Macron’s European Political Community: What would it mean for the Western Balkans?
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Conference for the Future of Europe on 9 May, President of France Emmanuel Macron proposed an idea of...
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Macron says EU accession of WB must continue, proposes European Political Community
by EWB
STRASBOURG – President of France Emmanuel Macron said in yesterday’s speech that the EU accession process of the Western Balkan countries must continue and that...
Can the war in Ukraine lead to a faster EU integration of the Western Balkans?
The war in Ukraine has gotten the talk of accelerating the EU integration of the Western Balkans going. After two months, however, the talk has...
[EWB Interview] Cvijić: Paris seems to have realised that Western Balkan enlargement does not affect internal politics
The opening weeks of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU have featured, among other things, the Western Balkans, with President Emmanuel Macron stressing...
Macron calls for clear accession perspective of Western Balkans and reform of the EU
by EWB
STRASBOURG – President of France Emmanuel Macron focused, among other priorities, on the European perspective of the Western Balkans in his speech at the European...
[EWB Interview] Vurmo: Open Balkan ignores the region’s most serious challenges – the rule of law and democracy
In the closing months of 2021, Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama and President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić intensified their activities around the Open Balkan...
Macron urges for “clarifying” EU perspective of the WB, announces conference in June
by EWB
PARIS – President of France Emmanuel Macron said that it was necessary to clarify the issue of the European perspective for the countries of the...
[EWB Interview] Maire: Enlargement causes fragmentation in EU, there is a request not to repeat the past mistakes
Being a member of the National Assembly of France for the ruling La République En Marche and a vice-president of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Jacques Maire is...
Another alleged non-paper proposes the conclusion of Kosovo-Serbia normalisation process by 2022
by EWB
PRISTINA / BELGRADE – Following the alleged non-paper on changes of the borders in the Balkans, which caused much controversy in the region, Kosovo daily Koha...
French resistance to enlargement based on internal politics and wider vision of the EU
by EWB
TIRANA – While the Western Balkans is still strongly pro-EU, the majority of the region is increasingly feeling the frustration due to the longevity of...