The population of Albania decreased by 1.3% in 2022, equivalent to some 36,000, mainly young people, due to emigration, signalling the sharpest population decrease since World War II. The Western Balkan EU hopeful is amid a demographic crisis due to…
The Serbian Municipalities Association (SMA) must be established if the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is to continue, President Aleksandar Vucic said ahead of the upcoming round of negotiations in Ohrid. Vucic is to meet Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti for the next…
The government has put forward legislative changes expected to be rushed through parliament to facilitate the recruitment of foreign workers as the country grapples with staff shortages. To simplify procedures and cut the red tape in procedures to obtain residence…
The arrangement is part of a broader effort to counter China’s military development and assertive territorial claims across Asia. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Erika Moritsugu, the first White House A.A.P.I. liaison, is in charge of both promoting the community’s representation and responding to its tragedies at a time of rising racism. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
The government has found ways to address the milestones needed for Romania to get the second payment of the national recovery and resilience plan – funds that the Commission has blocked since January. Romanian officials and Commission representatives have discussed…
Ahead of a key EU-backed meeting between Kosovo and Serbia on 18 March in Ohrid, North Macedonia, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti spoke of Serbian President Aleksander Vucic’s reluctance to sign an agreement but expressed hope for the upcoming talks.…
The president has met Republican demands for debt reduction with a plan to trim deficits by taxing companies and the rich. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can…
The EU and Greece have been trying to put in place modern safety systems and improve Greek railways’ cross-border interoperability to connect with the rest of Europe for more than twenty years. But a series of delays, grey contracts and…
The general secretary of the international union ITUC has been dismissed from his post, the confederation said, over his links to a European Parliament graft scandal implicating Qatar. Luca Visentini was arrested in December as part of the investigation into…