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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“A decade of missed opportunities by the EU and the Western Balkans”: BiEPAG marks 10 years of work
by EWB
SARAJEVO – The European Union and the Western Balkans have missed many opportunities over the past decade for the enlargement policy to succeed, concluded the...
What would the election of Marta Kos as the Enlargement Commissioner mean for the Western Balkans?
The nomination of Marta Kos from Slovenia as the new European Commissioner for Enlargement by Ursula von der Leyen is interpreted as good news by...
Blocking Montenegro’s EU accession over Jasenovac resolution by Croatia would be destructive
A few days after receiving a positive IBAR, the Montenegrin Parliament adopted a Resolution on Genocide in Jasenovac, Dachau and Mauthausen camp systems. Although the...
Screening of the EWB documentary “The Time of Stabilitocracy” held in Berlin
by EWB
BERLIN – On 13 December, the documentary produced by the European Western Balkans, “The Time of Stabilitocracy” was screened at the Humboldt University in Berlin. The documentary,...
Vučić’s “People’s Movement for the State” – New suit for the Serbian Progressive Party
Tens of thousands of Serbian citizens have been protesting on the streets for the sixth consecutive week following two mass murders, while President Aleksandar Vučić...
Vučić’s speech about the EU proposal for agreement with Kosovo signalling that Serbia will accept it
After meeting with five envoys from EU member states and the United States, the President of Serbia announced that Serbia was given an ultimatum. Either...
Bieber: The current situation in Kosovo is the worst in the last ten years
by EWB
BELGRADE – The current situation in Kosovo is the worst in the last ten years, Florian Bieber, a professor at the University of Graz and...
Opinion: French proposal will encourage extreme nationalists
by EWB
BRUSSELS – The French proposal for resolving bilateral issues between Bulgaria and North Macedonia will bury the enlargement process and seriously hurt the already tattered...
Trust and democracy in the Western Balkans acquire importance in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis
by EWB
BUDAPEST – The reticence of the public to undergo vaccination is directly linked with mistrust in governments while in Serbia exists the profiling of a...