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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29 December 2025
The new report by the Aspen Institute highlights the main structural challenges affecting the economic and social transition in the Western Balkans region. Among the most critical issues identified...
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20 December 2025
Over the past ten years, the Western Balkan countries – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia – have exported around 10 terawatt-hours of electricity to the...
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20 December 2025
The reconstruction of Ukraine in a future post-war phase represents an opportunity for Croatia and six non-EU countries of the Western Balkans (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania,...
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17 December 2025
The EU–Western Balkans Summit took place in Brussels on 17 December 2025. The Declaration adopted jointly at the end of the meeting reaffirmed the European leaders’ “full and unequivocal commitment”...
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17 December 2025
The Brief examines the impact of USAID funding cuts in the Western Balkans and their implications for democracy and EU enlargement. The abrupt suspension of U.S. assistance has placed civil society...
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16 December 2025
Montenegro has provisionally closed a further five negotiating chapters during the 24th meeting of the Accession Conference. The newly closed chapters are Chapter 3 (right of establishment and...
