Deep Background: It has been a long journey. The Baltic countries first signaled their readiness to join the continental grid ...

While most Europeans viewed the region as a cultural and economic backwater, the Balkans played an outsized role in continental diplomacy, as Europe’s Great Powers ... To cut Serbia down to ...

An examination of South East Europe from a political economy and international relations perspective, with particular emphasis on post-1989 developments. Topics include: The Balkans in Europe and ...

Firstly, there has been a tightening up ... to Europe but are not yet members of the EU. Much of that has come at the instigation of Brussels. Under an initiative called the Western Balkans ...

Coal is in sharp decline across Europe, including the UK, Western Balkans and Turkey. Over the last five years, Europe has seen 50% of its coal-fired power plants close or commit to closing.