Balkans

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.

When we imagine a “green utopia”, an ideal world to live in, one thing is certain – that such a place is free of oppressive and restricting borders.

In Serbia, there is an increasing sense among many citizens that prior to democracy citizens life was better and people felt more secure. Apart from certain minimum standards such as holding elections, democracy in Serbia still has a long way to go. Now the question is, should we so easily give up on our hard-won freedom?

There is no shortage of material with which to criticise American policy. But what exactly is the aim of this criticism – decoupling from America, or the renewal of the West?