Free Trade Is the Next Step for the Balkans. Only economic growth can stabilize the region over the longer term, and closer ties to the EU will help. By . Edi Rama. Share. Resize.

The new Peaks of the Balkans walking trail takes you on a 120-mile hike along the borderlands of three countries. Rudolf Abraham has seen it all Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent ...

Ethnic crisis revives Balkan map debate. Paul Taylor. London. PAUL TAYLOR Reuters News Agency. Published March 17, 2001. This article was published more than 22 years ago.

Western Balkan ministers are set to agree on Friday on visa-free travel between the six countries and on mutual recognition of university diplomas and professional qualifications, taking a step ...

Using this approach, none of the Western Balkan countries could even begin to start accession talks before 2012 or be ready to join the bloc by 2020. Judy Dempsey reported from Berlin.

West persistent in transforming Balkans into springboard against Russia - Lavrov MOSCOW, October 19. /TASS/. Unilaterally remaking the map of the Balkans should not be permitted, Russian Prime ...

How the Balkan countries, including Bulgaria, are trying to cope with the challenges? Turkey is the only country to have a real positive population growth rate of 1.32 percent last year.