curated by CeSPI
The Balkan Focus is a gateway for analysis on the Balkan region and its links with the European Union. It is a space to be up to date on the central issues, political appointments, and status of the accession negotiations to increase the understanding of the enlargement process and keep alive the attention on it.
This project, centered around the strategic role, both current and future, of the European integration process, stems from the extensive experience gained by CeSPI in European integration and the Balkan region.
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18 December 2024
The EU-Western Balkans Summit 2024 took place in Brussels with the aim of reaffirming the EU's commitment to the region. The discussions ficused on the war in Ukraine and strengthening regional...
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17 December 2024
The EU General Affairs Council has approved the conclusions on enlargement. In its conclusions, the Council reaffirmed its commitment to enlargement and shared the findings of the Enlargement Package...
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17 December 2024
During the second intergovernmental conference held in Brussels, the EU opened a new cluster in Albania’s accession negotiations. Cluster 6 on external relations includes two negotiation chapters on...
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10 December 2024
By the end of 2025, Albania and Montenegro will become the first countries in the Western Balkans to join the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). This was established by the European Payments Council (...
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9 December 2024
A meeting was held in Rome today between the Director of the Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency, Roberto Alesse, and Zoran Tegeltija, Director General of the Indirect Taxation Administration of...
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3 December 2024
The President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, along with the High Representative Kaja Kallas and the Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, met with the six leaders of the Western Balkans in...
