[BSF] Due to influence of the state, investments from China can be a source of political risk
BELGRADE – Serbia has attracted 1.5 billion Euros of direct investments from China in the past five years, but the question is whether this is...
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Public procurement and interstate agreements: How is the money of Serbian citizens spent?
Budget execution in Serbia is a non-transparent process with plenty of room for abuse. The two channels through which the market is more often suspended...
[EWB Interview] Legarda: China’s security engagement in Balkans has implications for NATO
by EWB
The West-China rivalry has gotten tense over the past couple of years, which is a trend that is expected to continue. This is the context...
“Geopolitical crack” in the Balkans calls for a strategic shift of the EU
by EWB
ROME – EU has not yet fully lost the battle for the Balkans, but it has to make a strategic shift sooner rather than later. China...
[EWB Interview] Minuto-Rizzo: Balkans has regained a priority status for NATO
Conference “Black Sea and Balkan Perspectives: A Strategic Region”, organised by the NATO Defense College Foundation, is taking place on Wednesday, 28 July. On this occasion,...
[EWB Interview] Bilčík: Inter-Party Dialogue is an integral part of Serbia’s progress towards EU
European Parliament facilitators were back in Serbia last week to hold the first live session of the Inter-Party Dialogue in the country since December 2019....
Montenegro reduces interest rate to Chinese bank through an agreement with Western banks
by EWB
PODGORICA – Government of Montenegro announced last week an “incredible success” in the form of a “hedge” agreement with three Western banks to protect the currency...
Western Balkan institutions continue to lack resilience to corruptive business contracts
by EWB
Recently, the Government of Montenegro requested the EU’s assistance in repaying the debt taken from the Chinese Export-Import Bank for the construction of the section...
[EWB Interview] Picula: Softening of rhetoric necessary in Montenegro, Government should preserve country’s core values
Last week, European Parliament adopted its Resolution on 2019-2020 Commission reports on Montenegro, the first one since the last year’s change of power, which stressed that...
Without the EU, third actors will fill the void in the Western Balkans
The article was originally published by Politikon Network The impact of the third actors allowed the Western Balkans countries to pay less attention to...