curated by CeSPI
The Balkan Focus is a gateway for analysis on the Balkan region and its links with the European Union. It is a space to be up to date on the central issues, political appointments, and status of the accession negotiations to increase the understanding of the enlargement process and keep alive the attention on it.
This project, centered around the strategic role, both current and future, of the European integration process, stems from the extensive experience gained by CeSPI in European integration and the Balkan region.
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17 June 2026
The EU–Western Balkans summit held in Tivat brought together more than thirty European leaders and confirmed Montenegro as the most advanced country in the EU accession process. Podgorica has...
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12 June 2026
NATO has announced that it will gradually reduce the presence of its KFOR peacekeeping mission in Kosovo over the next year, in response to improved security conditions in the country. The Alliance...
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8 June 2026
Although a greater interest of the diaspora in the election processes in Serbia can be noticed in public, especially after the student rebellion, our interlocutors point out that citizens in the...
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7 June 2026
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti has won the snap parliamentary elections, securing around 43% of the vote according to near-final official results, but failing to reach the absolute majority...
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4 June 2026
The European Union has approved the opening of negotiations with the six Western Balkan countries to extend the EU’s free roaming system, “Roam Like at Home,” to the region. The decision marks one of...
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3 June 2026
The possible succession of Christian Schmidt as head of the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina is fueling political debate in the country and among international...
