Prolonged political deadlock
Who will benefit from the upcoming snap election in Kosovo?
Though no major changes compared to the December 2025 election are expected, opposition could capitalise on a deepening rift between Kurti and Osmani.
“New safeguard mechanisms”
What could Montenegro’s EU Accession Treaty look like?
A new political crisis
Kosovo goes to the third snap election after parliament failed to elect the president
Latest news
- Reuters agency reports
Serbian businessman with controversial legal history interested in buying Russian stake in NIS
07.05.2026. - Former President
Osmani to run in snap parliamentary election with her former party LDK
06.05.2026. - Kosovo Specialist Chambers
Deadline for announcing the verdict to Thaçi and others postponed to 20 July
06.05.2026. - Turning research into policy
CEFTA launches Academic Network and Research Award for young academics
05.05.2026. - European Parliament
AFET adopts reports on Albania and Montenegro, encourages further reforms
05.05.2026.
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Analyses
Prolonged political deadlock
Who will benefit from the upcoming snap election in Kosovo?
“New safeguard mechanisms”
What could Montenegro’s EU Accession Treaty look like?
Rhetoric versus reality
Serbia’s half-hearted reform promises fail to rebuild trust in Brussels
Explainers
The case of the General Staff buildingsHow did Jared Kushner’s company project pit the Serbian ruling party against the judiciary?
- Incidents and police brutality
What is behind the recent escalation of Serbian protests?
Interviews
Interview
EWB Interview Gorčević: Drafting of the Accession Treaty will further reinforce our reform efforts
Opinions & Editorials
- Security links to Russia
Europe’s blind spot: Serbia is now Moscow’s intelligence bridgehead
- Ukraine's corruption reckoning
A wartime lesson the Balkans and Brussels must heed
Balcanoscope
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