I am happy to share the latest report on Serbia I have authored for Freedom House Nations in Transit report Nations in Transit

The news is not good, however, as after a turbulent year, 🇷🇸 faced the biggest democratic decline among all countries covered by NiT.
freedomhouse.org/country/serbia…

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Sarajevo homenajea a sus víctimas.

1425 días de asedio.

11.541 pares de zapatos por las víctimas sarajevitas.

[OPINION] The Serbian Coordination Directorate Passport Holders are the only people in the Western Balkans who are not allowed free travel to Europe.
✍️Written by: Dragiša Mijačić 👇
europeanwesternbalkans.com/2024/04/04/the…

Berta López Domènech argues in her latest #EPCFlashAnalysis on the opening of accession talks that “this gesture is more likely to motivate domestic forces in Bosnia to maintain focus on reforms rather than a negative EU response would have done”.

Read it here 👇
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Београд ☀️

After right-wing youths demanding the resignation of a professor over comments related to a World War II Croatian fascist blockaded a university faculty in the city of Novi Sad, students and activists staged a counter-protest.

Read more 👇

balkaninsight.com/2024/03/29/ser…

Very happy to see my ⁦European Policy Centre⁩ analysis ‘from Dayton to Brussels’ on Bosnia’s much-needed constitutional reform mentioned in this ⁦Financial Times⁩ article on BiH’s EU accession path along with other great publications on the topic! ft.com/content/0364ce…

#EUenlargement is again a priority. But who will make the cut? “I don’t see another ‘big bang’ enlargement happening,' says Berta López Domènech of European Policy Centre. Here's an update on where the nine candidate countries’ accession applications currently stand.
theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/e…

📰 FLASH ANALYSIS | The European Council greenlights opening accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina

In this #EPCFlashAnalysis , Berta López Domènech comments on the decision taken on 21 March by the European Council.

Read it here 👇
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Oggi, 25 anni fa, iniziava il bombardamento #NATO sulla Iugoslavia di #Milosevic .

L'operazione Allied Force fu giustificata con intenti umanitari, per fermare la guerra in #Kosovo .

Fu un evento destinato a cambiare l'ordine internazionale.

Un lungo🧵con le 5 cose da sapere

🇧🇦 Yesterday, the Council greenlighted opening accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Despite the concerns about the country’s reform efforts, the EU27 took the right decision.

✍🏻 here my analysis European Policy Centre

epc.eu/en/Publication…

The right decision, a decade too late and for the wrong reasons. Now, it's important to use the momentum to move things in the right direction. Congratulations 🇧🇦!

📣BiEPAG Reacts📝

Read the latest BiEPAG Reacts focused on the European Commission recommendation to the EU Council to open membership talks with #BosniaandHerzegovina

Authored by Marika Djolai Damir Kapidzic Marko Kmezic

#BiEPAGreacts #BiH #EUEnlargement

🔗biepag.eu/biepag-reacts/

Priviledged to be surrounded by such a group of bright and intelligent women & having the change to learn from them every day of the year ✨

Orbán’s increasing iliberal influence in the Balkans endorsed the undemocratic behaviors of leaders such as Vučić and Dodik - A trend facilitated by the EU’s prioritisation of stability over democracy.

✍🏻 Here I discuss why this alliance is dangerous and how it can be reversed

🇪🇸🇽🇰 After Spain's recognition of Kosovo passports, where will Madrid go next?

✍️🏻 In my latest op-ed for GLPS Kosovo, I discuss the three potential scenarios that Spain could pursue.

'Passport Hangover: What’s next after Spain’s Kosovo breakthrough?'

legalpoliticalstudies.org/passport-hango…