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BRUSSELS – Separate meetings with the chief negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia were held in Brussels this week as a part of preparations for the continuation of the EU-facilitated dialogue on the normalization of relations. As EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristi…

PRISTINA – The deadline for submitting candidate lists for the snap parliamentary elections for the Assembly of Kosovo, scheduled to take place later this year, expired last night, KoSSev reports. According to data from the Central Election Commission (CEC), a total of 23 p…

BRUSSELS – The Central European Free Trade Agreement Secretariat has opened the call for the CEFTA Research Award 2026, inviting Master’s thesis candidates and PhD students from CEFTA Parties to submit policy research papers focused on regional trade, regulatory converg…

NEW YORK – Outgoing High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina Christian Schmidt said yesterday at the session of the United Nations Security Council that he will step down from the position in June. The debate on the situation in BiH was also marked by signals that the …

The general election in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been called for 4 October 2026 and will take place against a backdrop of heightened political tensions in both entities – the Serb majority Republika Srpska and the Bosniak-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Politi…

PODGORICA – NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said today during his visit to Montenegro that there are actors trying to pull the Western Balkans backwards and destabilise the region, but that NATO is committed to ensuring that all the problems of the past remain in the past…

BRUSSELS – According to the newest edition of the Standard Eurobarometer, citizens of the Western Balkans generally have high trust in the European Union, with Serbia once again being an outlier. The survey was conducted in March and April and published on 8 May. Trust in t…

PODGORICA – The EU working group for the preparation of the accession agreement with Montenegro starts working this week, Radio-Television of Montenegro (RTCG) reported based on unofficial sources. According to RTCG, the working group is expected to meet on Wednesday. The n…

BRUSSELS – New Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Velislava Petrova-Chamova, stated yesterday that she had a “good first meeting” with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia, Timčo Mucunski, at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in Brus…

BRUSSELS – High Representative of the EU Kaja Kallas addressed the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday following the announced resignation of High Representative Christian Schmidt. According to Kallas, EU ministers agreed that it is in the Union’s interest to keep Bosni…

BRUSSELS – According to the newest Standard Eurobarometer, which was published last week, 53% of citizens of the European Union support “enlargement of the EU to include other countries in future years”, while 40% oppose it. The results remain almost unchanged c…

BRUSSELS – EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said that the frequent election cycles in Kosovo are the. main reason why no new round of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue at the leaders’ level has taken place. Speaking to reporters, she…

BELGRADE – The Public Prosecution Office for Organised Crime (TOK) had repeatedly asked the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs, both during the pre-investigation and investigation, to examine the responsible persons in Chinese companies engaged in the project of modernisa…

SARAJEVO – The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Bosnia and Herzegovina has today decided to call general election in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which will be held on 4 October, 2026, it was reported by the media in BiH. The election was called for the Presidency of Bosnia …

Kosovo is set to hold its third snap parliamentary election in less than two years, on 7 June 2026, after the parliament failed to elect a successor to President Vjosa Osmani before the legal deadline. Osmani was eligible for another term, but did not receive support from the rul…

PRISTINA – Vjosa Osmani, who, until recently, was President of Kosovo, will run in the snap parliamentary election scheduled for 7 June on the list of her former party, Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). This was confirmed on 5 May by LDK leader Lumir Abdixhiku, Koha report…

PRISTINA – The Specialist Chambers in the Hague have confirmed the postponement of the deadline for the announcement of the verdict for former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Jakup Kransiqi and Rexhep Selimi. According to Gazeta Expre…

TIRANA – The Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) officially launched its Academic Network, presenting the initiative as a mechanism for strengthening cooperation between academia and policymakers as the Western Balkans advances toward gradual integration into the EU Sin…

BRUSSELS – The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament (EP) today adopted annual reports on Albania and Montenegro. MEPs encouraged both countries’ political elites to focus on the reforms necessary for EU membership, and stressed the need for consolid…

On 22 April, ambassadors of the EU member states approved the establishment of an ad hoc working group to draft the Accession Treaty with Montenegro. According to analysts, the core structure of the treaty will likely mirror the Croatian precedent, signed in December 2011, but “s…

YEREVAN – The eighth summit of the European Political Community is held today in the capital of Armenia, with a focus on three areas – energy, defence and reliable supply chains, announced European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her doorstep remarks. &#8…

SKOPJE – The “Pržino government” model has been abolished by the ruling majority in North Macedonia despite the lack of support from opposition parties. This means that a transitional government will no longer be formed 100 days before elections are held, Telma …

BELGRADE – Centre for Contemporary Politics (CSP), a Belgrade-based think tank, has published a policy brief on Serbia’s efforts to open Cluster 3 in its EU accession process. According to the findings of the policy brief, some specific reforms that Serbia pledged to …

SARAJEVO – “Bosnia and Herzegovina has solid economic foundations, including an educated population, an industrial tradition and a strategic location. But this potential is not being used sufficiently”, stated ambassador Luigi Soreca, Head of the Delegation of the EU to Bosnia an…

PRISTINA / BELGRADE – “The failure to elect the President reflects the deep affective polarization in Kosovo’s political system and the profound mistrust between Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s party, Vetëvendosje (VV), and the opposition”, assesses Ramadan Ilazi, Head of Research a…