2010-03-08As interest in social media takes off in the region, even presidents are getting into the act.

2010-03-03Due to its strategic location between narcotics producing centres in Southwest Asia and consumers in Western Europe, the Balkans remain a key route for drug trafficking, the US State Department concludes in a new report.

2010-03-03A new Gallup poll finds that Macedonians -- more than 50% of whom are unable to pay their utility bills -- are unhappy with the country's standard of living.

2010-03-15Bosnia and Herzegovina fulfills the last requirements on the road to visa-free travel, set for this summer.

2010-03-15While oil and electricity remain the mainstays of Macedonia's energy supply, natural gas is seen as the resource of the future. Proponents have been lobbying for the clean alternative to oil for more than 20 years.

2010-03-04LONDON, United Kingdom -- A court in London rejected on Wednesday (March 3rd) a request to release former Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presidency mem...

2010-03-07BRUSSELS, Belgium -- EU President Herman Van Rompuy said Friday (March 5th) that he believes the Union will begin ratification of the Stabilisation a...

2010-03-07SKOPJE, Macedonia -- On Saturday (March 6th), the government unveiled a set of anti-crisis measures to improve the business climate in the country. T...

2010-03-08BRUSSELS, Belgium -- European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso has voiced hope that the influx of asylum seekers from Serbia and Macedon...

2010-03-09SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme visited Skopje on Monday (March 8th) to reiterate that his country will not be granting poli...

2010-03-10BELGRADE, Serbia -- On Tuesday (March 9th), Belgian Secretary of State for Asylum Melchior Wathelet told authorities in the southern Serbian municipa...

2010-03-12LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- The government adopted a declaration on the Western Balkan countries and a roadmap for Ljubljana's activities to strengthen re...

2010-03-12SKOPJE, Macedonia -- The first bus carrying Macedonians and Serbians who sought asylum in Belgium arrived home Thursday (March 11th). The group was e...

2010-03-12SKOPJE, Macedonia -- The country's leaders met on Thursday (March 11th) to discuss a variety of constitutional amendments, such as adjusting the form...

2010-03-14SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska and Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic on Friday (March 12th) vowed to step up co-operation ag...

2010-03-15SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Border police rescued two Albanian immigrants trapped on Korab Mountain on Sunday (March 14th). The search lasted more than 30 h...

2010-03-05The finance minister of Cyprus warns of the fiscal deficit. Also in business news: the jobless rate reaches 14% in Turkey and Skopje hosts an international construction fair.

2010-03-08Belgrade intends to use an EIB loan for innovation and research. In other science news, Macedonia hosted an "Innovations in Education" conference and young scientists in Bulgaria call for a new university.

2010-03-10Sarajevo screens films from around the world as host of a big cinema event. Also in culture and sports news: Bulgarian poet Lubomir Levchev is honoured in Macedonia, and Armand Duka is re-elected head of the Football Association of Albania.

2010-03-15Traian Basescu is inducted into the Romanian Academy of Science. Also in science news: a robotics centre opens in Sarajevo, and Serbian officials are the first to e-sign their biometric ID cards.