Debate in the EP on Serbia: EU should react to political crisis, MEPs support students
STRASBOURG – The European Parliament held a plenary debate in Strasbourg on Tuesday evening on the political crisis in Serbia. Members of the Serbian National...
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Corruption Perception Index: Montenegro best ranked in the Western Balkans, Albania improves the most
by EWB
Montenegro is the best-ranked Western Balkan country on the annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International. It is followed by Kosovo, Albania,...
Why Did the Enlargement Process Lose Its Transformative Power and Credibility?
In decades of the enlargement process, the conventional wisdom was clear, “transformative power of EU accession will lead to accepting EU standards which will improve...
Marta Kos and the dilemma of Serbian protests
On Tuesday, members of the European Parliament will debate the ongoing political crisis in Serbia. Exactly two weeks will have passed since Serbian Prime Minister...
Vučić blames student protests on the West while simultaneously receiving Western support
In 1984, George Orwell came up with the concept of “double-think” which is the acceptance of two contradictory beliefs simultaneously. Those who have been following...
Leading Serbian CSOs suspend cooperation with authorities and support students
by EWB
BELGRADE – Some of the leading civil society organizations in Serbia announced on Tuesday that they are suspending cooperation with Serbian authorities. They stated that...
Where will the student movement take Serbia next?
Serbian government fell this week when Prime Minister Miloš Vučević announced his resignation on Tuesday. It was the latest and, so far, the most significant...
Serbian CSOs: The EU risks losing Serbia if it does not react to the ongoing crisis
by EWB
BELGRADE – Serbian civil society organisations have sent a letter to EU institutions, urging them to react to the ongoing political crisis triggered by the...
Is this the end of Aleksandar Vučić’s regime?
by Gresa Hasa
Originally published on BiEPAG blog While Western Europe is shifting to the far right, a new wind of hope is surging in the East. From Central and Eastern...
NCEU calls on EU institutions to respond to the systematic pressure on civil society in Serbia
by EWB
BELGRADE – The National Convention on the European Union (NKEU) strongly condemns the public targeting of Maja Stojanović and the Civic Initiatives, the coordinator of...