Has the Western Balkans 6 process become a ‘surrogate for the real thing’?
On 12 July, EU leaders met with Prime Ministers of Balkan countries in the Italian city of Trieste. Tena Prelec gives a first-hand account, writing that the ‘Western Balkans 6’ (WB6) initiative – or...
View ArticleAssessing the EU enlargement process and the dismal state of media freedom in...
How should the EU deal with the issue of media freedom in candidate states? Discussing former Yugoslav states, Beáta Huszka highlights that the EU enlargement conditions concerned with sensitive issues...
View ArticleThe UAE’s presence in the Balkans: Commercial interest, geopolitical...
In recent years, the United Arab Emirates has been increasingly active as an investment partner in the Western Balkans. Tena Prelec traces the involvement of the UAE in the region, and examines how...
View ArticleKosovo and Serbia: A dangerous but not unprecedented Balkan land swap
Kosovo and Serbia have recently discussed an exchange of territory, with some commentators suggesting a deal on a ‘land swap’ might be imminent. Andrea Lorenzo Capussela writes that while critics have...
View ArticleKosovo and Serbia dialogue: Addressing the fears
Hashim Thaçi, the President of Kosovo, is due to meet with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić on 7 September. Bekim Çollaku, Chief of Staff to the President of the Republic of Kosovo, writes that...
View ArticleTwo months of protests in Serbia – what’s next?
Since the end of 2018, anti-government protests have been held across Serbia. Maja Bjeloš explains the background to the protests, which have demanded an end to government pressure on the media,...
View ArticleSerbia’s deal with the Eurasian Economic Union: A triumph of foreign policy...
Serbia recently signed a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Vuk Vuksanovic writes that although the deal was praised by some politicians for opening up new economic...
View ArticleThe election of losers
On 21 June, Serbia held parliamentary elections. The elections, which were boycotted by many opposition parties, saw the Serbian Progressive Party, led by Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić, win a...
View ArticleNew hopes for the EU enlargement process
The European Commission recently adopted its 2023 Enlargement Package. Marika Djolai writes that while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine appears to have put enlargement back on the agenda, it remains a...
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