creation of a " new European political community " involving the countries of the Western Balkans. The new community envisages the creation of a confederation of European and...
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Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, said that cases of media intimidation by the Albanian government reported by the World Press Freedom Index of 2021 would be "lies" and "fantasy". The new report of the WPFI has placed Albania at position 130, 20 positions below last year. Pavol Szalai, Director of...
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Unesco, in cooperation with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and the British Council, launched the project " Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans ". Funded by the European Union, the project is aimed at fostering dialogue in the Western Balkans through the enhancement of the...
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The Electoral Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina called for elections on 2 October 2022. During the elections, population will vote on the renewal of the Parliamentary Assembly, the Parliament of the Federation, the People’s Assembly, the President and Vice-President of the Republika Srpska, the...
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An informal dinne r was held in Berlin between the European Union envoy, Miroslav Lajcak, the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, and the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, to relaunch the dialogue between the two countries, under the aegis of the European Union. Following the meeting, Prime...
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Secretary General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ettore Francesco Sequi, met in Rome the Secretary of State of the Serbian, Nemanja Starović. The focus of the meeting was on the centrality of cooperation between Rome and Belgrade in the regional context and on the bilateral level.