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Without the EU, Third Actors Will Fill the Void in the Western Balkans
By Stefan Vladisavljev The impact of the third actors allowed the Western Balkans countries to pay less attention to the rule of law and future of the European integration The unclear path to EU membership and the evident stand-by in… Read More ›
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Genocide was committed in Srebrenica, we should accept it and give chance to reconciliation in the Balkans
We support the decision of the Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić to submit a proposal to the Parliament of Montenegro for the dismissal of the Minister of Justice, Human and Minority Rights, Vladimir Leposavić, because, inter alia, he publicly stated that… Read More ›
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Western Balkans’ Plight is Wake-up Call for Europe
by Vedran Džihić and Paul Schmidt In societies devastated by the pandemic, the EU needs to leave its conventional tool-box behind and urgently speed up the Europeanisation of its neighbours in Southeast Europe. The coronavirus pandemic has deepened the vulnerabilities… Read More ›
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WB2EU: Status quo is no longer providing stability in the Western Balkans
Status quo is no longer providing stability in the Western Balkans. The EU should focus more on small victories in order to gain long-term goals, it was concluded during the panel “How to get EU enlargement back on track? Prioritising rule… Read More ›
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WB2EU Kick_Off Conference: “How to get EU enlargement back on track? Prioritising rule of law and judicial reform”
Executive Director of the Politikon Network, Jovana Marovic, participated on 24 March 2021 in the panel “How to get EU enlargement back on track?” with Nikola Dimitrov, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs of North Macedonia, Karoline Edtstadler, Federal Minister… Read More ›
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Balkans: Caught between Competitive Autocracy and EU Indifference
By Jovana Marović Despite some recent ‘earthquake’ changes on the political scene of the Western Balkans, which were achieved – to the surprise of many – through the ballot box, the prospect for democratization of the region is still weak…. Read More ›
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Human rights protection and COVID-19 in North Macedonia: patching or rebuilding a system?
By Simonida Kacarska 2020 has been a disastrous year for human rights in Europe, in the words of Dunja Mijatovic, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. In her speech on Human Rights Day at the end of 2020, she… Read More ›
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There’s No Vaccine for the Weak Rule of Law
By Đorđe Bojović How will it be well if we do nothing? M. Thatcher There is an indicative part of Obama’s ‘Promised Land’ where he describes his encounter with Václav Havel, former Czech President and democracy champion. By comparing the… Read More ›
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Regime change and the rule of law: Serbia’s lessons to Montenegro
By Tena Prelec In autumn 2000, as a man on an excavator became the symbol of the revolt set to dig out the roots of Slobodan Milošević’s authoritarian regime, the ruling elite in Montenegro was just about to enter a… Read More ›