[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?...
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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...
BiEPAG Policy Brief: Trust in the democratic process can be regained
by EWB
LONDON – “The ‘collective action’ problem in the Balkans – characterised as lack of confidence in the possibility of change, leading to disillusionment with the...
Germany’s EU Presidency was a failure on enlargement, but not through its own fault
BRUSSELS – When Portugal took over the EU Presidency from Germany on January 1, the expectations about enlargement were far lower than when its predecessor...
EU and the Western Balkans in 2021: Searching for a Way Back to Normal
by EWB
Even though COVID-19 will remain the number one issue for the citizens of the Western Balkans in 2021, there are nonetheless other important political events...
BiEPAG Report: People in the Western Balkans believe in conspiracy theories about COVID-19 more than other Europeans
by EWB Archives
WASHINGTON – People in the Western Balkans believe in conspiracies more than people in other parts of Europe, which reinforces their lack of trust in...
Sofia and Skopje – Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
Sofia and Skopje are still struggling to find a common ground, while the pressure from the experts from both countries, as well as the EU,...
BSF: Western Balkans is influenced by strong anti-Western narratives
by EWB
BELGRADE – Despite the declared ambition of all Western Balkan countries to join the European Union and their integration and increasing cooperation with NATO, the...