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23.12 / 19:33

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16.12 / 15:29

Technology boost EU membership: Boost for Bosnia as Sarajevo given 'candidate status' to join the bloc

Brussels added Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to the list of official candidates to join the European Union on Thursday, ending a six-year wait since the small Balkan country filed its membership application to the 27-nation bloc.

14.12 / 15:17

European Union Nice attack trial: Eight people convicted over roles in deadly truck rampage

Eight people have been convicted for their roles in the 2016 Nice truck attack that killed 86 people and left 400 others injured.

08.12 / 09:11

European Union 'Culture of impunity' across EU over violence against migrants, NGO warns

Migrants attempting to reach Europe are now almost always subjected to some form of violence at the hands of authorities, according to a new NGO report.

06.12 / 20:39

European Union Football Russia's war and 'imperialistic dreams' can't pay off, says Estonia's Kaja Kallas

The Ukraine war cannot lead to Russia becoming richer and should instead end in punishment, Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has said.

12.11 / 21:59

Deal week UK and France set to strike deal to stop migrants crossing Channel next week, say British media

The UK and France are on the verge of striking a deal to tackle migration across the English Channel, with an agreement possibly coming as early as Monday, British newspapers reported on Sunday.

26.10 / 12:09

Cinema Deadline looms for ethnic Serbs to switch to Kosovo-issued car plates

Tensions are high over car plates between the government of Kosovo and the ethnic Serbs in the Serb-majority municipalities.

14.09 / 08:51

Russia 'spent hundreds of millions' to target politicians and political parties in Europe, says US

Russia has covertly spent more than $300 million in recent years trying to influence politicians and other officials in more than two dozen countries, including Europe.

08.09 / 09:13

European Union Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have been interrogated, forcibly deported to Russia, says US

The US has evidence that “hundreds of thousands” of Ukrainian citizens have been interrogated, detained and forcibly deported to Russia in “a series of horrors” overseen by officials from Russia’s presidency.

31.08 / 08:29

cryptocurrency Citizens crypto news Southern fugitive Interpol's Crypto Fraud Suspect, Fugitive Turkish Arrested In Albania Resort

Fugitive Turkish crypto fraud suspect arrested in Albania resort

30.08 / 14:45

regulation Fraud Wanted Turkish crypto exchange founder detained in Albania

The saga of the defunct Turkish crypto exchange, Thodex, continues as its fugitive founder is now in custody in Albania. Local law enforcement detained Faruk Fatih Özer in an operation carried out at 05:30 AM (UTC) on Tuesday, Aug. 30, in the country’s capital city Tirana.

21.08 / 10:45

Floods Internet Hacking Video Games Two Russians, Ukrainian arrested for alleged espionage in Albania

Two Russians and a Ukrainian were arrested for alleged espionage at a military plant in southern Albania, the Albanian Defense Ministry said late Saturday.

01.08 / 11:31

Forest fires Kosovo government postpones number plate plan following Serb protests

The Kosovo government has delayed a decision to oblige Serbs living in the country's northern municipalities to apply for Pristina-issued number plates following a set of fresh tensions between local communities and law enforcement officials.

22.07 / 23:49

Protest Environmental activists stage protest at Uffizi, Botticelli masterpiece unharmed

Italian environmental activists glued their hands on Friday to the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli's masterpiece in the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, police said.

22.07 / 21:59

Transnistria separatists set their eyes on possible Russian unification

The foreign minister of Transnistria has said that the separatist region is committed to achieving independence from Moldova and possible unification with Russia, and that Moldova's recent EU candidacy status effectively ends any possibility of cooperation.

07.07 / 16:13

European Union Heatwave EU braces for tough wildfire season and warns drought could become 'worst ever'

The European Union is bracing itself for a difficult wildfire season with hundreds of firefighters from different member states being deployed as the drought in southern European countries could become "the worst ever".

30.06 / 13:01

VISA Tourism Restaurant's unorthodox protest over EU's visa snub to Kosovo

When Kosovans again failed to see any progress being made on granting them visa-free access to the EU, restaurateur Shpejtim Pefqeli decided to take things into his own hands.

23.06 / 21:35

LGBT European Union approved Approved! EU countries endorse Ukraine and Moldova as official candidates to join bloc

Ukraine has been granted official European Union candidate status, after being endorsed by the bloc's 27 leaders during a summit in Brussels.

23.06 / 15:53

European Union 'You are a mess guys': Albania PM angry over EU membership delays

The six Western Balkan countries met with EU leaders on Thursday to further discuss their integration into the bloc.

18.06 / 15:49

European Union Heatwave Forum urges accelerating Balkans' EU integration, after Brussels backs Ukraine candidacy

A forum has urged the European Union (EU) to speed up the integration of the Western Balkans into the bloc, following Brussel's decision to support Ukraine's candidacy on Thursday.

11.06 / 21:17

European Union Ursula von der Leyen North Macedonia: Scholz calls for EU accession talks but fails to shift Bulgaria's objections

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited North Macedonia and Bulgaria on Saturday in a bid to resolve the dispute between both countries that has seen European Union membership talks with both North Macedonia and Albania blocked.

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