Wednesday, 31st December 2025

UNOPS

Tim Lardner, UNOPS Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia

The 2030 Test for the Region

Why delivery, not ambition, will determine the Western Balkans’ path to a more integrated and prosperous decade. At the “Western Balkans 2030” conference in Belgrade,...

Connectivity – The Region’s Most Underrated Competitive Advantage

Few words are used as loosely in regional development as “connectivity.” At the Western Balkans 2030 conference, it finally regained its true weight. Rather...

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...

Montenegro’s Classrooms Get a €20M Upgrade from EU Bank in Education Overhaul

In a major boost for Montenegro’s education system, the European Investment Bank (EIB Global) has signed a €20.3 million package to modernise and expand...

EIB Deepens Ties with Montenegro, Backing Schools and EU Future

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has stepped up its presence in Montenegro, signing a Host Country Agreement that will see a permanent representative based...

Michela Telatin Ph.D., UNOPS Representative In Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro

Focused On Regional Cooperation

UNOPS is a project-based and outcome-oriented United Nations organisation. The UNOPS office headquartered in Serbia covers the organisation’s operations across four Western Balkan countries With...

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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