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1 – 10 of 11In contrast, just days earlier, the Council of Europe (CoE) dropped a vote on Kosovo’s membership of the organisation from its meeting agenda after key states advanced additional…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287707
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The EU has put aside EUR6bn (USD6.4bn) to advance the inclusion of Albania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia into the single market and to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283118
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It proposes fast-tracking the EU membership applications of Ukraine, Moldova and (subject to conditions) Georgia, an unprecedented geopolitical decision. Its recommendations have…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283766
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Turkish state-owned utility BOTAS has a supply contract with Bulgargaz which also includes access to the Bulgarian grid. It is in position to resell Russian gas to customers in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281972
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Caretaker administrations are a consequence of political fragmentation. Some allow existing cabinets to remain with limited powers; others are technocratic in nature, governing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280724
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The US government has identified high-level corruption involving senior officials and politically connected tycoons as a key threat to Western Balkan stability. It sees the fight…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281590
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The WB6 have weathered the double shock of COVID and the Ukraine war yet weakening external demand, high inflation and tighter financing conditions are dampening growth.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278563
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Serbs are heavily exposed to the pro-Moscow narratives that have dominated government-friendly and fringe nationalist media for years. EU pressure to join sanctions against Russia…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272627
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With TurkStream, Russia has opened a new export route to the EU through South-eastern Europe under the Black Sea: Bulgaria, Greece and North Macedonia are receiving Russian gas…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249939
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Prospects for Central Europe and Balkans to end-2022.