Will the rush for lithium crush EU standards in the Western Balkans?
BRUSSELS – As a result of the increasing global demand for critical raw materials, including lithium, EU officials tend to turn a blind eye when...
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How to implement gradual accession to the EU: Single Market, staged accession or something else?
Calls to accelerate the accession of the candidate countries to the European Union have intensified since the start of the war in Ukraine. The latest...
Without introducing improved monitoring mechanism, unrealistic to expect significant changes with the new methodology
by EWB
The enlargement process is dangerously in a state of impasse, leaving the Western Balkans and EU alike disappointed and dissatisfied, says the latest discussion paper ...
Will the 2019 EU Enlargement Package restore momentum?
by EWB
BRUSSELS – The European Commission will present its Communication on the 2019 EU Enlargement Package with the accompanying Country Reports on May 29. Despite being arguably...
North Macedonia: Accelerating reforms, accelerating European integration
by EWB
BRUSSELS – With the Prespa Agreement, Skopje and Athens put an end to a nearly 30-year long dispute. Questions on how progress achieved by Skopje is...
[BSF] [EWB Interview] Blockmans: 2025 is not a realistic date for enlargement
Interview with Steven Blockmans, Head of EU Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and Professor of EU External Relations Law and Governance at...
Reconciliation and Good Neighbourly Relations in the Western Balkans: A Continuing Dilemma?
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Various initiatives put forward to deal with the issues of reconciliation in the Western Balkans and additional efforts by the countries of the...
CEPSlab18 – Europe in the World Lab
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Where is Europe’s cyber-defence force? Is the Western Balkans Europe’s black hole? What best practices exist for tackling the root causes of fragility, conflict...
Kmezić: Fresh wind in the sails of enlargement
BRUSSELS – The Centre for European Policy Studied (CEPS) held an event about reforms and the future of enlargement in the Western Balkans on October...
The ‘Berlin Process‘ for the Western Balkans– Is it delivering?
by EWB
The Western Balkans, a region that continues to produce more history than it can absorb, needs careful nurturing and a more inclusive and ‘hands-on’ approach...