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Vladimir Medjak, Belgrade: A long journey to Europe, model 2021
Maybe the service on the train is not the best, and the train may be late, but we are still standing at the same station as we did 30 years ago, believing that the departing
Ljupcho Petkovski, Skopje: Is real democracy possible in the Balkans?
North Macedonia and Bosnia and Hercegovina are countries born captive - both are children of peace agreements (Dayton and Ohrid), in which ethnic elites (the inner circle of the model shown below) have incorporated their
Elvir Bucalo, Sarajevo: Misconceptions and hopes on the journey to Brussels
We would easily forget about EU integrations, but they are too close, the image and the difference in the treatment of them and us is too clear. And it concerns us too much... Although there
Jovana Marovic, Kotor: EU membership, a long way away
Unquestionably, Montenegro must stop being its own captor on this long and painful journey. Jovana Marovic Montenegro is at the top of the list of countries wanting to become members of the European Union. In
Klajda Gjosha,Tirana: The labyrinth of EU enlargement
The issues which Albania faces in the implementation of the integration process start with the lack of a functional democracy, the lack of rule of law, the economy that consumes itself without producing anything and
Avni Mazreku, Prishtina: European Integration and the Western Balkans
Now, 19 years later, we can easily conclude that the Thessaloniki Agenda was too ambitious and impossible to be realized as it was projected, especially regarding the offer of the European perspective (EU membership) to
The Voice of Vicinity
Turn on your cameras and document stories worth hearing, yours or from your vicinity.
The negotiations process with the EU is very demanding. Non-state actors have to be prepared to take an active and dynamic role in all of its stages. The seat on the table should be taken and acknowledged on the merits.
Sarajevo’s death toll/infection rate these past months should force difficult questions onto our politicians – and onto us as citizens, too – about how Bosnia deals with crises in the future.
The whole of the #WesternBalkans is on the edge of #ecocalypse. Air pollution is shortening our life span up to 1.3 years on average, floating landfills are clogging our rivers, and small hydro powerplants destroying natural habitat. The environment and our lives are at stake.
Svaki dan je Dan Posle… Eto od čega nam se sastoji Budućnost.
Една година живот у Македонија е како 7 човечки…