It’s easy to feel despondent when thinking about the green transition in the Balkans. The energy required to generate one dollar of GDP is significantly higher here than in EU countries—for instance, Serbia’s energy consumption is nearly double that of Austria’s. The situation...
What we want from the EU Growth Plan is for it to help us accelerate our socioeconomic convergence with the Union. We believe that we will succeed in this through the diversification of our economy and an ambitious plan for the development of our transport and energy infrastructure
In Montenegro, which has advanced the most...
Interviews
Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency
We strongly believe that building our cooperation with Western Balkan partners in the years ahead will bring additional value to the EEA and its network, and to our partner countries
The European Environment Agency sees cooperation with our partners from the Western Balkans as...
Majlinda Bregu, Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council
Despite facing challenges, the Western Balkan region must commit itself steadfastly to the green transition, as backtracking isn’t sustainable when it comes to energy security or environmental wellbeing
A thorough understanding of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans (GAWB), which is akin to...
As a regional leader in the real estate sector, CBS International has been strengthening its presence in Central Europe since last October’s opening of its office in Austria, but this is just one step in the expansion of its business. Here company COO...
The start of March saw the launch of the Open Balkan common labour market, which enables citizens of Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia to apply, gain employment, live and work in the other two countries under the same conditions as citizens of those...
It was recorded in early March that haulage vehicles carrying goods from Serbia into the EU had to wait for up to 30 hours at the Batrovci-Bajakovo border crossing between Serbia and Croatia. The record-breaking delays were registered by hauliers shortly after 7...
