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PRISTINA – Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti said on Wednesday that Pristina and Podgorica will form a commission to review their common border, N1 reported. According to Kurti, his government plans to form an expert commission to review the border, adding that it will be a joint commission with the Montenegrin government. “The documents are clear […]

“Macedonians, like no one else in Europe, probably understand what it means to be humiliated for their identity”. Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister 27 May 2022  In over two decades of being a government minister, diplomat and a think-tanker, I’ve been working to make the European dream a reality for my country, North Macedonia. Now, after 17 […]

BRUSSELS – Western Balkans and European Union leaders met on Thursday to discuss on EU enlargement process. Even after today’s meeting, the EU will not open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia, Kosovo will not receive visa liberalization, and has no candidate status for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although it was planned, the press conference […]

BRUSSELS – EU calls for accelerating the accession process and advancing the gradual integration, it was stated in the conclusions about Western Balkans of the European Council. The conclusions adopted after the first day of the Brussels summit state that the European Council “reaffirms the urgency of making tangible progress in resolving open bilateral and […]

BRUSSELS – The European Union has confirmed its readiness to grant Bosnia and Herzegovina the status of a candidate for full membership in the EU and called on the European Commission to prepare a new report on the reform process in the country, after which the EU would be ready to consider the possibility of […]

SOFIA – With 170 votes “in favour, “Bulgarian Parliament accepted a proposal to give the Council of Ministers a mandate to accept the French Presidency’s proposal for lifting the veto on North Macedonia, Euractiv reported. The French proposal envisions Bulgaria’s conditions becoming a part of the Macedonian negotiation framework, with the EU and the European Commission being […]

BRUSSELS – The 17th annual Brussels Forum, the signature conference of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), will take place from 27 to 29 June 2022. While this year will feature the return of in-person events after two years of the pandemic, most of the panels will also be streamed online. The Forum […]

This piece was originally published on BiEPAG blog   So, the Bulgarian veto is relegated to the past.  On 24 June, the National Assembly in Sofia voted overwhelmingly to endorse the plan floated by the French Presidency of the EU Council on resolving the dispute between Bulgaria and North Macedonia.  The motion, tabled by the […]

Serbia will mark the 20-year anniversary of its Council of Europe membership in 2023. During that time, this international organisation has been contributing to many reform efforts in the country, with recent priority areas including the judiciary, gender equality and LGBT+ rights. In addition to these areas, where significant work is still required, the future […]

BRUSSELS – The European Union enlargement process to the Western Balkans has a credibility issue, but it can be rejuvenated after Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia were given a European perspective last week. This was assessed by Katarína Mathernová, Deputy Director General of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations. Mathernová was speaking […]