Negotiations on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the 2028-2034 period are going through a phase of intense political tension, with cohesion policy at the centre of the deadlock between Member States and the European Commission

05/06/2026, Alice Bandera 

Citizens of Kosovo will go to early elections next Sunday. Prime Minister Albin Kurti and his Vetëvendosje Movement (LVV) are seeking a victory to break the ongoing institutional deadlock. The race, however, remains highly volatile

04/06/2026, Mehmet Krasniqi  Pristina

Over the past three years, relations between Armenia and the EU have accelerated at an unprecedented pace. This rapprochement has affected the energy, economic, and security sectors

03/06/2026, Marilisa Lorusso  Yerevan

Last Tuesday at midday, citizens and environmental activists gathered in front of the Ministry of Environment in Tirana to protest the construction works taking place in the Protected Landscape of Pishë Poro-Narta, part of the wetland complex, near the Vjosa Delta.

29/05/2026, Erisa Kryeziu  Tirana

Since April, ethnic Albanian law students have been protesting in North Macedonia, demanding to be able to take the bar exam in their native language. The demonstrations have reignited the country’s sensitive debate on the language issue

29/05/2026, Aleksandar Samardjiev  Tetovo

The story of how a Turkish academic institution was taken and returned in just one weekend. We are talking about Bilgi University, one of the country’s most prestigious universities and a veritable political incubator for the opposition, which Turkish President Erdoğan decided to close by decree before backtracking

27/05/2026, Dimitri Bettoni  Istanbul