European Green Deal: Bring in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans can play an important part in maximising the impact of the European Green Deal – but the EU will need to find ways to fully involve these countries.
Western Balkans
French connections: How to revitalise the EU enlargement process
The new French EU enlargement reform proposal is a reasonable attempt to overcome the debate about Macron’s recent veto.
Hopes for the future dashed: Balkans security after the French veto
The European Council’s failure to open accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania could mark a turning point for peace in the Western Balkans
After the French veto: The new scramble for the Western Balkans
Without a credible path to EU membership, the Western Balkans could easily succumb to the lure of regional nationalism – and to generous Russian, Turkish, and Chinese offers in the EU’s own back yard
Flatter and faster: New Western Balkans pathways to the EU
The French veto on North Macedonia EU membership shows that Brussels urgently needs a new approach to EU enlargement
Borrell will face centrifugal forces in the Balkans
The future high representative recognises the scale of the geopolitical challenge in the Balkans. But it won’t be up to him alone to meet this challenge.
Taking on climate change: The new east-west divide?
The Green New Deal is the incoming European Commission’s lead priority. But it may struggle to battle on so many fronts at once.
Borrell in the Western Balkans
Borrell will need to add depth to his dialogue team to ensure a comprehensive deal between Kosovo and Serbia
Europe’s new agenda in the Western Balkans
The main message for the Western Balkans is clear: countries in the region need to demonstrate a sufficient level of political governance before any technical process of EU accession can begin
Kosovo, the global far right, and the threat to liberalism
The history of Kosovo is a banner under which the international far right assembles. Western politicians would do well to understand its dangers.