Tensions in the Montenegrin parliamentary majority over prosecutorial laws
PODGORICA – The new parliamentary majority in Montenegro, which won in the elections at the end of August 2020, announced on February 3 that it would...
Tag : rule of law
Várhelyi: The fight against corruption in Montenegro is a key goal of the accession process
by EWB
BRUSSELS – EU Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi said that the rule of law is one of the basic values of the EU and a crucial...
How the EU candidate countries in the Western Balkans stand with fight against corruption?
The overall pace of fighting corruption has slowed down and the track record in most countries is far from meeting the requirements for membership –...
Schütz: German Presidency aims to hold first intergovernmental conferences with N. Macedonia and possibly Albania
by EWB
BERLIN – Germany took over the six-month presidency of the European Union this July and it wants to see “renewed momentum” in relations between the...
Opposition in Serbia calls on EC to establish expert groups that would help resolve the political crisis
by EWB
BELGRADE – Opposition parties and organisations in Serbia sent a letter to the European Commission in which they expressesed deep concern over the erosion of...
EC non-papers note pressures on judiciary and media in Serbia and Montenegro
by EWB
BRUSSELS – In its latest six-month report on the state of the Chapters 23 and 24 , the so-called “non-paper”, the European Commission notes the...
When the rule of law is defended: Three examples from Bosnia and Herzegovina
The piece was originally published by Politikon Network. Earlier last week I received an email that got me thinking. A person working on the Western...
Takeaways from EU-WB Summit: Enlargement hidden behind euphemisms, but still important
On the morning of the video conference between the leaders of the EU and the Western Balkans on 6 May, President of the European Council...
Zagreb Declaration in shadow of COVID-19: WB has an EU perspective, EU assistance deserves public acknowledgement
by EWB
BRUSSELS – EU once again reaffirmed its unequivocal support to the European perspective of the Western Balkans, calling for unity and solidarity at the time...
EC will reply to letter from MEPs on the situation in Serbia by the end of May
by EWB
BRUSSELS – A response to a letter on the state of the rule of law and human rights in Serbia, sent by a group of...