Kordić and Popa: The Montenegrin government continues its pro-European course
PODGORICA – The new government will continue the pro-European course guided, above all, by the best interests of all citizens and the aspiration for Montenegro to...
Tag : Chapter 23
How the EU candidate countries in the Western Balkans stand with fight against corruption?
The overall pace of fighting corruption has slowed down and the track record in most countries is far from meeting the requirements for membership –...
Constitutional changes in Serbia lead to the loss of judicial independence
The completion of the constitutional reform, which should ensure the independence of the judiciary, was planned for 2017, when the citizens of Serbia were supposed...
EC non-papers note pressures on judiciary and media in Serbia and Montenegro
by EWB
BRUSSELS – In its latest six-month report on the state of the Chapters 23 and 24 , the so-called “non-paper”, the European Commission notes the...
Serbia’s fall on media freedom list: “If it continues like this, there will no longer be anything to measure”
Serbia welcomed World Press Freedom Day by falling again on the recently published media freedom ranking list by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF). After falling...
Montenegro’s Chief EU Negotiator: The new accession methodology is an incentive to intensify reforms
by EWB
PODGORICA – The new accession methodology is based on lessons learned from previous enlargements and may provide an additional incentive for countries aspiring to EU...
Serbia’s Revision of the Action Plan for Chapter 23: Many activities have not even been completed ‘on paper’
by EWB
BELGRADE – The revised Action Plan for the Chapter 23 contains most of the shortcomings it had before, although a large number of comments provided...
No consistent growth strategy in Serbia’s EU integration process, experts note
by EWB
BELGRADE – Negotiation process of Serbia with the EU is not used enough for reforms, as the political will and commitment were lacking. Serbia did...
A Step Backward: Drawbacks of the Serbian Judiciary Reform
While the experts insist that the proposed amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, even after the fourth version of the draft, not...
There are no obstacles for a rule of law “Priebe Report” on any EU candidate country
by EWB
BELGRADE – “Priebe Report”, requested by the Free Citizens Movement (PSG) of Serbia from the European Union last week, can be implemented in this country,...