Iako i Crna Gora i Srbija već izvjesno vrijeme pregovaraju o članstvu u Evropskoj uniji, rezultati u oblastima koje se odnose na vladavinu prava su izuzetno ograničeni. Kao i sve države Zapadnog Balkana, obije imaju elemente zarobljenih država, preplitanje javnog i privatnog interesa, korupciju na svim nivoima, veze vlasti sa organizovanim kriminalom, baš kao što…
Executive Director of the Politikon Network Jovana Marović participated at the “Building Resilience in the Western Balkans for EU and NATO accession” conference on 20 June at the Johns Hopkins University in Washington. Panelists were: Branko Čečen, Director, Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia (CINS) Srdjan Cvijić, Senior Policy Analyst, Open Society European Policy Institute (OSEPI) Daniel Serwer,…
PARLIAMENT OF MONTENEGRO ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMITTEE Daliborka Pejovic, President of the Committee Members of the Committee Podgorica 18/6/2018 Subject: Initiative for cessation of a proceeding for dismissal of Vanja Calovic-Markovic from the position of member of Council of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption (APC) Dear MPs, On 29/5/2018, Deputy Director of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption…
The International conference “From Thessaloniki to Sofia and beyond” was organized on June 6, 2018 in Rome as a cooperation between the International Affairs Institute (IAI) with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) and the European Fund for the Balkans. The conference engaged a list of renowned politicians, journalists, businesspersons,…
Our researcher Vasilije Krivokapić participated at this year’s POINT Conference in Sarajevo, where the main topics were focused on the role that new technologies can bring in enabling more overt, transparent, innovative and technologically advanced governance. The conference, which lasted three days, had 73 speakers and more than 100 participants, which makes POINT Conference one…
Executive Director of the Politikon Network Jovana Marović participated at the international conference, organized by the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB), the Center for the Study of Democracy, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the European Commission on 16 May 2018 in Sofia. Conference brought together the key transatlantic players for the Western Balkans with…
Naglašavanje mogućnosti aktiviranja klauzule balansa tokom posjete komesara Johanesa Hana Crnoj Gori ima isti cilj kao i kada su tu opciju u pregovorima nedavno pomenule četiri crnogorske nevladine organizacije: da ukaže na nezadovoljavajući odnos izvršne vlasti prema evropskoj perspektivi države i, što je još važnije, prema garantovanju ljudskih prava i sloboda, kao i da podstakne…
The extremely slow pace of bilateral disputes resolution and reconciliation process not only hampers the dynamics of the Western Balkans integration into the European Union, but it also disrupts good neighbourly relations and is a constant potential trigger for bigger tensions and conflicts. These issues have for a long time been swept under the rug…
Montenegro well prepared for reform simulation, European Commission for imprecise reporting When the European Commission released a new credible enlargement perspective strategy for the Western Balkan countries in February, the clear language that was used to assess the situation on the ground surprised us. This strategy has signalised a new EC’s approach, which, with a…
Public discussion at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium concludes a two-day event Back on the Agenda: EU Enlargement and the Western Balkans, organized by the Centre for European Perspective. By involving think tank representatives and youth, civil society of the Western Balkans discussed their concerns, challenges, ideas and prospects with EU representatives, policy makers…
Da li znate kako Ismail Kadare vidi pakao totalitarne države? Kao vješto izgrađen sistem u kojem je sve pod kontrolom, gdje su i snovi opasni, podložni klasifikaciji i interpretaciji. Zaposleni u Ministarstvu snova, ili Tabir Saraju, imaju zadatak da sakupljaju, tumače, arhiviraju ili procesuiraju sve potencijalno opasne snove po opstajanje Otomanske imperije (ili staljinističke Albanije,…
By Vasilije Krivokapić The long-lasting days of stability, progress and integration of the EU are long gone. After the infamous 2008 recession crisis that shook the foundations of the fragile world economic system, the EU has been stagnating and endangered, as it was facing the biggest conundrums from its inception. Besides the already mentioned economic…
