Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) is a group of policy analysts, scholars and researchers from Western Balkans and EU.
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Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG)
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My latest guest blog for @biepag.bsky.social on how Europe+ can take the initiative in the #WB6 in the interests of these countries' citizens - and their own.
www.biepag.eu/blog/europe-...
Serbia's Growth Plan funding hangs in balance. Only six of 34 reforms implemented by March 2026.
⚖️ The EU freezes payments over judicial independence, yet hesitates to call it. Will geopolitics trump rule of law?
Read the analysis from BiEPAG Fellow Ivana Miličević.
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#Montenegro Accession Treaty is set to become a model for all the other EU candidates – not only for the Western Balkans, but potentially also for Ukraine and Moldova, explain @biepag.bsky.social members @jomarovic.bsky.social and Odeta Barbullushi
newunionpost.eu/2026/05/20/m...
🦩 The Zvërnec mega-resort project has sparked debate over project governance, environmental protection, and decision-making transparency in Albania.
Lutjona Lula examines systemic issues exposed by ongoing mass protests over Jared Kushner-linked resort in Albania.
🔗 tinyurl.com/46jdhzew
🔔 New BiEPAG blog
Serbian students’ “Memorandum on Kosovo” sparked outrage at home and abroad, but its actual position is political mainstream.
✍️ Nikola Burazer argues its nationalist rhetoric is unlikely to shape the broader dynamics of the dialogue process.
📖 Read ⬇️
tinyurl.com/2m2fredz
📢 New BiEPAG study chapter
⛏️ Legal and Environmental Aspects of Mining in the Western Balkans
This chapter, authored by a group of contributors, examines environmental governance, legal frameworks, and public participation in mining projects across the region.
📖 Read here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/363ek4c7
📢 New BiEPAG study chapter is now online
✍️ In her analysis, BiEPAG member Jelena Vasiljević examines how environmental activism has evolved into one of the most influential forms of civic mobilization in the Western Balkans.
📖 Read here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/ahawckpr
According to @kurtbassuener.bsky.social, asserting a European vision over this geographic space would minimize the potential for non-military extraction and self-dealing by an increasingly transactional US, including pursuit of energy, mining, and other deals.
www.biepag.eu/blog/europe-...
⛏️ New BiEPAG study chapter
"Mining in the Western Balkans: Who Really Profits?" by Biljana Jovanović, Kristijan Fidanovski, and Branimir Jovanović explores who captures the gains from the region’s growing mining sector and critical raw materials projects.
📖 Read the chapter: tinyurl.com/296j73hj
Western Balkans leaders claim EU partnership while avoiding responsibility. Bosnia and Herzegovina sits at the center of regional instability, yet Europe+ has the leverage to reset this dynamic. A bold new strategic vision is imperative.
Read the full analysis by @kurtbassuener.bsky.social ⬇️
Most Western Balkan leaders comfortably inhabit an indeterminate gray zone. They want the validation and benefits of being EU partners without paying the freight. In this sense, the entropy in Bosn...
Most Western Balkan leaders comfortably inhabit an indeterminate gray zone. They want the validation and benefits of being EU partners without paying the freight. In this sense, the entropy in Bosn...
