Denitsa Koseva

2 days ago | intellinews.com | Denitsa Koseva

Albania and Montenegro are the most likely next EU members, Antonio Costa, president of the European Council, said in an interview with Euronews. Costa’s remarks come amid growing concerns in Brussels over geopolitical competition in the Western Balkans, particularly in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. That conflict has accelerated accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, sparking fears that Western Balkan states could be sidelined.

3 days ago | intellinews.com | Denitsa Koseva

Bulgaria's pro-Russian President Rumen Radev said on May 9 he will submit a proposal on a referendum on Bulgaria's euro adoption to parliament. Radev’s announcement reignites political divisions and legal controversy just weeks before the European Commission and the European Central Bank are expected to publish extraordinary convergence reports on the country’s readiness to join the eurozone.

3 weeks ago | intellinews.com | Denitsa Koseva

The international community’s high representative Christian Schmidt has blocked all funding for the SNSD – the ruling party of Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska – and its coalition partner Ujedinjena Srpska (United Srpska) over direct threats to the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP) that ended the 1992-1995 Bosnian war, he said in a statement on April 24.

3 weeks ago | intellinews.com | Denitsa Koseva

Agreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on cooperation in real estate and tourism development have sparked controversy in Montenegro, splitting politicians and citizens as debates take place in the parliament on draft laws that would allow the government to put them into force. Plans to allow UAE-based developer Eagle Hills to develop Velika Plaza, Montenegro’s longest beach and one of the longest in Europe, have sparked protests by environmental groups and ordinary citizens.

3 weeks ago | intellinews.com | Denitsa Koseva |Clare Nuttall

Ever since Donald Trump’s re-election to the US presidency, politicians from across Southeast Europe that have been put under US sanctions have stepped up their lobbying efforts. Individuals sanctioned for high-level corruption and/or ties to Russia are optimistic that Trump’s return to power meant a new US administration far more sympathetic towards their situations.