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Albania and North Macedonia start overdue EU talks
A painful compromise between North Macedonia and Bulgaria opens the way to a long-coveted goal for Tirana and Skopje
North MacedoniaSkopje-Sofia deal clearing road to EU has high cost
A deal clearing the way for the opening of accession negotiations for North Macedonia and Albania was signed in Bulgaria
North MacedoniaGreek-Bulgarian gas pipeline opens new opportunities
The long-delayed Greek-Bulgarian gas interconnector is opportune replacement for interrupted Russian supplies
BulgariaBulgaria's political chaos comes at bad moment
Petkov has a chance of returning to office if he can assemble a new coalition but the loss of time will be damaging
BulgariaJunior member quitting will shake Bulgarian coalition
There is Such a People (ITN) announced they would leave the coalition over budget and identity politics disagreements
BulgariaNew Orthodox church will shake up Balkan politics
The Macedonian Orthodox Church has been granted independence, ending 55 years of isolation
North MacedoniaRussian head diplomat's aborted trip suits Serbia well
North Macedonia, Montenegro and Bulgaria closed their airspace to Russia’s foreign minister, impeding his trip to Serbia
SerbiaBulgaria’s euro-area delay reflects coalition trouble
Two Bulgarian coalition members have called for euro adoption to be delayed, despite all requirements being met
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