Politics

6May By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Culture, History, Politics

Why are Balkans called ‘Balkans’?

The name of the Balkan Peninsula is linked to mountains, and to a historical error. The origin and the development of this word can go deeper, as social scientist Chiara Milan explains in an interview (more…)

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22Apr By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Politics

All the roads in Kosovo are leading to the European Union

While the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is being unblocked, Kosovar citizens will soon be able to travel freely all over the continent. An interview with the European Parliament rapporteur, Thijs Reuten (more…)

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8Apr By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Economics, Politics, Wine

The ‘Open Balkan’ wines conquered Vinitaly

The international wine exhibition Vinitaly hosted a group of more than 150 wineries from Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia. And an economic/political project in partnership with the European Union (more…)

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10Dec By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Politics

Breaking news from Tirana

Back from Albania, a behind-the-scenes analysis of the EU-Western Balkans Summit of December 6. On the agenda: energy mix, migration, data roaming, EU enlargement in the region and custom microphones (more…)

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5Nov By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Politics

Ursula von der Leyen’s tour in the Western Balkans has been decisive for the future of the region

Thousand of millions euros against high energy prices and support for every crucial issue. The intertwined fate of the Western Balkans and the EU, following Ursula von der Leyen's tour in the region (more…)

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22Oct By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Politics

Slovenia is trying to tear down the external walls in Europe

The new Slovenian Prime Minister, Robert Golob, has decided to remove the barbed wire fence on the Croatian border. A (lonely) revolution in the European migration policy along the Balkan route (more…)

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8Oct By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Politics

The European Political Community can become a successful project on the continent

The first meeting of the European Political Community - a platform for dialogue for 44 leaders all over the continent - took place in Prague on October 6. A summit as we have not seen any in decades (more…)

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2Apr By BarBalcaniNo Comments

News, Politics

The Super Sunday of elections in Serbia and Hungary

On April 3, Serbia will go to the (triple) vote, in a tense atmosphere and on the same day of the crucial general elections in Viktor Orbán's Hungary, a historical Belgrade's ally within the EU (more…)

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19Mar By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Politics, Society

The Balkan foreign fighters who are leaving for the war in Ukraine

The willingness to enlist to fight for or against Russia in Ukraine is actualizing the past of the Yugoslav Wars. For this reason, the Western Balkans' governments are trying to prevent departures (more…)

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5Mar By BarBalcaniNo Comments

Politics

The Western Balkans are suffering Putin’s war in Ukraine

Ambiguities, divisions and the risk of destabilization: the Western Balkans are feeling the effects of the war in Ukraine wanted by Russia. Also considering the future of the EU enlargement process (more…)

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