As the war enters its 571st day, these are the main developments.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes appeal for unity at summit with regional leaders in Berlin.
The Macedonian civil society has joined the right in rejecting a deal with Sofia and Brussels. This is dangerous.
The development comes after North Macedonia resolved a long dispute with its EU neighbour Bulgaria.
Lawmakers pass a deal aimed at settling a dispute with Bulgaria, clearing the way to long-due EU membership talks.
Northern Macedonia’s concessions on ethnic rights as part of EU accession talks prompts violent protests in Skopje.
German chancellor promises to help the region reinvigorate their long-stalled membership campaign.
Several European countries prevent Lavrov’s plane from passing through their airspace, forcing him to cancel visit.
The 2004 kidnap and torture of Khalid el-Masri exposed the CIA’s rendition programme and its effects still felt today.
The Balkan country gives five Russian diplomats five days to leave, saying they violated diplomatic norms.
Countries denounce reported killings and disappearances of former members of Afghan security forces.
Despite the positive noises made at the EU-Western Balkans summit in Slovenia, the EU enlargement process is in crisis.
The EU’s waning ‘soft power’ in the region allows other countries to step in with loans and influence, analysts say.
Officials say flames ripped through modular building because of the amount of plastic.
