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What are the preliminary results of BiH’s general elections?
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 5. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Preliminary results from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s general elections show Željka Cvijanović leading the race for the Serb seat on the country’s Presidency, while SNSD candidate Savo Minić is ahead in the contest for president of Republika Srpska. Denis Bećirović leads the race for…

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Serbian government accused of effectively preventing thousands of citizens from voting abroad
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 5. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

BELGRADE – The Republic Electoral Commission of Serbia adopted a decision on Sunday evening designating polling stations for voters residing abroad. Representatives of the Student List, the main opposition force in Serbia, strongly criticised the decision, claiming that it …

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Von der Leyen backs EU ambitions as elections dominate Serbia and Bosnia
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 3. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Dear readers, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was back in the Western Balkans this week. You could follow her messages from across the region on our website. Two stops on her tour in particular showed where EU enlargement policy currently stands. In Tirana, she…

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A total of 518 officials will be elected in the upcoming general elections in BiH
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 2. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

SARAJEVO – The general elections will be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 4. The election silence period will begin at 7 a.m. on October 3, and will last until the closing of polling stations, i.e. until Sunday, October 4, at 7 p.m. During this period, political subjects…

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President of the EC: North Macedonia must seize the enlargement momentum
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 2. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

SKOPJE – President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen visited North Macedonia today as the final stop on her Western Balkans tour. The focus of talks in Skopje was on the EU accession process of the country. “North Macedonia belongs with us in the EU. There is one ke…

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Civil Society Forum of the Berlin Process to take place in Pristina on 5-7 October
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 2. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

PRISTINA – The Civil Society & Think tank Forum (CSF) 2026 will take place in Pristina from 5 to 7 October under the slogan “Proof, Not Promises”, bringing together civil society organisations and think tanks from all six Western Balkan countries to access p…

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Ursula von der Leyen: We believe in Montenegro ’28 by 28’
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 2. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

PODGORICA – “You can count on us, which is why I have come to Montenegro three times this year”, stated Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission last night in Podgorica. She stressed that Montenegro had made progress in reforms “and that is why it had so many cl…

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Ursula von der Leyen: Institutional stability is crucial for Kosovo
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 1. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

PRISTINA – Today, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has urged Kosovo to establish fully functioning institutions as soon as possible. After her meeting with Prime Minister Albin Kurti in Pristina, she noted that the “institutional stability is crucial for …

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Kos: This has been a record year for the EU enlargement policy
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 1. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

BUDVA – A ministerial meeting of the Berlin Process, which brings together the foreign ministers of the Western Balkan countries, the representatives of the member states which participate in the initiative, as well as the EU and regional organizations, began today in Pržno near …

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Ursula von der Leyen: EU accession goal is on the horizon for Albania
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 1. listopada 2026. · Vijesti

Tirana – On September 30, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen started her Western Balkans tour by visiting Albania. At a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, she described Albania as one of the leading countries in the European Union…

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Kosovo has six days to elect president and avoid new elections
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 30. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

PRISTINA – Kosovo has six days left to elect a new president and avoid another parliamentary election, Prime Minister Albin Kurti said today, KoSSev reports. He announced further talks with the opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK…

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Fewer vetoes, clearer paths to membership: How Brussels plans for a bigger EU
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 30. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

The European Commission is expected on October 6 to propose significant changes to the way the EU takes decisions – without reopening the treaties – alongside an entirely new set of safeguards against democratic and rule-of-law backsliding in future member states. For…

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Dodik meets Putin in Moscow
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 30. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

MOSCOW – Milorad Dodik, president of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) and RS Prime Minister Savo Minić met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday. The meeting took place five days before general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina scheduled…

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Parliament of Kosovo declares verdict against KLA leaders “unacceptable”
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 28. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

PRISTINA – The parliament of Kosovo adopted a declaration today concerning the verdict of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague against four former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). The declaration was adopted with 99 votes in favor, with no votes against a…

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Ana Brnabić becomes Acting President of Serbia
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 28. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

BELGRADE – Following the resignation of Aleksandar Vučić, Ana Brnabić, who is the Speaker of the Serbian Parliament, assumed the duties of President of Serbia today. Vučić resigned on Sunday after more than nine years as President. He is running to become Prime Minister of …

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Vučić resigns as President to run for Prime Minister
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 27. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

BELGRADE – Aleksandar Vučić, who has served as President of Serbia since 2017, resigned tonight. Earlier this month, Vučić was officially nominated by the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) as its candidate for Prime Minister in the parliamentary election scheduled for …

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Student List activists forced to stop campaignign in Republika Srpska
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 25. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

BELGRADE – Activists of the Student List, the largest opposition force in the Serbian parliamentary election scheduled for 25 October, announced today that they were suspending their campaign activities in Republika Srpska, the Serb entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They ci…

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Montenegro to terminate visa-free regime with Russia, Belarus and Turkey from 1 November
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 25. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

PODGORICA – The government of Montenegro adopted information yesterday on the need to terminate the agreements regulating the visa-free regime with Russia, Belarus, and Turkey, starting from 1 November. As explained, Montenegro, in the process of joining the European Union,…

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Three years since Banjska attack, no trial for those responsible in Serbia
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 24. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

Three years have passed since the armed attack in Banjska in northern Kosovo, in which a Kosovo police officer and three Kosovo Serbs were killed, while Serbia has yet to prosecute those responsible for the attack. The attack took place in the early hours of 24 September 2023, af…

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European Commission to back Albania’s goal of completing accession talks by 2027
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 24. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

BRUSSELS – The European Commission is preparing a roadmap that is expected to formally endorse Albania’s goal of completing its EU accession negotiations by the end of 2027, Euronews reported. According to Euronews sources from EU institutions, the document expected t…

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EU support for Kosovo Specialist Chambers remains unchanged
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 23. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

BRUSSELS – The European Commission said on Wednesday that the EU’s support for Kosovo Specialist Chambers remains unchanged following the first-instance verdict against former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi and three other former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (…

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SPAK suspends Albania’s Intelligence Chief for allegedly aiding crime group
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 23. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

TIRANA – The Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organised Crime (SPAK) placed Vlora Hyseni, head of Albania’s State Intelligence Service (SHISH) under house arrest on Tuesday. Hyseni is suspected of aiding a criminal suspect and of leaking secret information i…

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Netherlands did not request slowdown in Montenegro’s EU accession process
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 22. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

PODGORICA – The Netherlands has not requested a slowdown or “pause” in Montenegro’s EU accession process, but currently assessing whether the closing benchmarks for the provisional closure of negotiating chapters have been met, Dutch Ambassador to Monteneg…

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Mickoski: North Macedonia is ready to find a way out of EU accession deadlock
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 22. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

NEW YORK – Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that his country believes in European values and is ready to move forward and find a way out of the current deadlock. As Government stated, Mickoski made remarks on Monday at the Concordia Summit in in New York, held on…

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What are the key concerns ahead of general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Balkan · European Western Balkans · Balkan · 22. rujna 2026. · Vijesti

SARAJEVO – OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) election observation mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina have published an interim report stating that the general elections scheduled for 4 October, are taking place in a highly polarised environment…

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