Editorial Office, Author at First Balkan Media

Bosnia and Herzegovina loses €108.5 million from EU Growth Plan as reform delays threaten further funding

Bosnia and Herzegovina has already permanently lost 108.5 million euros from the European Union’s Growth Plan for the Western Balkans because of delays in submitting and adopting its Reform Agenda. The lost

May 20, 2026

Bosnia & Hercegovina

Xi hosts Putin in Beijing as China and Russia underline deepening strategic alignment through agreements, messaging and economic cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Beijing for high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a meeting framed by both sides as a clear signal that relations between China and Russia have

May 20, 2026

Politics

Zelensky cancels planned visit to Belgrade, Ukrainian delegation to be led by Taras Kachka

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not visit Serbia this week, despite earlier announcements that he could travel to Belgrade on May 21. Instead, Ukraine’s delegation in the Serbian capital is expected to

May 20, 2026

Serbia·Whats New

Serbian lottery player wins more than €800,000 after playing three combinations

A lottery player from Serbia has won 811,000 euros after successfully guessing the winning Lotto combination. The winning ticket was paid in Kragujevac, where the news created excitement because the city now

May 20, 2026

Serbia

Debate over possible Romania–Moldova unification gains momentum, but remains far from a settled political project

The idea of possible unification between Romania and the Republic of Moldova has returned to public debate, no longer only as a historical or symbolic question, but as an issue shaped by

May 20, 2026

Politics·Whats New

Đukanović blames Serbia, Russia and foreign intelligence services for political scandals in Montenegro

Milo Đukanović stated that a series of political scandals and affairs in Montenegro are the result of external influence, directly accusing Serbia, Russia and foreign intelligence services of being behind them. According

May 20, 2026

Montenegro

Ukraine Is Paying the Highest Price to Return to European Values, Nobel Laureate Says

Ukrainian human rights defender Oleksandra Matviichuk said Ukraine is “returning home to European values” and is paying the highest possible price for that path, as she received the European Order of Merit

May 19, 2026

Politics·Whats New

Putin Heads to Beijing Days After Trump’s China Visit, Highlighting Xi’s Growing Diplomatic Leverage

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit Beijing this week for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump held his own meetings in China. According

May 19, 2026

Politics·Whats New

Croatia to Introduce Long-Term Visas for Professional Drivers from the Region

Croatia is preparing to introduce long term visas for professional drivers from countries across the Western Balkans, in a move aimed at easing long standing problems faced by transport workers operating within

May 19, 2026

Croatia

Kometal Gjorche Petrov’s historic Champions League triumph remembered 24 years later

On May 19, 2002, Kometal Gjorche Petrov wrote one of the brightest chapters in Macedonian sports history by winning the women’s handball Champions League and becoming European champion. In the second leg

May 19, 2026

Macedonia·Sport

Serbia and Uzbekistan Open Talks on First Labor Mobility Agreement

The proposed deal aims to regulate temporary labor migration through legal, secure and state-controlled procedures.Serbia and Uzbekistan have officially opened negotiations on a labor mobility agreement, after Serbian Labor Minister Milica Đurđević

May 19, 2026

Serbia

Serbia Set to Add Defensive Reinforcement as Mirko Milikić Switches National Team Eligibility

Železničar Pančevo defender Mirko Milikić has completed the process of changing his sporting nationality and will now be eligible to represent Serbia. Serbia could soon have a new option in defense, as

May 19, 2026

Serbia·Sport