Freedom House: Democratic institutions in the Western Balkans continued to falter in 2022
WASHINGTON – According to the “Nations in Transit 2023” report published by Freedom House, the 10 non-EU countries that are rated as Hybrid Regimes –...
Tag : Western Balkans
Amid East-West Standoff, EU and China Vie for Influence in Central Asia and Western Balkans
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Central Asia has re-emerged as a global geopolitical hotspot. Situated between great powers like Russia and China,...
BSC Leaders Meeting: The EU can show us examples that we can learn from
by EWB
SKOPJE – Under the title “Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: New Momentum for the EU Enlargement?”, the second in a series of BSC Leaders Meetings events took...
If It Ain’t Broken, Don’t Fix It: Turkish Foreign Policy in the Balkans After the Elections
By Vuk Vuksanović and Srđan Hercigonja The first round of Turkish presidential elections is over. A runoff for the Turkish presidency will be held on...
French Minister Boone: EU to define the kind of enlargement mechanism that would work
by EWB
PARIS – Member states have until the end of 2023 to define the kind of enlargement mechanism that would work for countries looking to access...
“BSC Leaders Meetings” in Skopje on 17 May
by EWB
SKOPJE – The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) will organize the next BSC Leaders Meetings discussion under the title “Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: New Momentum...
Scholz: EU to deliver its enlargement promises to the Western Balkans
by EWB
STRASBOURG – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on European Parliament and the EU to keep its promises to the Western Balkans and speed up...
Lajčak: EU and Western Balkans to take enlargement seriously
by EWB
BRUSSELS – “In the countries of Southeast Europe, support for joining the EU is falling because residents believe that it does not want to accept...
Decrease of data roaming fees between the Western Balkans and the EU
by EWB
BRUSSELS – 38 telecommunication operators from the EU and the Western Balkans have agreed to make data roaming between the Western Balkans and the EU more affordable for...
World Media Freedom Index: Differences between Western Balkan countries are increasing
by EWB
Serbia is the only country in the Western Balkans whose position on the World Media Freedom Index deteriorated in 2023 and ranks 91st out of...