Undeterred by its rejection by the the three other Western Balkans states, Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia have agreed to speed up implementation of their Open Balkans initiative, sometimes referred to as ‘Mini-Schengen’. A bold project...
Tag - EU Enlargement
EU enlargement in the Western Balkans is currently blocked by politics. But that does not mean economic criteria should be neglected.
The economic benefits of EU accession are many and significant, but not all are irreversible: something that eurosceptics in Central and Eastern Europe would do well to...
Since 2020, Bulgaria has been vetoing the start of North Macedonia’s EU accession talks. Albania, a country with strong and widespread support for EU integration...
Montenegro, which unilaterally adopted the euro in 2002, might – somewhat ironically – have to introduce its own currency before it can join the European...
The complicated, unique and – some would say – dysfunctional – structure of the Bosnia and Herzegovina state makes fulfilling the EU’s pre...
Europe has changed over the past decade. Joe Biden needs to take this into account and show greater awareness of where the European Union and its aspiring members stand...
Last week the European Commission issued its latest ‘Enlargement Package’ for the Western Balkans (WB) and Turkey. This means that the six WB countries (Albania, Bosnia...
The European Commission has reiterated its commitment to the countries of the Western Balkans, setting out a number of clear and precise recommendations for states...
European Commission restates recommendation for Albania and North Macedonia to begin accession talks
The European Commission has presented updates on the progress made by Albania and North Macedonia in further addressing rule of law related reforms, stating that both...
After a disappointing 2019 for the Western Balkans, which all but ditched the EU membership prospects of North Macedonia and Albania, a new strategy for the enlargement...
It was not always the happiest or most stress-free of relationships, but Britain and the countries of emerging Europe were for a long time best pals. It was Britain...
