Serbia
Vucic not new premier will control Serbian government
Brnabic formally heads the government but Vucic will very clearly remain in charge
SerbiaRussia-Serbia free trade may stop Balkan customs union
More thought is needed on the idea of a Balkan customs union, since it would contradict existing free-trade arrangements
BalkansSerbian Premier Brnabic is beholden to President Vucic
Brnabic is a good choice for premier as a reformer sincere about Serbia's Western orientation
SerbiaElections may return Kosovo guerrilla chief as premier
Belgrade could face across the negotiating table a former guerrilla commander it tried to extradite for war crimes
KosovoBelgrade can ignore protest just among angry young
Protesters are angry more about Vucic’s unfair dominance of Serbian politics than electoral fraud as such
SerbiaSerbian election will ossify politics
Election confirms incumbent’s hold on power, merely transferring the seat of authority from premiership to presidency
SerbiaKosovo-Serbia extradition row threatens normalisation
Negotiations to normalise Belgrade-Prishtina relations may be revived, but with limited prospects for success
KosovoZagreb lacks means to keep biggest Croat firm afloat
With unemployment the fourth-highest in the EU in 2016, Croatia is facing the collapse of its largest private company
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