Joining the EU? Piece of Cake!
Some weeks ago in Brussels, three cakes with the national flags of the EU, Albania and North Macedonia were offered during a celebratory reception after...
Category : Opinions
It’s time for EuroPride in Belgrade
More than 56% of citizens of Serbia still believe that homosexuality is an illness, 37% believe that homosexuality came from the West, and 82% have...
Bulgaria and North Macedonia: No Light at the End of the Tunnel
This piece was originally published on BiEPAG blog So, the Bulgarian veto is relegated to the past. On 24 June, the National Assembly in...
The Devil is in the details: EU mustn’t endorse Putin’s narrative used by Bulgaria in the scramble to grant candidacy to Ukraine
“Macedonians, like no one else in Europe, probably understand what it means to be humiliated for their identity”. Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister 27 May 2022 In...
Global prosperity requires combined efforts
With a new global crisis unfolding as COVID-19 continues to spread, we have come to understand that challenges need to be tackled comprehensively. All our...
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s puzzle: fitting the pieces and making them work together?
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is bordering with the European Union’s (EU) latest member but has never been more distant from the EU. Country needs structural...
Kosovo: Daring to think about the Future of Europe
by Donika Emini
Kosovo does not enjoy the equal EU perspective in comparison with other countries in the Western Balkans. While the neighbouring countries discuss about different stages...
Surveillance technology on the rise in Serbia – A threat to human rights?
Citizens often ask, “Why should we care about mass surveillance?” It is a common misconception that if we haven’t done anything wrong and we have...
Escaping Western Balkans INC.
by Nedim Hogić
Capturing the imaginations of observers, the region of Balkans was often described with a metaphor. From a powder keg – in the wake of the...
Agenda 2021: How can Kosovo government approach the visa liberalisation issue?
by Donika Emini, Zoran Nechev and Besnik Vasolli It has been three years since the European Commission (2018) confirmed that Kosovo met the last two requirements...