“Return to Europe” or “BalkanExpress” (do not ask me why there are 2 names for it… ) is according to the European Stability Initiative (ESI): “…one of the most ambitious TV projects on South Eastern Europe produced in recent years.” It is a 10 part documentary series and details about the project can be found [...]
Serbia’s new government really seems determined about its pro-EU ambitions. The arrest of war criminal Radovan Karadžić is clearly a political breakthrough, not only for Serbia but also for the entire region as well as a promising sign for EU-Serbia relations. Actually it can be interpreted as a success for the EU foreign policy approach [...]
Recent developments in Serbia give the impression that the newly established government tries to act in a “European way” and fulfill the criteria of the SAA as quickly as possible. Probably everyone who follows the developments in the region and who knows something about the Yugoslav conflicts is relieved after this capture. However, there are [...]
“Ministers, over lunch, will discuss the situation in the Western Balkans, notably in the run-up to the Serbian general elections on 11 May.” This is the seemingly unimportant announcement on the GAERC Council Agenda for the April 29th meeting in Luxembourg. But EU Foreign Ministers will have to decide on quite a difficult issue: Should [...]



