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Who can trust the Commissioner?
The Commissioner and trust have a lot in common apart from the obvious characteristic: the Commissioner, often referred to as a Trustee, is “trusted” with something. When something is “trusted” to someone, then trust is placed in that person. An… Read More ›
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Brief: Elections in Montenegro
Read the “Elections in Montenegro: Stuck in an Envelope” brief by Jovana Marović and Boris Marić: PIN_Elections in Montenegro_Stuck in an Envelope This brief was supported by the European Fund for the Balkans through the 2019 Think and Link Regional… Read More ›
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Captured State – a Bleak Diagnosis
There is a virus that is affecting every Western Balkan country. It is contagious, it is ravaging and it is responsible for the fact that the vast majority of people living in these countries won’t ever experience wealth or prosperity… Read More ›
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Citizens’ demand for Higher Standards: a Cure for the Decline of Democracy throughout Europe
“Democracy does not enjoy the good health, as it has never enjoyed in the past, but it is not on the verge of grave.” – Norberto Bobbio The creation of the European Union (EU) has irreversibly undermined the traditional shape… Read More ›
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Serbia’s troubles with Chapter 23: “Fragile” institutions incapable of fighting corruption
The harsh criticism that was reiterated by the EU Commission in the Country Report 2019 for Serbia regarding the anti-corruption campaign, one the greatest tasks in the Chapter 23 in the EU accession talks, is interpreted by the experts in… Read More ›
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Breakfast with Journalists
On July 11, we organized a working breakfast with journalists in Skopje, where we talked about the current situation in North Macedonia and the Western Balkans, with special focus at the elections and election campaigns. At the meeting we also… Read More ›
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Solving the “Envelope” affair to go in the direction of proving high-level political corruption
The procedure for resolving the “Envelope” affair has to go towards proving the existence of high-level political corruption because it is in public interest and it is the only way to build institutions that will guarantee fair and free elections,… Read More ›
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The Government of Montenegro put private interests ahead of the interest of public to know
Petition “Our money, their flats and secret funds” stopped at the first step The Ministry of Public Administration of the Government of Montenegro did not approve the launching of an electronic petition by which ten non-governmental organisations asked the Government… Read More ›
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Notes from Poznan for the Western Balkans: Colourful but Discouraging
Although there was a will to clearly support the European perspective of the Western Balkans, especially from the host country, the division of EU member states on this issue left the conclusions from the Poznan summit in the shadows. An apathy and… Read More ›
