Balkans

  • Sep 11, 2019
  • 8 min read

Chinese BRI in Balkans will rouse West’s concerns

Chinese investment will come nowhere near EU levels but Balkan governments will see it as a useful complement

China
  • Jun 12, 2019
  • 7 min read

Prospects for Central-Eastern Europe to end-2019

Declining exports, EU funds and fixed investment will moderate growth; the EU will prioritise stability over enlargement

Europe
  • May 30, 2019
  • 2 min read

Turkey will not give up yet on EU perspective

Turkey is looking less and less like a credible candidate for EU membership while Albania and North Macedonia win praise

Turkey
  • May 24, 2019
  • 7 min read

Germany’s Balkan initiative will require new approach

As EU prepares for a new parliament, Germany makes a last-minute attempt to tackle growing Balkan problems

Germany
  • May 22, 2019
  • 2 min read

EU immigration policy is expanding its reach

EU border agency Frontex is starting operations in Albania to crackdown on irregular migration in the Balkans

Albania
  • May 2, 2019
  • 7 min read

Balkan jobs outlook faces many transition pressures

Balkan countries face challenges and opportunities in shaping the future of work in their economies

Balkans
  • Mar 27, 2019
  • 7 min read

EU must compete with other powers for Balkan influence

EU economic influence will remain structurally dominant but other actors will have more visibility

Balkans
  • Feb 25, 2019
  • 7 min read

Russia's policy on Bosnia seems to be hardening

Russia's actual influence in Bosnia is widely misunderstood

Russia