EU and Bulgaria unlikely to accept VMRO’s proposal for re-negotiating constitutional change
The new government of North Macedonia wants to re-negotiate the conditions for proceeding to the next stage of the EU accession by delaying the required...
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Target 2030 in North Macedonia: Bilateral disputes and weak administrative capacities the most important obstacles
President of the European Council Charles Michel has pushed for an accelerated timeline for candidate countries to join the EU. “Enlargement is no longer a...
Inclusive process during the planning and implementation of pre-accession funds is needed
by EWB
TIRANA – Access to the EU budget for the Western Balkans has remained limited and highly disproportionate to its level of market integration, with allocations...
What is the EU perspective of North Macedonia and Albania a year after opening negotiations?
In July 2022 North Macedonia and Albania finally held their first intergovernmental conferences with the European Union. A year or so later, the technical part...
Bulgaria-North Macedonia rapprochement: Can economy trump history?
While he was still campaigning for November 2021 parliamentary election, the new Prime Minister of Bulgaria Kiril Petkov outlined his vision for overcoming the disputes...
EU cannot afford not to listen to what is coming from the Western Balkans
by EWB
This article is also available in Albanian, Macedonian and BCMS languages. PRISTINA – Even though there is a feeling that the Western Balkans was left...
Do the Western Balkan countries need a different model of EU accession?
by EWB
BERLIN – Proposals for new models of EU accession for the Western Balkans, which would include gradual integration of the countries before the full membership,...
Human rights protection and COVID-19 in North Macedonia: Patching or rebuilding a system?
The article was originally published on the Politikon Network’s website. 2020 has been a disastrous year for human rights in Europe, in the words of Dunja Mijatović,...
Sofia and Skopje – Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
Sofia and Skopje are still struggling to find a common ground, while the pressure from the experts from both countries, as well as the EU,...
BSF: There is no doubt about the EU perspective of the Western Balkans
by EWB
BELGRADE – Despite recent somewhat discouraging messages and events, some EU actions in 2020 give hope that the Western Balkans is still high on the...