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In Bosnia and Herzegovina , an assembly of citizens proposed a way out of the long-standing problem of constitutional reform, drawing up a report with 17 recommendations.
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Serbia is infuriating the EU and putting its accession progress at risk with its mixed messages over relations with Russia. According to Clare Nuttall, this attitude is part of a deliberate strategy aimed at the ruling Serbian Progressive Party’s (SNS) broad support base. An article by Clare Nuttal
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Hand in hand with a vicious and failing war in Ukraine, Russia is trying to undermine European democracy by funding far-right national groups. The Kremlin’s efforts are mainly focused on Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a twofold intention: keeping the two countries away from the spheres of...
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The leaders of Hungary, Serbia and Austria called for further measures to contain the phenomenon of illegal migration that is affecting the European Union and the Western Balkans. According to Frontex data, flows grew of 190% in the first 8 months of 2022, compared to the same period of the...
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In addition to the numerous obstacles to North Macedonia’s accession to the European Union, there is also the Eurosceptic thrust of nationalist parties. The Levica Party is trying to establish a referendum for the abolition of the Treaty of Friendship with Bulgaria. Mathieu Neelen’s analysis .
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In spite of an initial ban by the Serbian government, Saturday 17 September saw thousands walk through Belgrade in the first EuroPride march ever in the Western Balkans. The article by Jarne van der Poel from Max van der Stoel Foundation traces this historical event.
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The European Council working group will meet on October 13 to discuss visa liberalisation for Kosovo citizens.
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The international meeting between the member states of the Central European Initiative (INCE) and the European regional office of the WHO was held in Trieste on 28-30 September. The meeting aimed at strengthening health cooperation with the countries of the Western Balkans in order to provide...
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The regional conference of European Union in collaboration with the Council of Europe was held in Budva to present the results of the project " Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey ". The project, running from 2019 to 2022, focused on supporting reforms in regional cooperation,...
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On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly held in New York from 20 to 23 September, the Foreign Ministers of Serbia and Russia signed a consultation agreement for 2023-2024. The European Parliament’s response was not long in coming, and on 25 September the European Parliament’s...