After illegal entries doubled in 2022, migration from the Western Balkans again in EU’s focus
In 2022, more than 330,000 illegal crossings of the EU external borders were detected. Since 2019, the influx of migrants to the EU has been...
Tag : migration
EU welcomes progress in visa policy alignment by Western Balkans
by EWB
BRUSSELS – The European Union welcomes the progress made in EU visa policy alignment by the Western Balkans partners and calls on them to swiftly...
European Commission presents Action Plan on the Western Balkans to tackle irregular migration
by EWB
BRUSSELS — Priorities of the new EU Action Plan on the Western Balkans include strengthening border management and achieving the alignment of visa policies in...
Policy Brief: Migration discourse in Bulgaria is usually focused on its negative aspects
by EWB
VIENNA — Returning migration has been strategically identified as one of the most efficient solutions for the problem of depopulation Bulgaria faces, however a lot...
European Parliament discusses situation with migrants along EU-BiH border
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Croation MEP Ivan Jakovičić has initiated a debate in European Parliament on the situation with migrants along his country’s border with Bosnia and...
BiH to receive financial support from Czech Republic to prevent illegal migration
by EWB
PRAGUE – The Czech Republic intends to send 1 million Euros to Bosnia and Herzegovina to support its efforts in preventing illegal migration, announced the...
EU Summit on 28-29 June: Migration, Trump, Brexit and supporting EU enlargement
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Migration, Brexit, the relationship with Trump and the United States, as well as the reform of the Eurozone, are some of the questions...
Migration issues to shape the politics of Austria
by Vuk Velebit
After last week’s parliamentary elections in Austria, it is clear that conservative People’s Party (ÖVP) leader, Sebastian Kurz, is poised to be the new Chancellor...
The Western Balkans could be the first casualty of a ‘connectivity war’ between the EU and Turkey
by EWB Archives
Article by Vuk Vuksanović, PhD researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), originally published at LSE’s EUROPP – European Politics and...
Poposki and Kurz visited "Border Stone 59" but they avoided camp "Vinojug"
by EWB Archives
GEVGELIJA – The chief of Austrian diplomacy and chairman of OSCE, Sebastian Kurz, arrived on Sunday in Macedonia, and that afternoon, along with his host,...