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1 – 10 of 40The 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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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EU/BALKANS: European Commission's new integration plan
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES279462
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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 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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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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Austria vetoed both countries’ accession, ignoring the European Commission’s positive recommendation. The Netherlands opposed only Bulgaria’s entry. Schengen’s non-enlargement…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276398
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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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BULGARIA: Energy tycoons will add to pollution woes
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES272716
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ALBANIA: Rising discontent will not mar ruling party
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES271962
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EU/BALKANS: Romania-Bulgaria's Schengen bar may rise