Tradition survives in the Balkans

"We are one of the top five banana suppliers to the Balkans"

For almost 20 years, Kika Holland, based in Cuijk, has specialised in exporting fruit and vegetables to the Balkan countries. In its early years, the company also imported large volumes of stone fruit from the Balkans into the Netherlands. Still, it soon …

Lukoil sale window closes with no deal for Balkans’ largest refinery

SOFIA – A US licence allowing negotiations over the sale of Lukoil’s international assets expires on Saturday, but Bulgaria’s petrol stations and the Balkans’ largest refinery are not expected to stop operating. US sanctions are pushing the Russian oil …

Green Montenegro IFF Sets New Regional Benchmark as Western Balkans' First Certified Sustainable Film Event

ŽABLJAK:  Montenegro’s only film festival dedicated exclusively to environmental conservation and sustainability, Montenegro International Film Festival (GMIFF) 2026 will present 40 films from 35 countries from 1 to 3 August 2026, in Durmitor National Park …

U.S. changes the rules of the game in the Balkans: Serbia becomes partner, Kosovo urged to protect minorities

This is the article published in the respected magazine: The first Strategic Dialogue between the United States and Serbia represents a remarkable shift in U.S. policy toward the Western Balkans over the past several decades. However, even more significant …

Fires in Spain and France, hail in Balkans; Europe’s erratic weather persists

Firefighters struggled on Tuesday to contain Spain‘s largest wildfire of the year, while two firefighters were killed battling a fire in southwestern France, as an extreme heatwave continued to fuel dangerous conditions across Europe, bringing drought and …

Erratic weather persists across Europe, fueling fires in Spain and France and hail in the Balkans

MADRID/ATHENS/PONTEVES, France – Firefighters struggled on Tuesday to contain Spain’s largest wildfire of the year, while two firefighters were killed battling a fire in southwestern France, as an extreme heat wave continued to fuel dangerous …

Migrant Smuggling Network Using Rental Cars Dismantled Across the Balkans

Authorities in Bulgaria, Greece, the Netherlands, and Romania have taken coordinated action against an organised crime group suspected of smuggling migrants through the Balkans using rented, stolen and fraudulently registered vehicles. Led by the Greek …

Fires in Spain and France, hail in Balkans; Europe's erratic weather persists

MADRID/ATHENS, July 21 (Reuters) – Firefighters struggled to control Spain’s biggest wildfire of the year on Tuesday and two firefighters were killed in a blaze in southwestern France as extreme heat persisted in Europe, with increasingly volatile …

A new position and a new strategy: Is Brussels rethinking its role in the Western Balkans?

"I think that, apart from his professional step, one of the reasons is also pressure on the European Union to show more, to be more proactive and to help resolve concrete problems. It is difficult to say precisely, he should in the coming period be …