Western Balkans still dumps 83% of its waste in landfills

The region recycles little, illegal dumps remain common and the gap with the EU is still huge. TIRANA, Sept. 28, 2026 — More than 83% of municipal waste in the Western Balkans still ends up in landfills. The EU figure is 23%. Recycling is barely moving in …

EU Raises Concerns Over US Energy Expansion and Influence in Western Balkans

Brussels – The vigorous efforts led by American energy companies to strengthen their influence and expand their share in the Western Balkans markets are causing increasing concern within the European Union. Brussels fears that these moves will keep the …

Carl Bildt warns of growing risks to stability in Bosnia and the Balkans

In a commentary titled “Alarm Bells in the Balkans”, published by Project Syndicate, Bildt argued that several developments across Bosnia, Serbia and Kosovo may become particularly dangerous if they begin to reinforce one another.

Putin, Vucic discuss Ukrainian conflict, situation in Balkans

MOSCOW, September 26. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, have discussed relevant issues on the international agenda, including the situation around the Ukrainian conflict, and the situation in …

Đurić Confers with UK Special Envoy to the Western Balkans

Minister Hoxha from New York: Regional cooperation is essential for security and well-being in the Western Balkans

As part of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Ferit Hoxha took part in a discussion on strengthening regional cooperation, organized within the framework of Romania’s chairmanships of the …

Connectivity and Regional Cooperation Are Strategic Investment in Balkans Future, Foreign Minister Says

Regional cooperation, strategic connectivity and sustainability on the Balkans were the focus of a series of meetings and multilateral formats with the participation of Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova within the 81st session of the UN General Assembly …

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

How would all this work? The member states would ask the Commission to prepare a roadmap of criteria: the Schengen acquis. That means external border control, visa policy, the Schengen Information System, police cooperation and data protection – reinforced …

US push to flood Balkans with American gas sparks concerns in Brussels

EU officials have also warned it could threaten Bosnia's EU membership bid, according to the Guardian. "Our ambassador has written letters and pointed to issues that we see potentially with this project," Hujbar said on Tuesday. He added that …

Can the Western Balkans join Schengen?

Expansion Schengen area in the Western Balkans is of interest Of the European Union, writes Christoph Bender, deputy president of the independent research center European Stability Initiative (ESI), in a guest commentary for the newspaper Neue Zircher …