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BRUSSELS – European Policy Centre in Brussels and the European Western Balkans portal are jointly organising an online policy dialogue, “Elections in Serbia: Students challenge Vučić in the polls after two years of protests”, on 14 October. The event will take p…

Election observers visited polling stations in Šabac, Valjevo, Loznica and Mali Zvornik this morning, reporting that voting was proceeding smoothly and in an orderly manner. No irregularities were observed at the locations visited. Observers continue to visit polling stations acr…

Polling stations across Serbia opened at 07:00 this morning, with voting proceeding smoothly and no incidents reported so far. Voters began arriving in the early morning hours to cast their ballots, marking a calm and orderly start to election day. The post Polling stations open …

Montenegro has entered the final phase of its accession negotiations with the European Union. It has opened all 33 negotiating chapters and provisionally closed 18. Several more chapters are expected to be closed at the next Accession Conference in mid-October, while the Governme…

PODGORICA – Mikhail Zvinchuk, head of the Russian information network “Rybar”, was detained in Risan this morning alongside several associates, Vijesti reported. Montenegrin police, acting in coordination with the National Security Agency, launched an operation to suppress the hy…

BELGRADE – Serbian daily and web portal critical of the government, Nova, has been at the center of managerial shifts and an employee protest this week. Following the dismissal of the former editor-in-chief, the new owner of the media outlet announced his successor, a decis…

In 2024, Enrico Letta, former prime minister of Italy, authored a high-level report “Much More than a Market”, which called for a stronger and more integrated Single Market capable of enhancing the EU’s competitiveness, resilience and global influence. In 2026, EU institutions sh…

BRUSSELS – “The Law adopted by the Kosovo Assembly amending and supplementing the Law on the Specialist Chambers goes against Kosovo’s international obligations towards the EU”, it was stated by the European External Action Service (EEAS). The press release notes that the E…

SARAJEVO – After the general elections held on 4 October, the European Union expects Bosnia and Herzegovina to restore reform momentum and meet citizens’ expectations when it comes to European integration, the European Commission told Fena news agency. At the same tim…

BUDAPEST – Hungarian Minister of Transport Dávid Vitézy stated today that the examination of the ETCS system on the Hungarian section of the Budapest – Belgrade High-Speed Railway has been completed and that internal passenger traffic on that railway could be launched in th…

PRISTINA – Closer integration with the EU’s Single Market could boost development in the Western Balkans, but removing trade barriers alone will not be enough to narrow the region’s economic gap with the EU, it was concluded during the panel “Competitivene…

PRISTINA – The Commission’s new package of pre-enlargement policy reviews includes welcome proposals that were previously supported by civil society in both the EU and the region, though there is still room for improvement. Nevertheless, the future of enlargement depe…

BELGRADE – European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said today that Serbia will have to do more in the process of joining the European Union and that it remains to be seen how the future government will behave in this regard, it was reported by Beta news agency. Pres…

PRISTINA – “The Single Market is more than a market, it is full European citizenship – not being an immigrant in your own European Union. This is why I have advocated the Single Market as a flagship of the EU enlargement”, said Enrico Letta in his keynote …

PRISTINA – Justina Shiroka-Pula was elected President of Kosovo with 81 votes in the parliament last night, three minutes after the deadline set by the Constitutional Court for the election of the President expired. Shiroka-Pula was one of the two candidates in the final vote, al…

STRASBOURG – Fewer decisions requiring unanimity, new powers to withhold EU funding and restrict voting rights for new members that breach rule-of-law commitments – these are among the measures proposed by the European Commission to prepare the bloc for its next enlar…

PRISTINA – Implementation and accountability remain the key challenges of the energy transition in the Western Balkans. The countries do not need a new set of commitments, but finances and coordination in order to carry out the existing ones, stressed the participants of to…

PRISTINA – Civil society across the Western Balkans Six is facing growing pressures, including very restrictive NGO laws, and smear campaigns targeting activists, warned the participants of the discussion entitled “Safeguarding Civic Space and Democracy: From Commitments to Condi…

PRISTINA – Security has become a defining frame of EU enlargement, shaped by the war in Ukraine, hybrid warfare, and the erosion of rule-of-law structures across parts of the Western Balkans, stated the participants of the panel entitled “Resilient Democracies, Safer Region”, whi…

PRISTINA – Twelve years after its founding in 2014, the Berlin Process is facing questions about its future role as the gap between frontrunner countries in the Western Balkans – Montenegro and Albania – and the rest is growing, while trust between countries in …

PRISTINA – At uncertain times like these in the world, there is a temptation to prirotise stability – but stability without values is weak and will eventually fail, said Lars Castellucci, German Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistan…

While the latest general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina featured innovative safeguards, such as biometric voter identification and electronic ballot scanner, aimed at curbing fraud, the fact that the nationalist political forces – the Party of Democratic Action of BiH (SDA) …

Dear readers, Welcome to the Weekly Campaign Overview, the news digest that our team at Serbia Elects has relaunched for the upcoming parliamentary election. In the coming weeks, we will be sending you regular updates on the election campaign, as well as alerts on major potential…

PRISTINA – The 2026 edition of the Civil Society and Think Tank Forum of the Western Balkans, under the motto “Proofs, Not Promises”, opened tonight in the capital of Kosovo. The event is organised by the Open Society Foundations – Western Balkans and the Govern…

Preliminary results from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s general elections show Željka Cvijanović leading the race for the Serb seat on the country’s Presidency, while SNSD candidate Savo Minić is ahead in the contest for president of Republika Srpska. Denis Bećirović leads the race for…