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• Ranking Member Shaheen Remarks on Next Generation of Balkan Leaders at Atlantic Council Young Leaders Event (US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations)

  Public Technologies 2026-10-10, 03:52

  ) TIRANA, ALBANIA - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations...

• Europe’s Balkan drug mafia exposed: killings, grenades and a multimillion-drug empire

  Blitz 2026-10-10, 03:44

  Nearly 50 suspects detained as a transnational criminal syndicate faces allegations of trafficking massive...

• White House in ‘full-on panic mode’ over top Trump advisers hired by pro-Putin Balkans government

  The Independent 2026-10-08, 18:51

  While Trump is ‘livid’...

• On this day: Montenegro declared war on Turkey, beginning the First Balkan War, in 1912

  Philenews 2026-10-08, 12:52

  Following are some of the major events to have occurred on October 8: 1912 – Montenegro declared war on...

• Almost 50 arrested as police target Western Balkan network linked to killings (Europol - European Police Office)

  Public Technologies 2026-10-08, 11:58

  ) Nearly 50 suspects have been arrested in an international operation targeting a drug trafficking network...

• SME Policy Index for Western Balkans and Türkiye 2026 – Economy Profile for Serbia (OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

  Public Technologies 2026-10-08, 08:58

  ) The text version of this document is not available. You can access the...

• Durbin Joins Shaheen For Final Codel To Western Balkans (US Senate Committee on Judiciary)

  Public Technologies 2026-10-08, 00:57

  ) October 07, 2026 Durbin Joins Shaheen For Final Codel To Western Balkans SARAJEVO - This week, U.S. Senate...

• Durbin Joins Shaheen For Final Codel To Western Balkans (Richard J Durbin)

  Public Technologies 2026-10-08, 00:57

  ) October 07, 2026 Durbin Joins Shaheen For Final Codel To Western Balkans SARAJEVO - This week, U.S. Senate...

• Shaheen Leads Final CODEL as Ranking Member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee to Western Balkans (US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations)

  Public Technologies 2026-10-07, 21:57

  ) SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the...

• Olympiacos Begin Balkan Cup with Dominant 3-0 Victory

  Greek City Times 2026-10-07, 11:37

  Olympiacos made a winning start to the women’s Balkan Cup on Tuesday, defeating CSKA Sofia 3-0 (25-13, 25-18,...

• Democrats see White House "pay for play" scheme with Balkan gas project

  CBS News 2026-10-06, 17:31

  Democratic lawmakers accuse the Trump administration of lifting sanctions against a Bosnian Serb separatist...

• Bottles, brass bands and a blood red sea: a trip through the Balkans – in pictures

  The Guardian 2026-10-06, 09:20

  Irina Rozovsky’s latest book Black Mountain Heart provides a stunning view of the Balkan states, balancing...

• Monday Briefing from the Balkans: October 5, 2026

  Balkan Insight 2026-10-05, 16:45

  Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries...

• Biljana Plavsic, the only woman charged with war crimes in the Balkan wars, dies aged 96

  The Irish Times 2026-10-04, 23:01

  Biljana Plavsic, a Bosnian Serb biologist and ultra-nationalist political leader during the Balkan wars of the...

• European Peace Facility: Council approves €10 million for the Balkan Medical Task Force (European External Action Service)

  Public Technologies 2026-10-02, 18:52

  ) The Council adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) worth €10 million with the...

• Tajani – Wadephul meeting: focus on Ukraine, the Middle East, Western Balkans. Joint visit to the Farnesina’s cyber centre (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic)

  Public Technologies 2026-10-02, 16:03

  ) Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani met yesterday at the Farnesina German Federal Minister for...

• Cyprus–Greece business summit in Thessaloniki eyes Balkan and Arab markets

  Philenews 2026-10-02, 12:04

  Business leaders and officials from Cyprus and Greece will meet at the third Cyprus–Greece Business Meetings...

• Minister Kajzer on EU enlargement: Western Balkans should deliver on reforms, while the EU must keep its word (Government Office for Slovenians Abroad of the Republic of Slovenia)

  Public Technologies 2026-10-02, 10:54

  ) 1. 10. 2026 Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Podgorica At the...

• Minister Kajzer on EU enlargement: Western Balkans should deliver on reforms, while the EU must keep its word (Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia)

  Public Technologies 2026-10-02, 10:54

  ) 1. 10. 2026 Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Podgorica At the...

• Minister Kajzer on EU enlargement: Western Balkans should deliver on reforms, while the EU must keep its word (Government of the Republic of Slovenia)

  Public Technologies 2026-10-02, 10:54

  ) 1. 10. 2026 Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Podgorica At the...

• Strengthening rural livelihoods through agriculture and tourism: TUI Care Foundation launches TUI Field to Fork project in the Western Balkans (TUI AG)

  Public Technologies 2026-10-01, 10:03

  ) Copy Text to Clipboard Jump to downloads In partnership with the German Development Agency (GIZ), project...

• President von der Leyen heads to the Western Balkans as EU accession preparations continue (European Commission - Directorate-General for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations)

  Public Technologies 2026-09-29, 15:02

  ) Tomorrow, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will travel to the Western Balkans...

• President von der Leyen heads to the Western Balkans as EU accession preparations continue (European Commission - Directorate General for Energy)

  Public Technologies 2026-09-29, 15:02

  ) The text version of this document is not available. You can access the...

• Letter from Washington: Cornered Trump Reaches for Balkan Playbook

  Balkan Insight 2026-09-29, 14:21

  With midterms approaching and polls looking bad, the US administration seems to be mulling Balkan-style...

• 25000 families across Western Balkans now have warmer and greener homes thanks to EBRD EU and donor support (EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)

  Public Technologies 2026-09-29, 12:52

  ) A total of 25,000 families across the Western Balkans have made their homes warmer, more affordable and more...

• Monday Briefing from the Balkans: September 28, 2026

  Balkan Insight 2026-09-28, 14:36

  Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries...

• Branko Zecevic: Balkan steelmakers face import pressure as global trade barriers rise

  SteelOrbis 2026-09-28, 12:08

  During his presentation at the SteelOrbis Fall 2026 Conference & 95th IREPAS Meeting being held in Belgrade on...

• From Ecosystem Potential to Founder Execution: The Western Balkans Accelerator Begins (Wise Guys Holding OU)

  Public Technologies 2026-09-28, 10:52

  ) The text version of this document is not available. You can access...

• Bringing the Balkans into Schengen: a Win-Win Scenario for Europe

  Balkan Insight 2026-09-25, 15:03

  Inviting Western Balkan countries into Europe’s borderless travel area would ease their frontier disputes and...

• Ireland finally buckle under Balkan onslaught in listless Kosovo loss

  The Irish Times 2026-09-25, 12:29

  This was the first game at the Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri since a Kosovan court based in The Hague sentenced the...