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The EU has no solution for the bilateral problems of new members, Bulgaria — Macedonia (Aleksandar Damovski)

The question of European Union enlargement is increasingly being abused, and this is entirely contrary to the basic principles for becoming a new member, namely the Copenhagen criteria. Brussels’ silence…

September 11, 2025Opinions

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Western Balkans Overview Sep 08, 2025 – CWBS

Vučić discussed a new gas supply contract with Putin President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić met with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Beijing on 2 September, on the sidelines of…

September 9, 2025Reports

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What Dodik’s Russian friends have in mind

The leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Milorad Dodik, whom the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina deprived of the mandate of president, continued to play for higher stakes. He…

September 5, 2025Articles

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Russia, Serbia, and Other Security Risks for the Western Balkans Through the Eyes of Croatian Intelligence

The Western Balkans remain one of the most sensitive and vulnerable areas of the European security landscape, where a number of unresolved interstate and interethnic conflicts and contradictions, high social…

September 2, 2025Articles

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Western Balkans Overview Aug 30, 2025 – CWBS

Early Presidential Elections in Republika Srpska Announced On August 28, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced early elections for the president of Republika Srpska (RS) for…

August 30, 2025Reports

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Relations between Montenegro and Croatia and the destructive influence of pro-Serb politicians

Introduction On 4 August 2025, the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs sent a note of protest to Montenegro. The occasion was the issuance of a new series of…

August 26, 2025Articles

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Kosovo at a Deadlock

After Months of Deliberation, Kosovo’s Parliament Speaker Seat Remains Empty. Since Vjosa Osmani called the constitutive session of the Assembly on April 15th, Kosovo’s Parliament has attempted and failed the…

August 25, 2025Articles

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Western Balkans Overview Aug 22, 2025 – CWBS

Dodik Lost the Mandate of President but Does Not Agree with This Decision The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18 August rejected an appeal against the decision of the…

August 22, 2025Reports

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Protests in Serbia — as if before a civil war (Boris Varga)

Police defends the Serbian Progressive Party and their activists — this is the last phase of the protest, whose dynamics are rapidly changing from day to day. The protests became…

August 21, 2025Opinions

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Western Balkans Overview Aug 14, 2025 – CWBS

Escalation of Violence at Protests in Serbia On 13 August, during the protest action “Serbia, wake up” in several cities in Serbia, clashes occurred between anti-government protesters, mostly young people,…

August 15, 2025Reports