The EU is pushing its enlargement policy into background; the strengthening of the front toward Russia and of investors' interests will follow in the Balkans.

At the same time, Serbia is "expected to give up Kosovo," Left Party member of the German parliament Sevim Dagdelen has told Deutsche Welle.

Southeastern Europe is entering renewed crisis—and Moscow is fomenting more chaos at a dangerous time

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prime minister said a union between Albania and Kosovo cannot be ruled out if EU membership prospects for the Western Balkans fade.

Kosovo’s Foreign Minister, Enver Hoxhaj, reiterated his opposition against the idea of a joint regional market proposed by Serbia. Hoxhaj said this is an anti-European idea aimed at stretching the Russian influence to the Balkans region. Hoxhaj also said Kosovo is against the prospect of a “New Yugoslavia” which, he said, proved unsuccessful in the past and even led to bloodshed. “The only valid option is Euro-Atlantic orientation,” Hoxhaj wrote on his Twitter account.

Macedonia gave the world Alexander the Great, who, legend has it, wept because he could find no more lands to conquer. Now, George Soros, the left-wing billionaire who also wants to rule the world, is meddling with events that could plunge Macedonia into chaos or civil war, and escalate U.S. tensions with Russia.

The Balkans can easily become one of the chessboards where the big power game can be played, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday.

Mogherni made the remark following the meeting of EU's Foreign Affairs Council, when a reporter asked how deep the concern was about Russian interference in the Western Balkans - "and to what extent are member-states seeking action in that regard."

Since the beginning of the year was announced several important multimillion infrastructure and other projects related to the region i.e. the highway Belgrade-Sarajevo, the Niš- Albania highway, and the last the Customs Union in the Western Balkans. Meanwhile, political issues have erupted to the foreground - from the crisis in Kosovo, the attempt to revise the verdict (BiH against Serbia for genocide), to the crisis in FYROM, in what Serbia is directly or indirectly involved. The RTS has checked how this reflects on major projects, i.e.

United States of America have the largest and most expansive program of foreign aid in the world, with an annual budget of up to $ 50 billion.

More than 18 billion of the budget goes for the economic development, often called the humanitarian aid, while $ 8.1 billion goes for the help to strengthen the security.

Kosovo is the largest recipient of US aid in the Balkans. In 2016 this aid amounted to 30 million dollars.

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic says he is convinced that Serbia will remain firmly on the European path when he "leaves the government in a month, two, or three."

During his meeting in Belgrade with members of EU's Working Party on Enlargement (COELA) and representatives of the EU Council and the European Commission, Vucic said that Serbia's strategic goal is EU membership, while maintaining traditionally good relations with "friends from the East."

In Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro, signs of ethnic tension are on the rise again

A familiar billboard face looms large over the shabby streets and squares of the Balkan city of North Mitrovica.

“The Serbs stood by him all along!” says the slogan in English beneath the giant image of Donald Trump staring out passersby.