Common Regional Market: How far did ratification of the signed agreements go?
Within the Berlin process, leaders of the Western Balkans launched the Common Regional Market initiative, which is structured around the four freedoms (free movement of...
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Cautious optimism about the Berlin Process and EU enlargement at the closing of the 2023 Civil Society Forum
by EWB
TIRANA – The closing event of the Civil Society Forum 2023 took stock of the EU enlargement and Berlin Process. The speakers expressed cautious optimism...
[EWB Interview] Hackaj: Paradoxically, the challenges in the Western Balkans remain in bilateral cooperation, not in the regional one
This weekend, Tirana hosts the Civil Society and Think Tank Forum of the Western Balkans, which will be followed by the leader’s summit of the...
Policy Brief: WB6 economies must grow quickly to catch up with their EU peers
by EWB
VIENNA – Every change affecting the Western Balkan reforms and convergence dynamics towards the EU must be designed by taking into account the “space”, meaning...
Target 2030 in Albania: Meeting criteria unlikely, EU’s political decision could open path to membership
Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama was the first leader to express his doubts about the possibility of accession to the European Union by 2030,...
Summit in Berlin: The commitment and persistence of Germany produced results
The leaders of the six countries of the Western Balkans have signed in Berlin the agreement on the mutual recognition of identity cards, which provides...
Merkel’s visit confirmed the importance of civil the society in the region
by EWB
BELGRADE – During her visit to the Western Balkans, for the last time as German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, in addition to meeting with regional leaders,...
Mini-Schengen, Regional Economic Area and Common Regional Market: What is what?
BELGRADE – It has been a year since the main concerns in the Balkans regarding regional economic integration were – is mini-Schengen initiative just a...
Perception of EU aid amidst the pandemic faces challenges across the Western Balkans
A diplomatic bomb thrown by the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić last month has taken up most of the attention in the discussion about the...
Current enlargement toolkit needs improvements
by EWB
BELGRADE – Gradually integrating the Western Balkans into EU, clearer conditions and more emphasis on the rule of law – these were some of the...