CDT: The countries of the region are stagnating and even regressing in the field of democratization
PODGORICA – The European Union’s policy thus far has had a limited impact on the rule of law in the Western Balkans, and despite the...
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Shadow report “State of Democracy in Serbia 2020” now available online
by EWB
Centre for Contemporary Politics has published the shadow report “State of Democracy in Serbia 2020”. The report covers five areas: elections, parliament, governance, civil society and freedom...
This year’s election in Serbia was the most controversial in the last 20 years, a new report finds
by EWB
BELGRADE – Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, in cooperation with the Centre for Contemporary Politics, has published an analysis of the electoral process in Serbia 2020, which...
European Movement International launches a petition on the situation in Serbia, urges EU to react
by EWB
BRUSSELS – European Movement International released a statement on the situation in Serbia, which stresses the Government’s controversial response to COVID-19 crisis, as well as...
Opposition in Serbia calls on EC to establish expert groups that would help resolve the political crisis
by EWB
BELGRADE – Opposition parties and organisations in Serbia sent a letter to the European Commission in which they expressesed deep concern over the erosion of...
European Parliament increasingly focused on Serbia – how many MEPs are critical of the government?
The day after the Serbian elections on 21 June, members of the Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament issued a statement saying the...
Renew Europe MEPs write to Várhelyi: “We believe that elections in Serbia will be far from democratic”
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Eleven Members of the European Parliament from the Renew Europe group sent a letter to the Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi,...
FES: As the pandemic slows down in the WB, political confrontations resume
by EWB
BELGRADE – The Western Balkans seems to have escaped a more dramatic fate seen in other parts of Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic and the...
Freedom House reports on Serbia and Montenegro: “The results were not surprising”
Freedom House’s “Nations in Transit” report drew more attention than usual after classifying Serbia and Montenegro as “hybrid regimes”, in which the power is based...
BiEPAG: Pandemic has contributed to democratic erosion in the Western Balkans
by EWB
GRAZ – The EU needs to identify and monitor the restrictions concerning democratic institutions and civil liberties that are permissible during the state of emergency...