At a forum in Tirana, von der Leyen and Rama cast the Western Balkans as a driving force for Europe’s growth and integration. A conference in Tirana on Monday came with a clear message: the Western Balkans are no longer Europe’s backyard, they are becoming its next engine of growth….

The initiators of the referendum see the law adopted in July as unjust and inhumane and accuse it of violating the constitution. Voters in Slovenia are expected to decide the fate of the law on assisted voluntary ending of life in a referendum on 23 November. The proposal was published…

UK Ministry of Defence Reports Significant Russian Military Casualties As of October 14, 2025, Russian military losses in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine have reached approximately 1,118,000 personnel, including both killed and wounded. The British Ministry of Defence reports that roughly 332,000 of these losses occurred this year alone. The…

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may offer Donald Trump the opportunity to lease Ukrainian pipelines to American energy companies so they can sell to Slovakia and Hungary. Kyiv is looking to convince the U.S. to provide additional military support to help it defend its critical infrastructure from russian strikes before winter, including…

A protest planned for Friday in Tirana – against the Hague war crimes court’s trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci – has reignited feuding between Albania’s premier Edi Rama and the biggest party in Kosovo. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and the biggest party in Kosovo, Vetevendosje, traded accusations…