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 March 2026
The paper by Julian Hodaj and Filippo Marinoni examines the role of Italian foreign direct investments (FDI) in Albania within the broader framework of EU enlargement dynamics. As Albania’s main...
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17 March 2026
EU enlargement to the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe may profoundly reshape the Union’s economic and fiscal architecture. The analysis distinguishes between a “consolidation” scenario, limited to...
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7 March 2026
On 5 March 2026, CeSPI – Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale and the EFDS – European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity hosted a joint webinar dedicated to the economic dimension of EU...
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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...
