Media mentions – Western Balkans
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
We can notice a slight change of tone in the government-controlled media
Engjellushe Morina comments on Germany’s recent push to revive the ‘Berlin Process’ and the implications this has for the Western Balkans in EU integration
The EU’s current enhanced political unity gives an impression that there is a sharper focus of the power and purpose of the European Union in the Balkans
There is a window of opportunity for the EU to revive the stalled dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo, explains Engjellushe Morina in her article
The EU is no longer willing to tolerate [noncompliance] to the same extent. The pressure on Serbia is much more significant than it was before
Majda Ruge talks in this podcast about nationalism in Serbia and its ties to Russia and the EU
Russia [is] seen much more strongly as a close ally of the country than the EU, as a study by the European Council on Foreign Relations from last year shows
DW refers to ECFR survey results on Serbia and Russia
We have to be very careful with the autocrats,
Engjellushe Morina argues that Russia’s attack on Ukraine has inspired some autocrats in the Western Balkans
Marie Dumoulin dissects how Russia’s actions have affected the recent Serbian and Hungarian elections
this weekend’s election was supposed to be the breakthrough movement for Serbia’s environmentalists,
Engjellushe Morina explains the ongoing environmental protests in Serbia in relation to yesterdays election