Why did the Novi Sad railway station accident trigger such large protests in Serbia?
For the past three months, large-scale student and citizen protests have persisted across Serbia. The collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad, a...
Author : Sofija Popović
Digital Services Act: A crucial contribution to the protection of digital rights in the Western Balkans
In recent years, creating mechanisms to protect the digital space from illegal content and establishing rules for transparency and accountability of digital platforms have been...
Parliamentary elections in Kosovo: A referendum on Albin Kurti’s leadership
Parliamentary elections will be held in Kosovo today, 9 February. Citizens will elect 120 members of the Assembly from a total of 28 electoral lists,...
[EWB Interview] Spajić: We gave maximum effort to bring Montenegro closer to the EU
On December 16th, Montenegro provisionally closed three negotiation chapters at the Intergovernmental Conference, the first time in over seven years. Furthermore, in its conclusions, the...
Will the start of the new phase of EU negotiations improve fight against corruption in Albania?
In October, Albania opened Cluster 1, consisting of five negotiating chapters, with the European Union, joining Montenegro and Serbia as the third Western Balkan candidate...
EC Reports on Western Balkans: Fighting corruption remains one of the most challenging issues
BRUSSELS – According to the findings of newly published European Commission Reports on Western Balkan countries, corruption remains one of the biggest obstacles on the...
Dejan Jović: Success in the Western Balkans is extremely important for the EU
SARAJEVO – Without a significant change in the stance of several European Union countries towards the enlargement process in the Western Balkans, no substantial progress...
[EWB Interview] Tomanić: EU integration not a guarantee for democracy, citizens hold the key
This year, the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) marks 10 years of active efforts to bring the region closer to the European Union...
One year since Banjska – event that permanently changed the course of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue?
At dawn on 24 September 2023, gunfire erupted in the small village of Banjska, located in northern Kosovo. The Kosovo Police reported that “Serbian ‘little...
Kurti’s unilateral takeover of North Kosovo: Pre-election boost which risks increasing tensions
On 30 August, the Kosovo Police closed several parallel Serb institutions in north Kosovo, including parallel municipalities of Mitrovica, Zvečan, Zubin Potok and Leposavić. In...