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The European Parliament has approved, by 330 votes in favor and 273 against, a resolution reaffirming its intention to reform the EU’s founding treaties, after nearly a year and a half of deadlock on the issue. Among the main proposals are measures to strengthen the role of the Parliament,...
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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 under strain, weakened rule-of-law reforms, and fostered illiberal narratives and political pressure...
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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, Kosovo, and North Macedonia) to strengthen their ties with Kyiv and Brussels, upgrading their country...
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The enlargement of the Union makes a profound revision of its decision-making rules indispensable, as these are currently too easily blocked by national vetoes. The next forty months represent a valuable political window to launch an open, inclusive and participatory democratic process. An analysis...
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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 EU each year, mostly produced from coal, generating billions in revenue for countries still waiting...
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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 EU each year, mostly produced from coal, generating billions in revenue for countries still waiting...
Focus Balcani
The enlargement of the Union makes a profound revision of its decision-making rules indispensable, as these are currently too easily blocked by national vetoes. The next forty months represent a valuable political window to launch an open, inclusive and participatory democratic process. An analysis...
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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 are dependence on coal, low wages, exports of low value-added products, and brain drain.
Focus Balcani
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 are dependence on coal, low wages, exports of low value-added products, and brain drain.
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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” to the Western Balkans’ EU accession perspective, stressing that “enlargement is a realistic...