Articles tagged with: Western Balkans
Strength in numbers: Why an enlarged EU is a more secure EU
03 Apr Opinion
Strength in numbers: Why an enlarged EU is a more secure EU
The case of Ukraine shows how enlargement would benefit the EU’s defence, security and energy supply, creating a more stable and resilient union.
The EU needs to do its homework: Enlargement calls for reforms on all sides
28 Mar Opinion
The EU needs to do its homework: Enlargement calls for reforms on all sides
Expanding the bloc requires careful preparation from the EU, both institutionally and financially.
EU expansion: How close are the nine candidate states to membership? 
25 Mar Feature
EU expansion: How close are the nine candidate states to membership? 
More than a decade since the European Union last welcomed a new member, the bloc is stepping up accession efforts in the shadow of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Kosovo is firmly on the European path. There’s no need to set up new roadblocks
17 Feb Opinion
Kosovo is firmly on the European path. There’s no need to set up new roadblocks
Integrating the Western Balkans into the EU is not the end of the road, it’s the beginning of a new era in Europe
How Montenegro can get its membership bid back on track
01 Feb Opinion
How Montenegro can get its membership bid back on track
Montenegro has been sinking into an increasingly deeper political crisis since last autumn. To realise its long-standing European ambitions, the country needs a new government that can priorities EU reforms
To resolve the Kosovo-Serbia dispute, we must follow the framework of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue
20 Dec Opinion
To resolve the Kosovo-Serbia dispute, we must follow the framework of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue
Both countries must address outstanding issues in order to advance on their respective European paths
Albanian academic and author Lea Ypi’s memoir recalls a childhood under Uncle Enver and how communism’s collapse turned her life and worldview upside down
14 Jul Books
Albanian academic and author Lea Ypi’s memoir recalls a childhood under Uncle Enver and how communism’s collapse turned her life and worldview upside down
As a child, Lea Ypi embraced Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha's paranoid Stalinist regime with full enthusiam, unaware of her family's secret political heritage. In her memoir, she recalls an adolescence abruptly interrupted by Hoxhaism's collapse and the ideological and geopolitical turmoil that ensued.
The war in Ukraine highlights the failures of the EU’s Eastern Partnership
03 Mar Opinion
The war in Ukraine highlights the failures of the EU’s Eastern Partnership
The fallout of Russia’s attack on Ukraine will be massive in the Western Balkans, and Europe and her allies need to prepare for it
EU must support democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and impose sanctions against Republika Srpska leadership, argues Romeo Franz
14 Dec
EU must support democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and impose sanctions against Republika Srpska leadership, argues Romeo Franz
The EU has reached a turning point in its policies with Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Western Balkans in general, says Chair of Parliament's Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina
Enlargement Ennui? EU inaction threatening Western Balkans accession prospects
07 Dec
Enlargement Ennui? EU inaction threatening Western Balkans accession prospects
EU’s hopes of enlargement in the Western Balkans appear to be as distant as ever, writes EU Monitoring Consultant Eleanor Doorley
EU facing a challenge in the Balkans that is largely of its own making, writes Toby Vogel
01 Dec
EU facing a challenge in the Balkans that is largely of its own making, writes Toby Vogel
The sources of the latest crisis lie in the EU’s unwillingness to confront nationalist leaders determined to cement their power by wrecking the progress the region has made since the end of various armed conflicts in the 1990s
The EU must keep its word to the Western Balkans on the prospect of EU membership, says EESC President
05 Oct
The EU must keep its word to the Western Balkans on the prospect of EU membership, says EESC President
Upcoming EU-Western Balkans summit in Slovenia should send a strong signal that the countries of the Western Balkans have a future within the EU, writes Christa Schweng
MEPS call on EU to help ‘struggling’ Western Balkan countries cope with COVID-19 pandemic
21 Jan
MEPS call on EU to help ‘struggling’ Western Balkan countries cope with COVID-19 pandemic
Demand comes as EU leaders hold virtual summit on ongoing health crisis.