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
Western Balkans
How to deal with our Western Balkan neighbours?
North Macedonia and Albania wanted to start negotiations with the EU after having been candidate countries since 2005 and 2014. But the enlargement plans seemed…
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.
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How to deliver the European agenda for the Western Balkans?
What's next next in EU-Western Balkans relations?
The strange influence of the Macedonian model
North Macedonia's recent successes have sent a ripple throughout the region
The Western Balkans’ statistical black hole
How many people live in the Western Balkans? The unreliability of statistics on the region often makes it hard to tell.