(Yet) another “credible EU perspective”?
After the EU failed to open accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania in autumn 2019, the reform of the existing enlargement methodology was set...
Author : Group of authors
After Brexit, EU remains a partner to trust
A joint op-ed by High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell and Head...
Integrating the Western Balkans: Completing Future Europe
In anticipation of the European Commission’s proposal of the new enlargement methodology and contributing to the debate about the future of EU integration of Western...
Flatter, faster, fairer: How to revive the political will and make enlargement a success
The text was originally published on BiEPAG blog. The inability of the European Council meeting held in October 2019 to agree on the opening of...
Letter to Macron: Details matter for enlargement reform
The article was originally published on EPC website. Dear President Macron, You are right! A renewed approach to the European Union (EU)’s enlargement towards the...
Social movements in the Balkans
Over the last decade Maribor, Istanbul, Bucharest and many other cities in the European (semi-)periphery have witnessed the steep rise of popular social movements into...
Scenario: Partition as a solution for Serbia-Kosovo normalization
The term “partition” in our modern political lexicon invariably conjures up images of mass displacement and population transfer. The idea that creating ethnically-homogeneous spaces, or...
Visa Liberalisation Conditionality for Kosovo: Navigating between Technical Criteria, Regional Priorities and Case Specificity
The EU approach towards liberalising the visa regime for short term stays in EU and Schengen countries with Kosovo follows the same pattern as for...
What Stands in the Way of the Council’s Approval of Visa Liberalisation for Kosovo?
Last month, Kosovo celebrated 11 years since its Declaration of Independence. Most EU member states but five have recognised its statehood. The five non-recognizers tend...
Macedonia’s success story and the perception of Western Balkans in the EU
The Western Balkans do not exactly enjoy a good perception in the rest of Europe. The region has seen to be stigmatized and prejudiced, associations...