Tag: Western Balkans
Scholz gives Balkan countries new EU hopes
Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic With a view to possible EU accession, Scholz called for further reforms from the Western Balkan countries. (Photo: Bloomberg) Pristina, Belgrade Federal…
Ukraine should be granted candidate country status
European and Ukrainian flags in front of the EU Parliament in Strasbourg If you want to become a member of the EU, you have to meet many, many criteria. (Photo:…
Ukraine: EU candidate country in record time?
Brussels From Kyiv’s point of view, the matter is clear: Because Ukraine oriented itself towards the EU, it was attacked by Russia. That is why official recognition as a candidate…
Serbia and EU: Vucic’s friendliness to Russia and China
Aleksandar Vucic Accession and shaky candidate. (Photo: action press) Brussels It’s nothing that surprises Brussels. And yet the heads of the European Union are worried about the outcome of the…
Concerns about Putin’s grip on the Western Balkans
Brussels, Dusseldorf After Russia’s attack on Ukraine, supporters of EU expansion see opportunities for negotiations with the existing accession candidates to be conducted more intensively. Several Western Balkan countries have…
The end of the Merkel era slows down EU expansion
Chancellor Merkel and Serbian President Vučić in 2015 Integrating the Western Balkans into the international community is of central geopolitical importance for the EU. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The farewell is…