[ANALYSIS] How will Stoltenberg's successor be elected and what challenges await them? #NATO 👇
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Serbia faced the strongest decline among all 29 countries covered within the report, scores of Montenegro, North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina also declined, while Albania and Kosovo’s democracy scores remained the same as last year’s.
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[INTERVIEW] 'By addressing the most complex and politically sensitive issues, 🇲🇪 has sent a clear message that it is committed to🇪🇺integration with all its professional and political capacities', says Maida Gorčević, Minister of European Affairs. ME4EU
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[INTERVIEW] What has happened with the EU’s thinking on #enlargement since the start of the war in Ukraine and, more specifically, since last year's 🇫🇷-🇩🇪 report, which she co-authored?

We asked Daniela Schwarzer, executive board member
@bertelsmannST 👇
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The provisional agreement will now need to be endorsed by the Council and Parliament with a view to formal adoption by both institutions following legal-linguistic revision. 👇
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[OPINION] The 2024 presidential elections in 🇲🇰 are shaping up to be the closest contested elections in recent memory, while simultaneous parliamentary elections provide additional programs and up the stakes in the contest. By: Zdravko Veljanov BiEPAG
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[ANALYSIS] The European Commission recently published a new document on pre-enlargement reforms.

What should the candidates take away from it regarding the prioritization of enlargement and the content of the proposals?

Milena Mihajlovic (ex Lazarevic) Steven Blockmans 👇
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[INTERVIEW] Murat Somer talked for our portal about the causes and potential solutions to the increasingly widespread political #polarization and how pro-democratic forces might challenge authoritarian governments 👇
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The EU, regional and national stakeholders attended the roundtable “Common Regional Market and Country Reforms in the new Growth Plan”, organized by CDI .
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[INTERVIEW] Opening of accession talks for 🇧🇦 has contributed to the implementation of some long overdue reforms. However, the timeline of the next steps, including the opening of the first clusters, is uncertain, says Adi Ćerimagić ESI - European Stability Initiative

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The Council of the European Union decided on Monday to extend the framework for restrictive measures in view of the situation in BiH for another two years, until 31 March 2026.
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[ANALYSIS] Most countries in WB saw a rise in international military exercises in 2023. 🇷🇸 has maintained a ban on military exercises since the start of the war in 🇺🇦, lifting it only once in –  to participate in Platinum Wolf, co-organised by 🇺🇸.
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Read the latest 'BiEPAG reacts' focused on the decision by EU 🇪🇺 leaders to open membership talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦. Marko Kmezic Marika Djolai Damir Kapidzic
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[INTERVIEW] 'The green light for the opening of negotiations is so far the strongest message on BiH’s progress, which surged optimism for citizens, and a certain dose of pride', says Elvira Habota, director of Direkcija_za_EI. 🇪🇺🇧🇦
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Defence expenditure in the Western Balkans has fluctuated during the past years, but several #NATO members are now approaching the 2% GDP target, BCBP research shows.
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The European Union agreed Thursday to open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, eight years after country applied for EU membership.
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