Towards a more equal and democratic Europe
Today, Europe’s democratic future is being defended in the trenches in Ukraine. Amidst the war, granting candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova was one of...
Category : Opinions
Lessons in colour: What Serbia’s protests can learn from North Macedonia
Street protests in Serbia under the slogan Srbija protiv nasilja (“Serbia against violence”) have entered its sixth month amid a climate of uncertainty. The first...
2023 European Commission Report on Albania: Tendency to soften criticism could undermine the credibility of EC Reports
This piece was originally published on BiEPAG blog. EC reports have been often criticized for their soft wording and tendency to sweeten the progress of enlargement countries in...
2023 European Commission Report on Kosovo: When stability trumps reforms – Report amid ‘reversible’ measures against Kosovo
by Donika Emini
This piece was originally published on BiEPAG blog. The EU Country Report for 2023 brings mixed dynamics for Kosovo. Following five years of recommending visa liberalisation...
2023 European Commission Report on North Macedonia: Put your reforms where your mouth is!
Authors: Nikola Dimitrov and Zoran Nechev This piece was originally published on BiEPAG blog. The 2023 EU Commission report on North Macedonia is one of...
2023 European Commission Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina: Few small steps do not equal results
This piece was originally published on BiEPAG blog. Imagine there is a major news but the large majority of people in a country barely...
2023 European Commission Report on Serbia: Nothing new under the sun
This piece was originally published on BiEPAG blog. The 2023 Report on Serbia provides a mixed picture of a country in its ninth year of...
2023 European Commission Report on Montenegro: Average, and still the best in the region
This piece was originally published on BiEPAG blog Another annual report of the European Commission has been published which only a few will read in detail...
How British tabloids’ framing of Albanian migrants fuels anti-immigrant sentiments
In recent years, the forced migration of Albanians has become one of the most hotly debated topics in international relations and British domestic politics. The...
Students’ political alienation and passivilization raises concerns about the future of Serbian democracy
While universities often are described as pro-democratic institutions that generate inclusive and pro-democratic students, research conducted at the University of Belgrade found that political alienation...