Though some ‘minor problems’ have still to be resolved, gas should start flowing from Romania to Moldova in October, giving the country a much-anticipated alternative to Russia. When construction ended in August 2020 on a 120-kilometre gas pipeline from Romania to Moldova, it was hailed as a milestone in cutting …

The Commission was at pains to show how its disparaged annual Rule of Law Report is already nudging member states to address democratic deficiencies. The level of criticism aimed at Hungary and Poland suggests it has more direct action in mind. he European Commission on Tuesday released its second annual …

Borje lies in northern Albania, but has closer connections to Kosovo – as well as an interesting, if somewhat vague, connection to Bulgaria. At the centre of Borje, a village deep in the mountains dividing Albania and Kosovo, café owner Fatos Ollomani, 49, develops his multiple passions as a local …