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Czech shift in EU priorities sidelines Balkans

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CZECH REPUBLIC/EU

Contrary to past commitments, the Czech EU presidency will not produce any high-level political initiative to further the stalled EU integration of the Western Balkans. Priorities…

Disparate new Montenegrin government looks fragile

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MONTENEGRO

Decades of one-party rule by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) ended at the August 30 elections, which delivered a stinging rebuke to veteran strongman Milo Djukanovic…

Serbia’s divided government will muddle through

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SERBIA

SNS and SPS are fighting behind the scenes on several issues, notably on whether Serbia should continue to balance between Russia and Western governments or move closer to Moscow.

US sanctions will have limited impact on Balkan elites

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BALKANS/UNITED STATES

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…

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 the Western Balkans in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

Prospects for the Western Balkans in 2023.

Balkan civic protests are not going away

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BALKANS

The new wave of agitation against government misbehaviour across the Balkans.

Brexit will remove advocate for Balkans enlargement

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BALKANS

Prospects for EU enlargement to the Western Balkans after the UK vote to leave.

EU strategy may be last chance to influence Balkans

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EU/BALKANS

With some new ideas -- as well as some old mistakes and misconceptions -- the strategy is an opportunity to reopen the issue of Balkan states’ EU accession, pushed aside for…

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.