Marović: Number of opened chapters is not an indicator of Montenegro’s success
At the Intergovernmental Conference in Brussels on Monday, Montenegro opened two new negotiating Chapters, 2 – Freedom of movement for workers and 3 – Right...
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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...
Reverse the Trend of ‘Stabilitocracy’ Promotion
by Marko Kmezić
Serious backsliding in terms of democracy and the freedom of media can be observed throughout the region over the past decade. Yet, the EU has...
Cvijić: New Commissioner and new DG for enlargement need to be established
The forthcoming Bulgarian presidency of the EU, followed by subsequent Austrian and Romanian ones, is seen by many as an opportunity for progress in EU...
Nechev: Macedonian government shows willingness to resolve bilateral disputes
The new Macedonian government appears to be prepared to resolve the ongoing disputes with its neighbours, which have inhibited the progress of Macedonia on its...
Marović: Polarization of society in Montenegro is deepening
In the local elections held on Sunday, November 26, in four Montenegrin municipalities, the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) won the most seats. Whereas Đukanović’s...
[EWB Interview] Bechev: Russia is playing the “spoiler” in Western Balkans
Interview with Dimitar Bechev, research fellow at the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...
Vračić: BiH politicians grounded their entire political narrative in the past
The United Nations’ Yugoslav war crimes tribunal convicted former Bosnian Serb military chief General Ratko Mladić on Wednesday, November 22, of genocide and wars against...
Macedonia’s EU accession: What would a restart entail?
In his last State of the Union address, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker reminded us of the obvious: that there would be no enlargement during...