EU and the Western Balkans in 2023: Fear of Instability and Cautious Optimism
A year ago, while analysing the main events and developments to be expected in 2022, our portal mostly focused on regional and European integration, elections...
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WB2EU discussion: The EU has a huge responsibility in the Western Balkans
by EWB
PARIS – The citizens of the Western Balkans deserve to live in societies where the rule of law and the fight against corruption function, and...
[EWB Interview] Džihić: The awakening of civic movements has imposed the logic that change is possible
Civic initiatives and protests showed that many citizens in the region are deeply dissatisfied with the lack of accountability of the ruling regimes and ready...
Civic initiatives in the Western Balkans potential for social and political change
by EWB
BELGRADE – Civic initiatives and protests showed that many citizens in the region are deeply dissatisfied with the lack of accountability of the ruling regimes...
Trust and democracy in the Western Balkans acquire importance in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis
by EWB
BUDAPEST – The reticence of the public to undergo vaccination is directly linked with mistrust in governments while in Serbia exists the profiling of a...
Schmidt’s appointment: A sign of structural problems of international community’s engagement with BiH?
Christian Schmidt has not yet started working as a High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is already under attack by official Banja Luka. “The...
Bottom-up approach – The best way to activate and motivate the citizens
by EWB
WESTERN BALKANS – “The bottom-up approach is the best way to activate and motivate the citizens and the most effective way to make a change,”...
[EWB Interview] Engaged Democracy Initiative – Regional cooperation for solving common challenges
by EWB
What is the Engaged Democracy Initiative (EDI), how did the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) and the Institute for Democratic Engagement Southeast Europe (IDESE)...
Džihić: Vučić’s false Europeanism has been leading Serbia to autocracy for years
by EWB
BELGRADE – Today, Serbia lives in a mirage of democracy and Europeanization. The false Europeanism of Vučić’s regime has been eating away at Serbia’s democratic...
“A delicate moment.” Dodik against the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
For several weeks now, the public in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been closely monitoring developments in the relationship between the Republika Srpska (RS) leadership and...