NATO leaders agree to increase defence spending to 5% of GDP at the Hague summit
THE HAGUE – NATO agreed to increase defence spending from 2 % to 5% of GDP annually by 2035, announced Mark Rutte, the Secretary General...
Tag : Donald Trump
Will there be repercussions from Vučić’s trip to Moscow?
The decision by the Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić to attend the Victory Parade in Moscow will complicate his relationship with the EU, as it has...
When elephants fight: What Trump’s trade war means for the Balkans
Originally published on BiEPAG blog Trump’s tariffs will hit the Western Balkans indirectly, through reduced exports to the EU. Existing models suggest the fallout will...
Trump tariffs in the Western Balkans: Serbia hit with 37%, Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo with 10%
by EWB
WASHINGTON – On 2 April, President of the United States Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on most of its trading partners, which he says would...
Serbian authorities are artificially constructing narratives about the overthrow of the state through USAID
The raids on critical civil society organizations earlier this week are merely the culmination of the spillover of the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID into...
“USAID makes Serbia more beautiful and richer”: How Serbian officials used to talk about what they now call a “notorious organisation”?
In recent weeks, the pro-government media in Serbia have gloated over the news that US President Donald Trump, shortly after returning to the White House,...
EU and the Western Balkans in 2025: Five Things to Watch in the Year of Crossroads
by EWB
The year 2024 was marked by crucial elections – both in Europe and the United States – and the continued tensions in the most fragile...
[EWB Interview] Gomart: In these circumstances, European strategic autonomy is a need
The re-election of Donald Trump as the President of the United States has made the questions of the future of the war in Ukraine and...
Mogherini at BSC: One effect of Trump’s win will be EU accepting new members
by EWB
BELGRADE – Speaking at the first panel of the Belgrade Security Conference 2024, which was opened today, former High Representative of the EU Federica Mogherini...
European and Balkan leaders congratulate Trump on his victory in the US presidential elections
Shortly after Donald Trump publicly declared “a magnificent victory” in the US presidential election this morning, a number of world leaders congratulated the Republican nominee...