EU and the Western Balkans in 2021: Searching for a Way Back to Normal
Even though COVID-19 will remain the number one issue for the citizens of the Western Balkans in 2021, there are nonetheless other important political events...
Category : Analyses
The year (not) to forget: Key events in the Western Balkans in 2020
by EWB
Last year, as we reviewed the most important events of 2019, we assessed that, due to its lacklustre results, many in the Western Balkans would...
Mini-Schengen, Regional Economic Area and Common Regional Market: What is what?
BELGRADE – It has been a year since the main concerns in the Balkans regarding regional economic integration were – is mini-Schengen initiative just a...
Serbia has no plan of military activities for 2021 because of the moratorium on military exercises?
After explaining that Serbia is under terrible and undeserved pressure of the European Union, the former Minister of Defence announced in September that Serbia was...
Inter-party dialogue in Serbia: Which outcomes are falsely presented as improvements?
by EWB Archives
As the second phase of the inter-party dialogue in Serbia mediated by the European Parliament approaches, some of the measures adopted in the first phase...
Gender-balanced Serbian government: Step towards gender equality or just a PR move?
The issue of women’s participation in politics has been particularly important these days since it was announced that Kamala Harris will be the first female...
Sofia and Skopje – Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
Sofia and Skopje are still struggling to find a common ground, while the pressure from the experts from both countries, as well as the EU,...
Newest changes to election rules move Albania further away from political consensus
by EWB
On the plus side – long and controversial process of electoral reform in Albania appears to be at least temporarily closed. With less than six...
How the EU candidate countries in the Western Balkans stand with fight against corruption?
The overall pace of fighting corruption has slowed down and the track record in most countries is far from meeting the requirements for membership –...
Transport Community in favor of permanent Green Lines in the Western Balkans
A more connected region of the Western Balkans, in which the travel of people and the transport of goods are faster, cheaper, healthier and more...