Marko Kmezić: I have cautiously higher hopes for the new Enlargement Commissioner
SARAJEVO – There is renewed talk about the EU enlargement following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and there are also some good signals...
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[EWB Interview] Kmezić: Outcome of the protests showed that Vučić’s rule is not unlimited
Just when it seemed that the campaign of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) was gaining momentum ahead of the elections in April 2022, environmental protests...
Yet another protest in Serbia?
by Marko Kmezić
The piece was originally published on BiEPAG blog. Last weekend thousands of people appeared simultaneously in Serbian capital Belgrade and other towns across the country...
Reactions to the “non-paper”: Ideas of border change rejected, but they will not go away
Regardless of the authenticity of the non-paper released last week by Necenzurirano.si, the news about the document once again opened the question of border changes in...
Western Balkans overwhelmingly in favour of EU membership, but EU needs to show more commitment
by EWB Archives
BELGRADE – The public opinion in the region continues to be overwhelmingly in favour of membership to the European Union (82.5% on average), and even...
EPC and BiEPAG event “Public opinion on European integration in the Balkans: Still a story of passive consensus?”
by EWB Archives
BRUSSELS – Are the people from the Balkans still supportive of European integration, are they content with the progress made by their countries in the...
Kmezić: Putting on hold membership talks with captured states could be a favourable scenario
by EWB
BERLIN – The EU should provide more funds to civil society in the Western Balkans, but it is up to the authorities of the region...
Stojanović and Kmezić: Serbian government uses legal mechanisms to intimidate CSOs and journalists
BELGRADE – Serbian government uses legal mechanisms to intimidate civil society organizations (CSO) and independent journalists, Maja Stojanović, the Executive Director of Civic Initiatives and...
Non-Western actors in the Balkans: Which types of cooperation are obstacles on EU path?
by EWB
BELGRADE – Doing business with non-Western actors is beneficial for as long as it does not compromise the rule of law. On the other hand,...
In what ways the EU can improve the credibility of its policies towards the Western Balkans?
by EWB
THE HAGUE – Serbian accession process to the EU, regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations are some of the topics which will be discussed at the...