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 October 2025
The U.S. sanctions imposed on October 23 against the Russian companies Lukoil and Rosneft have not gone unnoticed in the Balkan countries, highlighting how some states have been able to reduce their...
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28 October 2025
Despite the encouraging statements by Keir Starmer and Antonio Tajani, which reaffirm Europe’s positive stance toward the so-called “Balkan reunification”, the region’s crisis fronts remain tense....
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28 October 2025
The President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Minsk. During the meeting, both sides confirmed their intention to intensify the partnership...
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20 October 2025
The Sarajevo government has managed to avoid a new 10% cut to the over €1 billion EU Growth Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina, but, as experts warn, “there is still a risk of losing the funds if the...
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17 October 2025
During the seventh meeting of the EU–Albania accession conference, the European Union opened the final group of negotiation chapters. Cluster 5 — covering agriculture and fisheries, food safety, and...
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3 October 2025
The project “Strengthening Cross-Border Disaster Risk Management and Early Warning Systems in the Western Balkans” has been launched, aiming to enhance the region’s resilience to natural disasters...
