Corridor VIII: From transport project to strategic link across the Balkans

Corridor VIII is gradually moving beyond the traditional understanding of a transport project and emerging as a strategic axis where economic interests, European integration and regional security converge. This is the common thread running through the …

Goran Bare passed away: the Balkans in "Heavy colors"

The news that Goran Bare (61) died was confirmed by Mario Rašić and Alen Tibljaš for Večernji list. Band members found him lying lifeless in his apartment around 13 p.m. today, but they say Bare was no longer breathing. For the past five years, the two …

Trump-tied firm helped organize political advisers’ Balkans travel

Continental, a Washington-based law and lobbying firm with close ties to President Donald Trump’s network, helped arrange a recent trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina by two Trump political advisers, three people familiar with the trip told Semafor. Republika …

CNN: Trump may fire two advisers over their work for pro-Russian government in the Balkans

The US President Donald Trump said he could fire two of his political advisers — James Blair and Chris Lasivita — if their outside work creates a conflict of interest. The New York Times reported the day before that they traveled to Republika Srpska for …

Enlargement Commissioner: Bulgaria Is Europe’s Gateway to the Western Balkans

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said at the International Ministerial Conference on Corridor VIII in Sofia that Bulgaria serves as a gateway to Europe and that she expects the entire Western Balkans to eventually join the European Union. …

Marta Kos: Bulgaria Is Europe's Gateway, One Day the Entire Western Balkans Will Be Part of the EU

"We are working to build better connections between the people of the future. Bulgaria is a gateway to Europe for the Black Sea region, as well as for Turkey. The Western Balkans play a very important connecting role here." This is what the …

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

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Donald Trump was reportedly unaware that two longtime advisers working on his political operations …

Western Balkans need investment and reforms to reap benefits of EU Single Market

PRISTINA – Closer integration with the EU’s Single Market could boost development in the Western Balkans, but removing trade barriers alone will not be enough to narrow the region’s economic gap with the EU, it was concluded during the panel “ …

The Balkans are no longer just about Brutalism: their cities are already telling the story of our future

Developed at the Politecnico di Torino within the TNE-DeSK programme, the book, featuring essays, photographic reports, diagrams and various archival materials, is the editorial synthesis of a two-year research project that involved, on an equal basis, the …

Trump considers ‘terminating’ campaign advisers over Balkans trip