When elephants fight: What Trump’s trade war means for the Balkans
Originally published on BiEPAG blog Trump’s tariffs will hit the Western Balkans indirectly, through reduced exports to the EU. Existing models suggest the fallout will...
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Doctor Who: Vučić’s new PM will fade into irrelevance
On Sunday evening, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić ended weeks of speculation about who might be the next Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia. Some...
Why the Digital Services Act is needed in the Western Balkans: An institutional and market perspective
by Alba Brojka
Our daily lives are majorly shifting towards the online space, but little do we know how that online space works. Our best guess is that...
One year after the adoption of the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans: Where do we stand?
At the end of March 2025, the EU started disbursing the pre-financing payments foreseen under the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans. North Macedonia and...
A new era of non-alignment to bridge the gap in the Western Balkans?
The past few weeks have reshaped global geopolitics. The United States distanced itself from its longstanding strategic ally, the European Union. In just a few...
Serbia’s protests are a call against kleptocracy – The EU must seize the opportunity
By: Tena Prelec and Sonja Stojanović Gajić; Originially published on BiEPAG blog More than a tragic infrastructure failure, the collapse of the canopy at Novi...
The Far-Right in Germany and Across the EU: A threat to future enlargements?
In recent years, the political landscape of the EU has been undergoing a significant transformation due to the rising influence of far-right and Eurosceptic parties...
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...
Why Did the Enlargement Process Lose Its Transformative Power and Credibility?
In decades of the enlargement process, the conventional wisdom was clear, “transformative power of EU accession will lead to accepting EU standards which will improve...
Marta Kos and the dilemma of Serbian protests
On Tuesday, members of the European Parliament will debate the ongoing political crisis in Serbia. Exactly two weeks will have passed since Serbian Prime Minister...