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Western Balkans overview Nov 6, 2023 – CWBS

Head of Serbia’s Security and Information Agency steps down On November 4 Aleksandar Vulin "unexpectedly" resigned from the position of head of the Security Information Agency (BIA). "The USA and…

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High Representative for BiH submits another report to UN Secretary General

High Representative Christian Schmidt submitted to the UN Secretary General his regular report on the developments related to the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and…

November 3, 2023Articles

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European Commission’s visit to Western Balkans

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is on a four-day visit to North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Together with Prime Minister Dimitar Kovačevski…

November 1, 2023Articles

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Western Balkans overview Oct 30, 2023 – CWBS

Milorad Dodik calls for Serbs in Balkans to create single state, including Montenegro President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, said in this century the Serbs should form a single state,…

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Fruitless meeting in Brussels of EU, France, Germany, and Italy leaders with President of Serbia and Kosovo PM

An attempt by the leaders of the three largest EU member states, as well as the President of the European Council and the High Representative to make progress in the…

October 27, 2023Articles

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Western Balkans Overview Oct 23, 2023 – CWBS

Daughter and son of Republika Srpska President fall under US sanctions The US government has designated Gorica and Igor Dodik as persons who contribute to corruption in the Republika Srpska…

October 23, 2023Reports

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Kosovo’s Kurti again speaks against Community of Serb municipalities

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said the Community of Serb Municipalities (CSM) would deal a deadly blow at Kosovo's Constitution. He insists that he disagrees with the decision. "It is…

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At Berlin Process Summit, Western Balkans leaders discuss regional cooperation, European integration

The Berlin Process is a format of annual meetings that the German government of the then-Chancellor Angela Merkel launched in 2014, when a Western Balkans conference was held in Berlin.…

October 17, 2023Articles

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Western Balkans overview Oct 16, 2023 – CWBS

Albanian PM supports idea of creating Community of Serbian municipalities in northern Kosovo Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama says there is nothing wrong with Serbia financially supporting the Community of…

October 16, 2023Reports

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Stagnation of the Kosovo-Serbian settlement

Serious attempts to declare Kosovo’s independence date back to 1980, when the Kosovar Albanians launched a movement for the recognition of Kosovo as a separate republic within Yugoslavia, and then…

October 13, 2023Articles