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According to different media as Albania enters 2026, the country stands at a political and institutional crossroads shaped decisively by the shocks of 2025....
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The year 2026 is shaping up to be even more turbulent and packed with geopolitical events and actions by global "players." This will largely...
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In early January 2026, the US conducted a military operation against the regime of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, which included strikes on military facilities...
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is slowly but methodically removing pro-Russian elements from Serbian state structures. In the government of Đuro Matsut in April 2025,...
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“The EU’s waiting room policy for the Western Balkans must be ended. From the perspective of security, stability and economic development opportunities, it is...
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A deal for Serbia to buy 12 French Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter jets was signed by French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to...
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The indictment of Albania’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku, by the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SPAK) marks one...
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A Humanitarian Center or a Spy Base?
Serbia is not a NATO member state, but for 23 years it has been striving for EU membership....
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The modernisation of the Alexandroupolis-Odessa transport corridor is a Greek initiative and supported by the European Commission. It is part of the Greece-Bulgaria-Romania trilateral...
Executive Summary
The 2025 Enlargement Package from the European Commission (EC) presents a balanced yet critical appraisal of the Republic of North Macedonia’s accession...











