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Ukraine war will corner Serbian president pre-election

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SERBIA

Serbian voters will elect not only the president, but also the national parliament, and assemblies in Belgrade and twelve municipalities. The last parliamentary elections in June…

Bosnian parties take little comfort from latest votes

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BOSNIA

The elections were held amid heightened tensions, one week after the Bosnian Serb referendum on September 25. Neither satisfied parties' expectations and each suggests further…

Moscow courts danger in frozen Serbia-Kosovo conflict

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SERBIA/RUSSIA

Unofficial reports suggest Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic laid out his ideas for a land-swap deal in a two-hour meeting with Putin in Moscow. Part of the deal, intended to…

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…

Term of Serbia’s new government will be brief

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SERBIA

Brnabic’s government, sworn in a month earlier, is being dubbed a government of national unity. It includes almost all parties in the parliament elected in the June elections…

Kosovo tensions may calm after renewed dialogue push

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KOSOVO/SERBIA

Fears that tensions might escalate increased after riots in Serb-majority areas of Kosovo on July 31, when demonstrators created roadblocks in protest against rule changes that…

Gaza overspill is a possible risk to Balkan security

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BALKANS

After an incident in late September that left one Kosovar police officer and three Serbian gunmen dead, the dispute over Kosovo’s sovereignty has become more dangerous, prompting…

Prospects for Central Europe and Balkans to end-2022

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PROSPECTS H2 2022

Prospects for Central Europe and Balkans to end-2022.

Ukraine crisis will muddy eastern EU energy transition

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EU

Higher energy prices and, as war rages in Ukraine, the politicisation of sources of supply are highlighting weaknesses, and some strengths, in the energy systems of the eleven…

Uncertain future for Russia's Nord Stream 2 in Europe

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EUROPE/RUSSIA

Nonetheless, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Russia and Germany through the Baltic Sea is facing an uncertain future. If completed, the project would double the capacity of the…