Balkans

Besides geopolitics, economy, and history, there is another important and yet often disregarded factor behind this delay.

In recent years, the citizens of Serbia and Albania have offered inspiring examples of mobilisation against extractivism and ecosystem degradation. Can their success be replicated across the Balkans and beyond?

Bringing young people together is only half the battle; overcoming binary and prejudiced thinking also requires openness and positive feelings towards other groups.

Stability in the Balkans depends on the success of North Macedonian statehood. This in turn can only be guaranteed by European integration.

As the struggle against the pandemic continues, geopolitical tensions are contributing to fraying public confidence in vaccines across Europe.

In a region that is no stranger to instability, neither the EU’s existing Eastern Partnership programme nor its ambiguous accession process will cut it.

Prospects of EU membership are on hold in North Macedonia, despite it going as far as to change its name to resolve a dispute with Greece.

An analysis of how and why the EU accession process for the Western Balkans seems to be going nowhere, and what this might mean for the region.

Central European countries in 2015 allowed refugees to pass through into the EU. Why did it stop & what is the situation now?

After 17 years the country’s attempt to join the EU is still beset by hurdles. It is crucial now to make a real effort.