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In a time of international uncertainty and global shifting, fostering cooperation between middle powers like Italy and Türkiye is a tool for security and regional integration. Indeed, by pivoting on their longstanding complementarities, Rome and Ankara's interests overlap in many chess boards,...
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Mentre le proteste studentesche per la democrazia continuano a scuotere la Serbia e la fiducia in Bruxelles si erode, l’Unione europea si trova intrappolata tra i propri principi democratici e la sua strategia industriale ed ecologica. Un'analisi di Bronwyn Jones su EURACTIV Foto credits: Mašina,...
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The accession of most Balkan countries to the SEPA system marks a significant step in their path toward European integration. This is not merely a technical or financial adjustment, but a functional evolution that extends the economic and regulatory sphere of the European Union beyond its formal...
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The early elections called after the removal of Milorad Dodik from the presidency of Republika Srpska resulted in the victory of Siniša Karan . Karan, a member of the ruling Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) and widely regarded as Dodik’s political successor, won 50.9% of the vote,...
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Among the candidate countries for accession to the European Union, Montenegro remains the frontrunner in the negotiation process when compared to its Western Balkan neighbours. All chapters of the acquis communautaire have already been opened, marking substantial progress in formal alignment with...
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This paper presents an evidence-based fact-checking review of Italy’s 2025 self-assessment prepared for the OECD-DAC Peer Review. It assesses the coherence between declared strategies, policy frameworks and actual practices in Italian development cooperation, drawing on official documents, OECD-DAC...
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A report submitted to the Italian authorities alleges links between the current Serbian president, Aleksandar Vučić, and the militia led by Slavko Aleksić. According to the journalist, the paramilitary unit operated in the Sarajevo cemetery, the same site where snipers once fired at civilians “for...
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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...