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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20 February 2026
Air pollution has become one of the deadliest threats to public health in North Macedonia, overshadowing the country’s path toward European Union membership and raising doubts about whether years of...
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14 February 2026
The creation of the Board of Peace, launched by U.S. President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22, 2026, has sparked mixed reactions in the international community....
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11 February 2026
After 12 months of political deadlock, the Kosovo Parliament has confirmed Albin Kurti for a third term as Prime Minister.
The December general elections had seen Kurti’s party, Vetevendosje, emerge...
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10 February 2026
Seasonal rains carry waste from illegal landfills into the Drina River, where it accumulates against the barrier of a hydroelectric plant. The waste originates from illegal dumps upstream in Bosnia,...
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9 February 2026
Sinisa Karan, member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNDS), has been confirmed as the new President of Republika Srpska (RS).
Karan had previously won an early election in November...
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5 February 2026
Serbian Culture Minister Nikola Selaković appeared in a Belgrade court in connection with a hotel project linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump.
According to prosecutors...
