More: North Macedonia
A Crisis of Opportunity: Addressing the Root Causes of Emigration in the Western Balkans
Authors: Dr. Albana Shehaj and Dr. Valbona Zeneli
The Western Balkans (WB) have faced significant population losses due to emigration over the past decades. Countries...
EU-Western Balkans relations: It’s not that complicated
Authors: Valbona Zeneli and Zoran Nechev*
Whether to place or not the word “enlargement” in the Brdo Declaration of the latest European Union-Western Balkans Summit...
North Macedonia’s Growth Projected Higher, but Economy Still Faces Risks
The Western Balkans region is rebounding from the COVID-19-induced recession of 2020, thanks to a faster-than-expected recovery in 2021, says the latest edition of...
EU-Balkan Summit: No Set Timeframe for Western Balkans Accession
On October 6, Slovenia hosted a summit between the EU and the Western Balkans states. The EU-27 met with their counterparts (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia,...
The missing piece of the puzzle: Shar Mountain National Park approved
The creation of Shar Mountain National Park in North Macedonia means the final puzzle piece for one of the largest transboundary protected areas in...
Restructuring diplomacy in the Republic of North Macedonia
Reasons to care — In lieu of an introduction
Many European leaders look hopefully at the Republic of North Macedonia’s (RNM) endeavours to improve relations...
Eastern Balkans Economic update: Romania’s and North Macedonia’s new data for 2020
When governments around the world started reacting to the pandemic, they induced a vast and unpredictable crisis. The ensuing recession struck in decidedly variegated...
North Macedonia’s Journey to the EU
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev’s new cabinet is confronted with a number of economic challenges, exacerbated by the economic hit to the global economy caused...
Commission reports on progress made by Albania and North Macedonia
Today, the Commission presented updates on the progress made by Albania
and North Macedonia in further addressing rule of law related reforms, in
particular in the...
Balkans move away from the EU
The European Union is set to radically
re-consider its enlargement strategy. This could somewhat soften the criticism
coming from the eurosceptics who are dissatisfied with the...