Albania should block Macedonia’s NATO accession if Skopje continues to neglect its large Albanian community, the head of an ethnic Albanian party in Macedonia says. Menduh Thaci, the head of the opposition Democratic Party of Albanians, DPA, told a Monday press conference that he considered asking Albanian Prime Minister Sali …

Another bidder has pulled out of the 3.5 billion euros project to revolutionise Kosovo’s energy sector. German utility EnBW firm and its US-based partner WGI confirmed to Balkan Insight that they are no longer interested in investing in the scheme to build a 2,000MW plant on the outskirts of Pristina.

BRUSSELS – The EU should step up aid for demining activities in Croatia, where almost a 1,000 square kilometers of suspected minefields still wait to be cleared – an effort which could take another 50 years at the current pace, an official from the most affected region. “We speak on …