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Serbia-Croatia breakdown to set back EU Balkan hopes
EU's September 23 summit left the migrant situation on the ground in south-eastern Europe still urgent
BalkansEU influence over Balkans will continue
Although the migrant crisis hijacked the Vienna summit, progress was made elsewhere -- notably the Kosovo-Serbia deal
BalkansEU migrant policy vacuum profits extremists
The migrant crisis is threatening European ideals of freedom of movement and human solidarity
EURefugees will overwhelm Balkan region without help
Poorer Balkans countries may be forgiven for passing the migrant buck northwards as fast as possible
BalkansEuropean drought damage is especial threat to Balkans
Drought would depress already weak economies in the Western Balkans, where there are risks of social unrest
EuropeBalkan banks will raise Greek contagion fears
Bulgarian, Romanian and Serbian subsidiaries would be most at risk if Greece's banks collapse under its debt crisis
GreeceMoscow's influence will lag West's in Balkans
Russia may criticise the West's Balkan policy, but its own tends to be event-driven, inconsistent and opportunistic
BalkansMacedonia crisis may foster pan-Albanianism in Balkans
The presence of obstacles on the road to Albanian unification does not mean unification will never happen.
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