Balkans
EU incentive will calm Serbian relations with region
Relations with some neighbouring states are off to a rocky start, raising concerns over prospects for the rest of 2017
SerbiaIS militants pose terror threat to Balkans
Returning jihadists from the Middle East could destabilise the fragile Balkans
KosovoProspects for Central-Eastern Europe in 2017
In Central Europe, external headwinds will undermine GDP; South-eastern Europe will be unstable if fast-growing
EuropeCritical EU report on Turkey may trigger 'Turexit'
Commission's critical annual report may end in Turkey withdrawing its EU accession bid
EuropePipeline will increase gas supply in Western Balkans
Adriatic states are keen to participate, but the proposed pipeline needs significant investment
BalkansBalkan civic protests are not going away
Civic protests will become a standard feature of Western Balkan politics without meaningful reform
BalkansCentre-left will struggle to win more votes in Balkans
Social democracy faces much the same problems of policy credibility in the Western Balkans as in Western Europe
BalkansRaising its Balkan profile will cost Russia little
Russian soft power is on the rise in South-eastern Europe
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