What to expect from the new government in Montenegro: cosmetic or real change?
After the long-awaited shift of the ruling majority in Montenegro, the main dilemma which burdens the domestic and foreign community is whether the change of...
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What to expect from the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue in 2021
The article was originally published on The European Council on Foreign Relations website. The EU-sponsored dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina is a source of growing...
Geopolitical Europe should prove its mettle in the Balkans
In 2006, Javier Solana, the then head of the European Union’s (EU) diplomacy, proclaimed that Europe’s mission was to become “a global power, a force...
European future: Dream of generations – dream of this generation
by Zorka Kordić
Montenegro is committed to its strategic goal of becoming the next member state of the European Union. This strategic principle will be the essence of...
Kosovo’s Year in Review: Exceptional hardships and challenges
The year 2020 in Kosovo was characterized with economic decline, rise of social inequality and intense political competition, which signals a difficult year ahead. On...
Kosovo needs a locally-owned mechanism to coordinate international assistance in fight against corruption
A piece by Cemaliye Beysoylu and Nicasia Picciano Since the end of the 1990s Kosovo received an excessive amount of international funds and assistance in...
Survival of the fittest – An overview of regional cooperation initiatives in SEE6
Regional cooperation constitutes a cornerstone of European Union (EU) policy towards the South East Europe Six region. Initiated in mid ‘90s, the regional approach encouraged...
Unlocking Kosovo in 2021: last chance to right the wrong
Piece by Donika Emini and Zoran Nechev. Citizens of Kosovo were optimistic that the interminable visa liberalisation saga would be finished during the German Presidency....
The bad habits of a hybrid regime – When everything else fails, blame the EU!
The EU summit will likely skip the topic of enlargement in the German Presidency’s Conclusions later this week. As North Macedonia missed another year for...
Regime change and the rule of law: Serbia’s lessons to Montenegro
by Tena Prelec
In autumn 2000, as a man on an excavator became the symbol of the revolt set to dig out the roots of Slobodan Milošević’s authoritarian regime, the...