Picula’s report in the European Parliament: Warning for Serbia, but impetus for enlargement
On 13 October, the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) voted out the draft Resolution, written by MEP from the S&D group and EP...
Author : Filip Mirilović
US Sanctions towards Western Balkan entities: “Red flags” without much effect on the ground
Several days ago, certain Marko Mihajlović was arrested on a suspicion of being involved in the murder of a former Serbian politician from North Kosovo,...
European Commission on media funding in the Western Balkans: Political influence and lack of transparency remain an issue
In unconsolidated democracies, such as those in the Western Balkans, where freedom of expression has never been fully established, media funding also remains shrouded in...
Fighting high-level corruption in the Western Balkans: Is the region moving forward?
This year European Commission’s reports on Western Balkan countries pointed out some new deficiencies and recommendations when it comes to fight against corruption, but also...
Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act: New platform for American influence in the Western Balkans?
On 2 August 2022, a group of US Senators introduced a new bipartisan legislation in order to improve cooperation between the United States and six...
Whistleblowers in Serbia: High profile cases, but no support of the institutions
European Commission’s report on Serbia, which was published on 12 October, referenced directly the corruption scandals Krušik for the first time. In the previous reports,...
Delays in adopting a new Anti-corruption Strategy in Serbia: Wandering without clear goals
According to all reports by European institutions on Serbia dealing with the rule of law, corruption is always a present and an ongoing issue to...
Serbian institutional fight against corruption: Point blank shot?
Whenever making the official reports on rule of law in Serbia, European Union’s institutions keep pointing at the same old problem – corruption. However, special...
Serbian national TV frequencies again awarded to pro-government stations: Evidence of media capture?
In the last days of July, the decision of the Serbian Regulatory Authority of Electronic Media (REM) to again grant all four national frequencies to...