Media mentions – Western Balkans
Engjellushe Morina comments on the implications of RT’s presence in Serbia’s media landscape
Everyone ought to be a bit careful when talking about drawing parallels and talking about another war in the Balkans
Engjellushe Morina is interviewed on Across the Balkans on the tensions between Kosovo and Serbia
In the process of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, there has been a lack of political spine from transatlantic partners like the E.U. and the U.S
DW refers to ECFR’s idea of a Partnership for Enlargement
These are two countries where Russia has expressed its appetite territorially
For Majda Ruge, granting candidacy to Ukraine and Moldova is mainly a “geostrategic decision” from the EU to send a message to Moscow
I think if there were a fast track [for Ukraine], then it would provoke some uproar from the western Balkan countries, who have been in the antechamber of this candidate status for a while now
The Balkans will want the Union to reaffirm its promise that they will not take second place behind Ukraine and Moldova
Marie Dumoulin comments on Ukraine’s candidacy status and its implications for other EU applicants