“Russia is exerting influence in Western Balkans” (B92, Tanjug)
Russia in trying in different places, not only in the Balkans but also in Europe, to show the weakness and incompetence, primarily of the EU, says Ivan Vejvoda. “The weakening and slowing down of the EU enlargement process in the Western Balkans opens up space for countries like Russia, and not only for them, but […]
Read More →Lavrov: Kosovo – a question mark of the EU’s reputation (B92, Sputnik, www.efsyn.gr)
The strengthening of the presence of NATO and the EU in the Balkans leads to a deeper destabilization of Europe, Sergei Lavrov has said to the Greek daily Efimerida Syntakton, quotes portal B92. The Russian foreign minister pointed out that Moscow is concerned about these aspirations. “The situation in the Balkans cause for concern. We […]
Read More →Juncker: EU should stand united on Western Balkans (N1)
The European Union has to take a united stand on the Western Balks or others will shape its neighbourhood, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned on Wednesday. “We must find unity when it comes to the Western Balkans – once and for all. Should we not, our immediate neighbourhood will be shaped by others,” he […]
Read More →Trump’s envoy next week in the Balkans (Danas, RFE)
US Senator and Chairman of the State Security Committee, Ron Johnson, will visit Greece, FYROM, Serbia and Kosovo next week, confirms the US Embassy in Belgrade to Radio Free Europe, reports daily Danas. Johnson should be in Belgrade Monday and Tuesday. During his mission in the Balkans, he will meet with regional leaders. Senator Johnson […]
Read More →Serbian Defence Minister reacts to Ashdown statement (TV Pink, N1)
Serbian Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin has fiercely criticized former High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina Paddy Ashdown for warning against changes to borders in the Balkans. “How was that not dangerous when Yugoslavia was being broken up,” Vulin told TV Pink on Thursday. “He says changes to borders are dangerous so how was that not dangerous when […]
Read More →Financial Times: Bigger carrot and bigger stick will fix Balkans (B92, Beta)
The Western Balkans Summit in London this week achieved little in advancing the region’s EU prospects, the Financial Times writes. And this is true despite the gathering “delivering warm words and worthy initiatives,” said an opinion piece entitled, “EU’s waning influence opens a dangerous vacuum in the Balkans,” cited on Thursday by Beta agency. According […]
Read More →It is time to ditch the Berlin Process (European Western Balkans)
Op-ed by Florian Bieber, professor at the University of Graz and coordinator of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG). Bieber will be a speaker on the event “Beyond Berlin: What Does the Next Decade Hold for the Western Balkans?”, organized by Chatham House, European Fund for the Balkans and DG Near in London […]
Read More →Raymond: USA will not make new proposals on Kosovo (Danas)
“White House is in organizational chaos, therefore one should not expect there would be any new proposals or initiative in Washington when it comes to the Balkan issues, including the Kosovo issue,” Gregory Raymond, International Relations Professor from Boise University told Danas daily. According to Raymond it never occurred in a modern American history to […]
Read More →Dacic names great powers that are “not Serbia’s friends” (B92, TV Happy)
Only a blind person could believe that problems in the Balkans are over, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said late on Tuesday. The regional conflict will last until the cause of those problems have been found – if you sweep all the problems under the carpet, you will trip over that carpet, Dacic told a […]
Read More →“After many years, Council on Foreign Relations lists Balkans as problem” (B92, Tanjug, N1)
US expert on the Balkans Daniel Serwer has commented on the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) once again listing the Balkans as a stability problem. Serwer spoke for the N1 broadcaster in Bosnia-Herzegovina, after the US NGO published its “Preventive Priorities Survey 2017.” Serwer said that he did not think the document should make people […]
Read More →B92: Why not put all your eggs in EU basket, asks US official (Serbian media)
US State Department official Hoyt Bryan Yee thinks that “integration and transformation” of the Western Balkans is in the interests of Brussels, and the region. Speaking in Bled, Slovenia, he added that the readiness for this on the part of EU institutions is what is currently missing. Stressing that the European Union may be the […]
Read More →Mogherini: The whole Balkans will be a part of the EU (European Western Balkans)
BLED – We are working on providing each of our partner in the Western Balkans to have a perspective for a membership in the European Union, said the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, when she addressed at the Strategic Forum in Bled, Slovenia. Mogherini has stressed […]
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