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...
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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...
North Macedonia: Close result expected a day before the election
by EWB
SKOPJE – An unusual Wednesday parliamentary election is taking place in North Macedonia on 15 July, and the winner is hard to predict, meaning that...
Perception of EU aid amidst the pandemic faces challenges across the Western Balkans
A diplomatic bomb thrown by the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić last month has taken up most of the attention in the discussion about the...
Current enlargement toolkit needs improvements
by EWB
BELGRADE – Gradually integrating the Western Balkans into EU, clearer conditions and more emphasis on the rule of law – these were some of the...
Dimitrov: The EU to lose influence in the Western Balkans if fails to endorse North Macedonia
by EWB
SKOPJE – The EU will lose influence in the Western Balkans and risk boosting rivals such as Russia and China if it fails to endorse North...