Mistaken policies of the EU and the US destabilise the Balkans
ROME – Disinformation campaigns, some activities of the third actors, but also mistaken policies adopted by the EU and the US are all endangering security...
Tag : Bodo Weber
Secretary Blinken’s letters: Signs of increasing US engagement, departure from Trump policy
Recent letters of the new Secretary of State of the United States Antony Blinken to the President of Serbia, Prime Minister of Kosovo and Presidency...
Weber: New methodology could lift Macron’s veto, but does not solve crucial problems
by EWB
BERLIN – The new methodology of the European Commission for accession negotiations with the Western Balkans is a concession to French President Emanuel Macron, but...
[EWB Interview] Weber: Berlin and Paris will agree on Skopje and Tirana this time
At the time when the European institutions are going through the transition, the issues concerning Western Balkans have seemingly been set aside. However, at least...
Germany likely to give green light to North Macedonia, Albania may have to wait
by EWB
BERLIN / BELGRADE – According to CDU Member of Parliament Gunther Krichbaum, efforts of North Macedonia are seen very positively in German Bundestag, which will...
Few results to show, mostly: Commission’s Reports on the Western Balkans
European elections are over, and so is the final round of annual Reports on the Western Balkan countries released by the current Commission. As expected,...
The dangers of keeping Western Balkans in a limbo
Postponement of the opening of accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia, unwillingness to grant visa liberalization to Kosovo and repeated messages that Serbia’s path to EU...
Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Business as usual, or perhaps not?
SARAJEVO – On 7 October, citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina will cast their votes in the general elections, the 7th after the Dayton Agreement. The...
Weber: Germany will prevent exchange of territories
by EWB
BERLIN – If an agreement on changing Kosovo’s borders along ethnic lines is reached, Germany will not allow it, assessed Bodo Weber, Senior Associate at...
Division of Kosovo harmful and without support, commentators say
by EWB
BELGRADE/PRISTINA – It recently became clear that the Presidents of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vučić and Hashim Thaçi, are pushing for some sort of border change...