Opinion: French proposal will encourage extreme nationalists
BRUSSELS – The French proposal for resolving bilateral issues between Bulgaria and North Macedonia will bury the enlargement process and seriously hurt the already tattered...
Tag : Florian Bieber
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...
EU is losing the PR battle and the soft power in the Western Balkans
by EWB
LONDON – The latest results of the survey published by the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) paint a negative picture of the European...
Without a clear commitment of Member States to enlargement, EC reports lose power they once had
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Clear commitment of Member States to enlargement, high costs for potential vetoes, fulfilment of promises – all of this is currently lacking when...
EPC and BiEPAG to hold an online policy dialogue on the 2021 Enlargement Package
by EWB
BRUSSELS – The European Policy Centre, in cooperation with the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG), is organising a policy dialogue “The 2021 Enlargement...
Bieber: Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia unsurprising considering the state of EU policy
by EWB
GRAZ – The escalation of tensions between Kosovo and Serbia suggests that the negotiations by the EU have little restraining effect, which is unsurprising considering...
[EWB Interview] Bieber: Bulgarian veto on North Macedonia damages EU’s credibility
What are the main reasons for the apparent stalemate of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans and did the policy of stabilitocracy come to end?...
BiEPAG policy brief on completing the EU unification process to be presented tomorrow
by EWB
ZAGREB – Recent developments in the case of the six Western Balkan countries accession to the EU seems to be a case of one step...
Bieber: Serbian government can live quite well with the status quo on the issue of Kosovo and EU integration
by EWB
BELGRADE – Currently, there are not many incentives for resolving the Kosovo issue and it should be expected in the near future, assessed Florian Bieber, Professor...
EU to explore options how to support Montenegro in repaying loan to China
BRUSSELS – European Commission has received an official letter from the Prime Minister of Montenegro and is working on a response on how to support...