Tuesday, 10th February 2026

European Investment Bank

EIB Group Invests €822 Million Across the Western Balkans in 2025

The invested €822 million in the Western Balkans in 2025, backing projects that move the region closer to EU standards — and closer together. The financing...

Serbia Secures €150m EIB Loan to Upgrade 540 km of Roads

Serbia will upgrade around 540 kilometres of national and local roads under a €150 million loan from European Investment Bank (EIB Global), aimed at improving...

Damien Sorrell, EIB

The Western Balkans Reset

Damien Sorrell on why EU accession has become an investment strategy, which projects will reshape the region, and what must change before 2030. For decades,...

EU Commits €134 Million to Modernise Niš–Dimitrovgrad Railway Link

The European Union has committed €134 million to modernise, reconstruct and electrify the Niš–Dimitrovgrad railway, a strategic link between Serbia and Bulgaria. The package combines a €100 million...

Western Balkans 2030 Conference Brings Together Regional and Global Leaders

Western Balkans decision-makers gathered in Belgrade to confront the region’s defining challenges — accelerating EU integration, delivering a realistic green transition, and unlocking digital...

Japan’s Long-Term Vision for the Western Balkans

The Fireside Chat Japan's Innovative Approach to the Western Balkans at the “Western Balkans 2030 – Connecting Today’s Efforts to Tomorrow’s Europe” conference brought...

How Digitalisation Can Accelerate the Western Balkans

The third panel of the “Western Balkans 2030 – Connecting Today’s Efforts to Tomorrow’s Europe” conference opened a forward-looking debate on how digitalisation can...

How the Western Balkans Plans Its Energy Shift

The second panel of the “Western Balkans 2030 – Connecting Today’s Efforts to Tomorrow’s Europe” conference, organised by The Region magazine with the support...

Western Balkans 2030 Conference Opens in Belgrade

TThe Western Balkans 2030 – Connecting Today’s Efforts to Tomorrow’s Europe conference opened this morning in Belgrade’s Sava Centre, bringing together an impressive audience...

North Macedonia and Bulgaria to Sign Agreement for Cross-Border Railway Tunnel

The ceremony will include representatives from the European Commission, EU and NATO diplomatic missions in Bulgaria, and major financial institutions such as the European...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Advances Armed Forces Modernization

The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina has approved several multi-year modernization projects for the Armed Forces, including...

North Macedonia to Welcome Two Major High-Tech Foreign Investments

North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski announced two major foreign high-tech investments, one from Turkey and one from Germany,...

The Year Tech Became the System

AI stopped being a clever add-on and became the backbone—of power grids, regulation, capital, and national strategy. For years, artificial...

New Online Tool Makes Learning Slovenian More Accessible

The textbook, Naslon, is available in seven languages and focuses on practical language skills needed in everyday and official...

Croatia Unveils €2.18 Billion Defence Modernisation Plan

Croatia has approved a €2.18 billion military modernisation package, marking one of the country’s most significant defence investments to...
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