Will the adoption of constitutional changes accelerate Serbia’s EU integration process?
On 16 January citizens of Serbia voted “yes” in the referendum on changing the Constitution in relation to the judiciary. Confirmation of the proposed changes...
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[EWB Interview] Vurmo: Open Balkan ignores the region’s most serious challenges – the rule of law and democracy
In the closing months of 2021, Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama and President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić intensified their activities around the Open Balkan...
[EWB Interview] Tzifakis: EU lacks a plan for the region beyond immediate troubles
A recent publication of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) Geopolitically irrelevant in its “inner courtyard”? concluded that the non-Western countries have gained ground...
[EWB Interview] Kmezić: Outcome of the protests showed that Vučić’s rule is not unlimited
Just when it seemed that the campaign of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) was gaining momentum ahead of the elections in April 2022, environmental protests...
Trust and democracy in the Western Balkans acquire importance in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis
by EWB
BUDAPEST – The reticence of the public to undergo vaccination is directly linked with mistrust in governments while in Serbia exists the profiling of a...
EU is losing the PR battle and the soft power in the Western Balkans
by EWB
LONDON – The latest results of the survey published by the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) paint a negative picture of the European...
Third Bulgarian election lays groundwork for the lifting of the veto, timeframe unknown
The third election in Bulgaria this year took place on Sunday, producing a parliament that will, analysts believe, finally be able to agree on a...
The case of Mladić mural shows that authorities in Serbia have no intention to deal with war crimes
This week’s events in Serbia have shown that state is willing to to defend the mural of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić, which only exposes...
EC Report on Serbia: The focus mainly on formal improvements
This piece was originally published on BiEPAG blog The European Commission’s 2021 Country Report on Serbia looks like a time machine. Serbia is allegedly moving...
Without a clear commitment of Member States to enlargement, EC reports lose power they once had
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Clear commitment of Member States to enlargement, high costs for potential vetoes, fulfilment of promises – all of this is currently lacking when...