Western Balkans 2030

Connecting Today’s Efforts to Tomorrow’s Europe

Agenda WB2030

Montenegro Looks to Swedish Expertise for Energy Transition

Montenegro is looking to deepen energy cooperation with Sweden as it moves from sector reforms towards investment...

Montenegro Aims to Complete EU Negotiations In 2026 – Become a Member by 2028

Speaking with representatives of German media and the International Journalists’ Programme (IJP), Montenegrin officials stressed that the country’s EU integration is not only a...

Serbia’s Sheep Farming Faces Paradox as Wool Becomes Nearly Worthless

Shearing one sheep currently costs between 400 and 450 dinars, while wool is worth only around 35 dinars per kilogram. With farmers often unable...

Croatia Unveils New Adidas Football Shirts

The Croatian national team has entered a new chapter with Adidas after ending its 26-year partnership with Nike, with the new 2026–27 shirts incorporating...

Roglič Takes Second as Slovenia Celebrates Omrzel’s Vuelta Breakthrough

Slovenia ended the Vuelta a España on a bittersweet note, with Primož Roglič finishing second overall and 20-year-old Jakob Omrzel announcing himself as one...

Croatia Introduces New Penalties for Illegal Car Meets

The new rules target unauthorised events in which drivers gather to perform stunts, burnouts, drifting and other forms of reckless driving. Authorities say such...

Female Athletes Push Back After Sydney Sweeney’s Sports Betting Ad

While the campaign was not specifically aimed at female athletes, its highly sexualised portrayal of Sweeney has prompted women across social media to push...

Nerys Jones Appointed New UK Ambassador to Montenegro

Jones said the UK and Montenegro will continue working closely as NATO allies, particularly in areas including defence, the fight against organised crime and...

Major Wildfire on Brač Spreads Towards Milna

A major wildfire has broken out on the Croatian island of Brač, with strong winds pushing the flames towards the municipality of Milna and...

Back to School: When School Supplies Become a Status Symbol

The start of the school year has increasingly become a season of shopping rather than simply a return to the classroom. New notebooks, pencil...

The Region and AMM Academy Montenegro Sign Cooperation Protocol

The Region magazine and AMM Academy, the educational platform of the Association of Managers of Montenegro, have signed a Cooperation Protocol establishing a framework...

Israel Opens First Resident Embassy in Slovenia

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar inaugurated the embassy in Ljubljana alongside Slovenian Foreign Minister Tone Kajzer, who said the permanent diplomatic presence would strengthen...

Serbia Faces Pressure on Electricity Prices Amid Rising Energy Costs

Speaking in Kragujevac, Đedović Handanović said Serbia has sufficient reserves of petroleum products, which have doubled over the past four years, but warned that...

Malta Reaffirms Support for Montenegro’s EU Accession

Fearne is the first Maltese foreign minister to make an official visit to Montenegro since the country gained independence in 2006. The visit comes...

Slovenia Plans Eight-Year Primary School Reform After Low PISA Results

Education Minister Borut Rončević described the latest results as a “horribly serious” warning, after Slovenian 15-year-olds recorded declines in reading, mathematics and science compared...