Opinion of the Day By VASIL KURETA Western Balkans on the road to European integration The Western Balkans are now on the path to a measure of economic and social stability and prosperity and are focused on the dream of their European future.... Continues on page 13
The Western Balkans is turning into the “Achilles’ heel” of the EU’s foreign policy, where the transformative power of enlargement is being tested. At first ... Continues on page 11
Opinion of the Day By MUZAFER KORKUTI Following Chancellor Merkel’s initiative, made concrete at the Intergovernmental Conference on the Western Balkans... Continues on page 24 Let’s build the future based on science
Opinion of the Day By VASIL KURETA The Western Balkans are now on the one-way road to economic and social stability and prosperity and are focused on their European future.... Western Balkans on the path to European integration Continues on page 13
Opinion of the Day Dear Ambassador Graf, dear Mr. Savastano, dear conference participants, I feel privileged to have the honor of opening the curtain on this ... By GENT SEJKO The Eurozone and the impacts on central banks in the Western Balkans Continues on page 20
Opinion of the Day Twice within a month, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has set a new condition for the Western Balkan countries that want... Continues on page 21
Opinion of the Day By ILIR DHIMA It has been almost two months since the European Commission published its Progress Report addressed to the aspiring states of the Western Balkans, for their accession .... On the basis of an objective diagnosis Continues on page 24
Opinion of the Day By ARBEN MALAJ - JONA BARJABA The Western Balkans currently faces two challenges: lasting peace and growing prosperity. While peace has begun to take root in the region... The diaspora’s engagement in scientific research Continues on page 20
Opinion of the Day Opinion of the Day By ILIR DHIMA During the endless discussions about the paths that the Western Balkan countries should follow toward alignment with the European Union, ... Reaffirming trade unionism Continues on page 31
Opinion of the Day By ARBEN MALAJ - JONA BARJABA The Western Balkans are currently facing two challenges: lasting peace and growing prosperity. While peace has begun to take hold in the region... Diaspora engagement in scientific research Continues on page 20
Opinion of the Day By ILIR DHIMA During the endless discussions about the paths that Western Balkan countries should follow toward rapprochement with the European Union, ... Reaffirming trade unionism Continues on page 31
Opinion of the Day By ILIR DHIMA It has been almost two months since the EC published its Progress Report addressed to the aspiring countries of the Western Balkans for their membership .... On the basis of an objective diagnosis Continues on page 24
The European Commission’s new strategy on the prospect of enlargement toward the Western Balkans, with its very clear wording, will give a new dynamic ... Continues on page 18
Yesterday on “Deutsche Welle” The contribution of civil society to the progress of the Western Balkans on the path to EU membership is the focus of the conference starting today .... Continues on page 21
By ADELHEID FEILCKE The development of independent media in the countries of the Western Balkans remains, as before, a central issue for the countries of the Western Balkans,” says Harlem... Desir: Attacks on journalists create an atmosphere of intimidation and self-censorship Co
Yesterday in “Europian Voice” By testing the value of two very old movements about the importance of keeping the European Union tied to the Western Balkans only... Continues on page 28 By TIM JUDAH The Balkans’ Slide
Opinion of the Day Following Chancellor Merkel’s initiative, made concrete at the Intergovernmental Conference on the Western Balkans... Continued on page 24 By MUZAFER KORKUTI Let us build the future based on science
Opinion of the Day By GENT SEJKO Dear Ambassador Graf, dear Mr. Savastano, dear conference participants, I feel privileged to have the honor of opening the proceedings of this ... Continues on page 20 The Eurozone and its effects on central banks in the Western Balkans
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Today the EU Enlargement Strategy comes out: Western Balkans cannot join On page 3
Opinion of the Day The process of EU enlargement toward other non-member countries on the European continent has turned into an instrument of foreign policy ... Continues on page 22 By GERON KAMBERI EU - Western Balkans: The “diet” enlargement