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• The EWI project is implemented in four countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro, with the goal of enhancing women's economic rights and opportunities. Care Balkans
• The region, comprising Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, is expected to see a collective growth of 3.7% in 2025, reflecting a positive outlook amid global economic uncertainties. BalkanEU
• Croatia will still apply strict border checks on its eastern border with non-EU neighbors Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia. The Chosunilbo
• Croatia will still apply strict border checks on its eastern frontier with non-EU neighbours Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia. The Nation
• Croatia will still apply strict border controls on its eastern frontier with non-EU neighbors Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia. eTurboNews | eTN
• The creation of a Serbian entity in Kosova, as envisaged by US and EU negotiators, will embolden the separatist government in Banja Luka and can also lead to calls for dividing Montenegro. Istraga
• Montenegro and Croatia declared war on Russia, and after days of hesitation due to their covertly pro-Russian right-wing governments, Italy and Greece joined as well, since the threat of their NATO bases becoming Russian targets as well was too evident. Future
• The six countries in the region-Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia - are expected to see a collective growth of 3.2% in 2025, slightly below previous forecasts. BalkanEU
• The combined economic growth of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia will reach 3.2% in 2025, 0.5 percentage points below previous projections. Mirage News
• Other countries extremely likely to be affected by EU CBAM are eastern European (e.g. Russia, Moldova and Ukraine) and Balkans countries (the CBAM is expected to target Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Montenegro), along with developing countries in North and Sub-Saharan Africa. SpringerLink
• Representatives of the Serbian people in Montenegro would propose a resolution on Jasenovac after the government of Montenegro said it will most likely support the United Nations Resolution on the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia, attributed to Bosnian Serb forces. Balkan Insight
• Portugal's biggest opposition party said it will not exclude the possibility of proposing a censure motion against Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, who's been facing questions about potential conflicts of interest related to a family-owned company. Yahoo News
• Albania has the potential to join Montenegro at the front of the queue of countries bidding to join the European Union, the EU ambassador to Tirana has confirmed. Euronews
• Qatar for its part will codeshare on Air Serbia destinations including flights to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. Flight Global
• The Joint Procurement Agreement to procure medical countermeasures based on Regulation 2022/2371 is now signed by 36 countries (EU MS, Norway, Lichtenstein, Island, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Kosovo). Public Health
• Many seem to believe that Jakov Milatovic will usher in a new era for Montenegro - one that is more pro-Serb in nature and could even set the first paving stones for a path towards a Montenegro that could eventually realign with and even reunite with Serbia itself. Arktos.com
• Montenegro is the first to complete negotiations, followed by Albania, while it takes North Macedonia longer to convince the EU, and especially Greece and Bulgaria, that it poses no threat to their cultural and linguistic heritage and can take on the rights and obligations of EU membership. GIS Reports
• Young social entrepreneurs from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia will be supported throughout an Ideation and Incubation Chapter from which innovative solutions nourishing a dynamic ecosystem will emerge. Opportunity Desk
• 3D scanner manufacturer Artec 3D has announced the opening of its new European office in Montenegro that will serve as a hub for marketing and R&D. 3D Printing Industry
• Bosnia will join neighbours Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Ukraine, and Moldova, which are all at various stages of their EU membership bids. www.euractiv.com

Last updated: 13 June 2025