Hashim Thaci should resign
The indictment for war crimes against Kosovo President Hassim Thaci helpfully upends the poorly conceived US initiative to reconcile Serbia and Kosovo. But it fatally delegitimates Kosovo’s current leadership.
Vessela Tcherneva
A burning issue: How to restart the dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo
It is the EU’s responsibility to normalise relations between Kosovo and Serbia in the long term. Therefore, the bloc should set the principles of, and drive, the dialogue between the countries.
Bouncing back again: How past crises can help Eastern Europe fight covid-19
Common standards of health security, tech and information sharing in research and development, and better integration within healthcare supply chains could help Europe take a big step forward
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.
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
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.
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
After the European Parliament election: Another chance to bridge Europe’s divides
The recent European Parliamentary elections revealed that there is more to Europe's political geography than the traditional east-west divide
The strange influence of the Macedonian model
North Macedonia's recent successes have sent a ripple throughout the region
The price of normalisation: Serbia, Kosovo, and a risky border deal
This is the time for EU and its member states to push for solutions to the Serbia-Kosovo landswap that have domestic support and that enhance wider stability in the region