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EU incentive will calm Serbian relations with region

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SERBIA

While building good-neighbourly relations in the Balkans requires painstaking efforts, the hard work can be undone extremely quickly. Hence the alarm in many Western capitals…

Baku seeks to widen its contacts in Balkans

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BALKANS/AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijan's rising profile in South-eastern Europe, both as hydrocarbons supplier and source of investment.

Montenegro’s minority government may bring stability

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MONTENEGRO

The country’s first minority government, led by the green Coalition for Reformed Action (URA) party, marks a new and potentially more positive phase in a lengthy political crisis…

Tensions will rise as Montenegro 'coup' comes to trial

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MONTENEGRO

The authorities’ allegations that members of Russia’s security services were involved in a failed plot to overthrow the government last October.

New Orthodox church will shake up Balkan politics

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BALKANS

This ends the MOC's 55 years of isolation, affirming North Macedonia's statehood and strengthening its identity. After the 2018 name deal with Greece, the North Macedonian…

Close vote will bring instability to Montenegro

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MONTENEGRO

Djukanovic has dominated Montenegrin politics since the first multiparty elections in 1990. Standing aside may be calculated to ease post-election coalition-building…

West will urge parties to form Kosovo government

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KOSOVO

In the lead is the three-party PAN coalition, comprising the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and Initiative for Kosovo (Nisma), all…

Montenegro may fail to form a stable government

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MONTENEGRO

PES faces the challenge of forming a stable majority government to end prolonged political instability and restart EU-oriented reforms. Its main rival, long-time former President…

New president will have hard time reforming Montenegro

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MONTENEGRO

Djukanovic has governed as either prime minister or president since 1991, overseeing its 2006 independence, the start of EU membership talks and the 2017 accession to NATO…

Western Balkan regional integration to advance slowly

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WESTERN BALKANS

The EU-sponsored Berlin Process aims to build a Common Regional Market (CRM) in order to resolve outstanding conflicts, foster growth and advance economic integration among the…