SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The leaders of Western Balkan countries pledged Monday to make full use of the European Union's financial support plan of six billion euros (about $6.5 billion) as they ...

Diverse cultures, turbulent history and breathtaking hidden gems: welcome to the Balkan Peninsula, often referred to as the Balkans. Since you all know about Greece and Turkey (yes, parts of Greece ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). A complicated region with an extraordinarily rich cultural heritage, Europe’s beautiful Balkan lands have been passed through and ...

Prizren sunset from the cliffside fortress in Kosovo - Matyas Rehak/Shutterstock For years, Europe's travel narrative has been dominated by a few big-hitting destinations. Paris, London, Barcelona, ...

Germany's foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, said that the Western Balkans' accession to the European Union is crucial for Europe's strength amid Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Baerbock ...

TIRANA, Albania -- European Union leaders offered a new growth plan Monday to the six Western Balkans countries that opens parts of the EU single market to them in return for deep reforms, ahead of ...

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 ...

BRUSSELS — Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia received positive news Wednesday about their quests to join the European Union, but countries in the volatile Balkans region that have waited years longer to ...

“Our countries needed us,” adds Igric, the founding regional director of BIRN. Igric was a well-respected journalist at the time and was the Balkan project manager at IWPR, from 1999 until August 2005 ...

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The leaders of Western Balkan countries pledged Monday to make full use of the European Union‘s financial support plan of six billion euros (about $6.5 billion) as they ...