Serbia

With parliamentary elections looming, Serbia’s political crisis has come to a head amid the economic fallout from the pandemic.

As the World Health Organization warns of health risks from worsening air pollution, studies confirm the worst in cities like Belgrade.

A short analysis of how geopolitical relations impact Serbian discussions about politics, energy, and the future.

Promising results for Green and like-minded forces in Croatia and Montenegro are cause for cautious optimism despite an uphill battle against corruption and discontent elsewhere in the region.

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.

Belgrade’s waterfront is threatened with a megaproject imposed by the government. Citizens have taken to the streets and mobilised against it, and shown an alternative to this kind of urban development.