How will enlargement reform affect Serbia and Montenegro?
The article was originally published on the Serbian language version of our portal. Following the French veto and the absence of a decision by the...
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BiEPAG non-paper busts ten myths about EU enlargement
by EWB
GRAZ – The majority of EU citizens are against enlargement, French veto was caused by the lack of progress, candidate countries cannot be decoupled –...
French Ambassador to North Macedonia: Reforms must be substantial, not formal
by EWB
SKOPJE – The Ambassador of France to North Macedonia Christian Thimonier, has affirmed his country’s position on reassessing the enlargement process for the Western Balkans,...
Germany and France release a non-paper on the Conference on the Future of Europe
by EWB
BRUSSELS – A non-paper by France and Germany, proposing a Conference on the Future of Europe from 2020 to 2022, was circulated to the EU...
An EU Membership for the Balkans Named Desire
The article was originally published on BiEPAG blog. We have entered an unusually fruitful period when it comes to ideas on the sorely needed revitalisation...
Six EU members support accession reform, want to open talks with Skopje and Tirana
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Foreign and European affairs ministers of Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovak Republic, Italy and Slovenia sent a letter to European Commission President...
The French have got it wrong: An eccentric counterproposal
France’s assessment that EU enlargement has not been functioning for a while is not wrong. However, its proposal outlined in the leaked non-paper would exacerbate...
Seven stages of EU accession: This is how France would reform the process
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Twenty years after recognizing the European perspective of the Western Balkan countries, their transformation is too slow and it is therefore necessary to...
The EU’s emerging unpredictability and consequences for peacebuilding efforts in the Western Balkans
France-led opposition this October to following the recommendation of the European Commission to open accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia has created confusion, anger...
Tusk rejects the idea of “the core of Europe”, says EU needs stable Balkans
by EWB
BRUGES – In his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the academic year at the College of Europe, outgoing President of the European Council...