German-French working group proposes reforms to make the EU ready for enlargement by 2030
BRUSSELS – According to the newly released report by the German-French working group on EU institutional reform, the goal of the EU should be to...
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Target 2030 in BiH: Complex political reality makes for a difficult EU journey
The 2030 target for accession of Western Balkan countries to the EU could be a welcome boost to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU accession process, but...
The disagreement about the sequence: What was proposed by Kurti and what by the EU?
by EWB
BRUSSELS – During yesterday’s Belgrade-Pristina meeting in Brussels, Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti presented his proposal for the sequencing implementation plan of the agreement...
European Commission country reports need more consistency in assessing democratic institutions
By European Policy Centre (CEP) (Strahinja Subotic, Programme Manager and Senior Researcher & Milos Pavkovic, Researcher) The European Commission’s country reports on the state of...
The limits of gradual sectoral integration between the EU and the candidate countries
By Steven Blockmans and Michael Emerson The European Council in June 2022 invited the Commission, the High Representative and the Council ‘to further advance the...
How to implement gradual accession to the EU: Single Market, staged accession or something else?
Calls to accelerate the accession of the candidate countries to the European Union have intensified since the start of the war in Ukraine. The latest...
Three years since the Washington Agreement between Serbia and Kosovo: What has been implemented?
Dan Alexander contributed to the publication of this article On Monday, 4 September, it will be three years since the Washington Agreement between Serbia and...
[EWB Interview] Flessenkemper: Constitituonal reform only the first step towards genuine change in Serbia
Head of the Belgrade Office of the Council of Europe Tobias Flessenkemper finishes his 5-year mandate on this position at the end of August. During his...
How realistic is the 2030 target for EU enlargement?
At this week’s Bled Strategic Forum, President of the European Council Charles Michel proposed the year 2030 as the target by which both the EU...
Two Controversial Laws Pose a Threat to Civic Space in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Why Should Anyone Be Concerned?
Despite ongoing efforts by civil society, activists, and academia, as well as strong international condemnation, the anti-defamation law was adopted in Republika Srpska on July...