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Anna Lührmann: The Western Balkans has its place in the EU and Germany will continue to support the countries on this path

EWB09. 10. 2024.11. 10. 2024.

by EWB09. 10. 2024.11. 10. 2024.

BERLIN – “Despite of all the challenges, I believe that the Western Balkans has its place in the EU, and Germany will continue to support...

Analyses

Will any other Western Balkans country join the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) on the same day as Montenegro?

Marija Stojanović07. 10. 2024.08. 10. 2024.

by Marija Stojanović07. 10. 2024.08. 10. 2024.

*The article has been updated According to the recent announcement by Gert Jan Koopman, Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations...

Opinions

Reshuffling the Deck: 2024 Podgorica Snap Elections

Bojan Baća03. 10. 2024.03. 10. 2024.

by Bojan Baća03. 10. 2024.03. 10. 2024.

This piece was originally published on BiEPAG blog This Sunday, 29 September 2024, Montenegro held snap local elections in Podgorica. Thirteen electoral lists competed...

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In terms of living conditions, how far is Montenegro from the EU? A look at poverty, wages and unemployment

Valentina Ostojić25. 09. 2024.25. 09. 2024.

by Valentina Ostojić25. 09. 2024.25. 09. 2024.

Montenegro’s journey toward EU membership isn’t just about ticking political boxes – it’s about transforming the country’s economy and improving daily life. For many Montenegrins,...

Analyses

One year since Banjska – event that permanently changed the course of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue?

Sofija Popović24. 09. 2024.

by Sofija Popović24. 09. 2024.

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...

Politics

From Verheugen to Várhelyi: A retrospect of the European Commissioners for Enlargement

Marija Stojanović23. 09. 2024.23. 09. 2024.

by Marija Stojanović23. 09. 2024.23. 09. 2024.

The nominee for the European Commissioner for Enlargement in the next European Commission, Marta Kos, could become the sixth person and first woman to hold...

Politics

What would the election of Marta Kos as the Enlargement Commissioner mean for the Western Balkans?

Marija Stojanović19. 09. 2024.

by Marija Stojanović19. 09. 2024.

The nomination of Marta Kos from Slovenia as the new European Commissioner for Enlargement by Ursula von der Leyen is interpreted as good news by...

Opinions

Vučić’s Kosovo Speech Is a Dangerous Delusion

Ramadan Ilazi18. 09. 2024.

by Ramadan Ilazi18. 09. 2024.

President Aleksandar Vučić’s recent speech on Kosovo is not only irrational but intentionally designed to further the heightened ethnic tensions in Kosovo. While the legitimate...

Editorial

The Inaugural Editorial, or Why is Everyone Acting Oblivious?

N. T. Štiplija16. 09. 2024.13. 10. 2024.

by N. T. Štiplija16. 09. 2024.13. 10. 2024.

It looks like the final straw… After several statements last week by representatives of the diplomatic corps in Belgrade regarding the nature of protests against...

Politics

Sarrazin: We will move forward with CRM even if Kosovo continues to block CEFTA

EWB13. 09. 2024.13. 09. 2024.

by EWB13. 09. 2024.13. 09. 2024.

BERLIN – If Kosovo continues to block any further progress in the Common Regional Market, we will find a way to continue here without Kosovo,...

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Category : Home page

Anna Lührmann: The Western Balkans has its place in the EU and Germany will continue to support the countries on this path

Will any other Western Balkans country join the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) on the same day as Montenegro?

Reshuffling the Deck: 2024 Podgorica Snap Elections

In terms of living conditions, how far is Montenegro from the EU? A look at poverty, wages and unemployment

One year since Banjska – event that permanently changed the course of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue?

From Verheugen to Várhelyi: A retrospect of the European Commissioners for Enlargement

What would the election of Marta Kos as the Enlargement Commissioner mean for the Western Balkans?

Vučić’s Kosovo Speech Is a Dangerous Delusion

The Inaugural Editorial, or Why is Everyone Acting Oblivious?

Sarrazin: We will move forward with CRM even if Kosovo continues to block CEFTA

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