Categoría: EU enlargement to the Western Balkans

Las cruciales elecciones en Polonia y su importancia para el futuro de la Unión Europea Polonia y su posible efecto dominó en el grupo de Visegrado y las posiciones más antieuropeas

créditos foto: Karolina Grabowska, Alex Fischer (Pixabay) English summarised version here El pugilato electoral: ultraconservadores ultranacionalistas  contra  conservadores Esta semana nos despertábamos con la noticia de que  la cúpula del…

The enlargement of the European Union in the Western Balkans (II). conditionality, communitarization, and de-Balkanization.

español (original) In the first entry of this series, I referred to the Western Balkans (WB) as a border and contact region between the East and the West, known for its conflicts…

An Addendum to Russian-Serbian Relations: Republika Srpska and Russia Visit of Dodik to Russia

español (original) At the end of last month (24/05/2023), Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska (RS), one of the two political entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with a…

Tennis and Politics: Novak Djokovic should not be sanctioned at Roland Garros.

en español (original) Nole, a controversial athlete The «Tennis God» Novak Djoković (yes, I have to admit: by analogy with «Metal God» Rob Halford) is in the tennis aspect,  a…

Spain prepares for its EU presidency: Western Balkans, first stop Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs J.M. Albares visits the Western Balkans.

  español (original) The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, conducted a tour of the Western Balkans in mid-2023. The tour included almost all of the Western Balkans…

Preceding Issues: The Question of «Normalization of Relations Belgrade-Pristina» (Part I) Unveiling the Complexity: Analyzing the Background of a Photograph

español (original) Unveiling the Complexity: Analyzing the Background of a Photograph The photograph (courtesy of the European External Action Service) featured in this article captures the 2012 meeting between Serbian…

Ukraine, EU member state?: Between the illusion of Europeans and the hard reality (I): The EU perspective The accession process of the Western Balkans as example

(español)   At the beginning of the Russian invasion, the European Union showed unanimous support for Ukraine. An economic aid program was also announced to rebuild the country after the…