The New EU Strategy For The Western Balkans: What’s In Store For Bilateral Disputes
The long anticipated new EU strategy for the region opens with the statement that “the six Western Balkans partners are a part of Europe, geographically...
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EU Western Balkans Strategy: On Named and Unnamed Elephants in the Room
by Marko Kmezić
The much-awaited new Enlargement Strategy, entitled “The Credible Enlargement Perspective for the Western Balkans” was presented earlier today by the High Representative Vice-President Federica Mogherini...
No Silver Lining as Balkans Lose Another Moderate Politician
by Rok Zupančič
In his last interview, published in the magazine Vreme in September 2017, Oliver Ivanović stated: “Let me be clear. The people (the Serbs in the northern Kosovo) are...
The Year of Chance for the Balkans: The 5 key events of 2018
by EWB
While 2016 was a year of challenges and despair when it comes to the future of the EU and its enlargement in the Western Balkans,...
[EWB Interview] Tzifakis: The “Big Bang” scenario carries non-negligible risks
European Western Balkans spoke with Nikolaos Tzifakis, Associate professor of the University of the Peloponnese and a member of Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group – BiEPAG on...
What does Kurz-Strahe coalition in Austria mean for EU and the Western Balkans?
Austria has got a new government. Sebastian Kurz, former Foreign Minister and frequent guest in the Western Balkans, has become the youngest Chancellor in Europe...
Kmezić: In this tempo, Serbia will close all chapters in 16 years
by EWB
Earlier this week, Serbia opened two new chapters in the EU negotiating process – Chapter 6 regarding the company law and Chapter 30 on external...
Marović: Number of opened chapters is not an indicator of Montenegro’s success
by EWB
At the Intergovernmental Conference in Brussels on Monday, Montenegro opened two new negotiating Chapters, 2 – Freedom of movement for workers and 3 – Right...
What the EU Enlargement Strategy should include and why
by Marko Kmezić
In recent weeks, the EU integration of the Western Balkan six (WB6) countries seems to have picked up pace. Stabilisation and Association Agreements (SAA) have...
BiH and the EU: The politics of „almost“ does not deliver anymore, Hahn loses patience
The pictures are telling – Commissioner Hahn smiling and celebrating the next step in Bosnia’s EU integration back in late 2016 while delivering the EU...