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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…

Prospects for the Western Balkans in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

Prospects for the Western Balkans in 2023.

Russia will meddle in troubled Balkan waters

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BALKANS

Disturbances in the newest NATO member state stems from religious and political affiliation rather than any doctrinal split, pitting pro-Western Montenegrin nationalists and…

New German government makes cautious turn in Balkans

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GERMANY/BALKANS

The Social Democrat (SPD)/Green/Free Democrat (FDP) coalition promises changes in foreign policy. For the six Western Balkan countries (WB6), former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s…

Opposition split may mean more violence for Kosovo

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KOSOVO

Kosovo's violent and fragmenting opposition.

Ukraine invasion may affect Russia’s Balkan influence

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BALKANS

Eufor is activating about 500 of its reserves in case the deteriorating international situation spreads to BiH. The announcement came the same day that Russia launched its assault…

Serbian leader may rue unexpectedly large election win

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SERBIA

The elections, just 20 months after the last ones, resulted in a larger-than-expected victory for the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), which regained the parliamentary…

Putin statements prod Serbia’s shift away from Russia

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SERBIA/RUSSIA

SERBIA/RUSSIA: Putin's Kosovo statements irk Belgrade

Bosnia’s new state government faces same old problems

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BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA

The House of Representatives, the BiH state parliament's lower chamber, endorsed the cabinet in record time -- less than three months after last October’s elections. However, the…

TurkStream will compete in a complex Balkan gas market

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BALKANS

With TurkStream, Russia has opened a new export route to the EU through South-eastern Europe under the Black Sea: Bulgaria, Greece and North Macedonia are receiving Russian gas…