North Macedonia

The green wave is rising in North Macedonia with a record number of organisers entering local government.

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

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.