Serbia
Western Balkans may drift away from EU
The EU has made progress in accession talks with Serbia and reasserted a membership promise to the Western Balkans
BalkansSerbia's central bank will be loath to hike key rate
The central bank has kept its key policy rate at a record low despite surging inflation
SerbiaSerb leader will be largely unmoved by protests
Thousands have protested against laws which they regard as anti-environment
SerbiaSerbia will strengthen its ties with Russia
Russia has agreed to continue providing natural gas to Serbia at favourable prices
SerbiaSerbia will help investors expedite mining projects
Thousands of people protested in Belgrade against new laws which stand to benefit foreign mining companies
SerbiaBosnian Serb leader will ease up on secessionist talk
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik has changed his tune after meeting Serbia’s president
Bosnia-HercegovinaSerb unity talk will invite hostility from neighbours
Talk of a pan-national 'Serbian World' is more political rhetoric than an expression of real expansionist intent
SerbiaWestern Balkans will look more to Russia and China
The EU has diminished its influence by not giving a clear time frame for the region's six countries to join it
Balkans