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1 – 10 of 22It 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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The report comes after statements by EU leaders that enlargement to the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova has become a top priority. The war in Ukraine has reinvigorated the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282381
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The deployment raises the number of UK troops within NATO’s KFOR mission to 600. The move comes in response to escalating violence in Kosovo. Despite Brexit, the United Kingdom…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282745
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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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FRANCE/EU: Paris to push for multi-speed Europe
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES281546
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The cost-of-living crisis in Albania and PS’s declining appeal should help the opposition make significant gains in the local elections scheduled for next May. However, PD’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274450
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GERMANY/BALKANS: Labour migration will increase
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278087
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Groups from the Western Balkans (WB) are heavily involved in Western Europe’s cocaine market. More than one-third of joint operations conducted during 2018-21 by Europol, an EU…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274824
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The UK action -- which follows similar US sanctions -- comes amid continuing concern in Western countries about the malign influence of Albanian criminal groups both at home and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272037
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Western media have been present in the Balkans for decades through the likes of the BBC and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Large media corporations in Russia, China…