Serbian authorities to start a parallel inter-party dialogue without EU mediation
Speaker of the Serbian Parliament Ivica Dačić announced on 6 April that the dialogue with the opposition parties which reject the mediation of the European...
Author : Aleksandar Ivković
Pro-government media in Serbia report on the conditioning from Brussels, critical media on European values
“Serbia, don’t cry, China is with you!” and “EU CORONA FASCISM!” Scandalous policy of Brussels, they don’t like that we are the best!” – these...
Insufficient fight against corruption haunting Albania as it heads into election
As is the case with other Western Balkan countries, Albania is heading into another election, scheduled for 25 April, with the issue of prevalent corruption...
[EWB Interview] Von Cramon: Visa liberalisation very damaging to EU reputation in Kosovo, EP supports it
Yesterday, European Parliament adopted the Report on Kosovo, the first one drafted by the Standing Rapporteur Viola von Cramon-Taubadel (Greens/EFA). The Report comes at a...
[EWB Interview] Santos: EP Report on Albania is positive and shows that progress has been made
Today, for the first time in this European Parliament, Reports on the Western Balkan countries will be debated and adopted. The previous year in which...
Application of the new methodology to Montenegro and Serbia: Principles remain the same, more emphasis on interim benchmarks
After the publication of the new EU enlargement methodology last year, numerous commentators stated that its application to Montenegro and Serbia will not dramatically change...
[EWB Interview] Kyuchyuk: Delaying North Macedonia further will put the accession process in peril
After more than two years, European Parliament will once again adopt Reports on the Western Balkan countries this week, for the first time since 2019...
[EWB Interview] Von Cramon: We need to convince the EPP that their behaviour towards Vučić is harming the EU’s credibility
After the summer break, the European Parliament is back to work, which also returns the focus to the request that the opposition in Serbia sent...
How electoral reform in Albania got complicated again
On Thursday, 23 July, Parliament of Albania voted to adopt the agreement on electoral reform reached by the parties on 5 June. It should have...
Has the election process in North Macedonia improved?
Only six years ago, holding free and fair elections was the most contentious political issue in North Macedonia – following the 2014 parliamentary and presidential...