First event of the project entitled “Fight against false information in Kosovo: Exchange of experience between the V4 states and Pristina”
On March 26-29, sponsored by the International Visegrad Fund, “Balkan Views”, under the leadership of the “The Balkan Forum” from Kosovo, together with the “Association for International Affairs (AMO)” from…
Project: Countering False Information in Kosovo: Experience-Sharing between V4 and Prishtina
Since March 2024, Balkan Views, in cooperation with Kosovo think-tank The Balkan Forum and partners from V4, will be involved in the implementation of the project entitled “Countering False Information…
KFOR rejects increase of its presence in North Kosovo (and the EU dialogue looks doomed)
Despite the calls of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in the previous weeks, NATO has refused to increase the number of its peacekeeping KFOR units and to retake the policing…
Western Balkans’ path to the EU – the clock is ticking, and challenges remain
Despite the promise to bring the Western Balkan countries into the European Union 20 years ago at the Thessaloniki Summit, the countries of the region (except for Croatia) still have…
Upholding the Rule of Law for Stability and Progress in Kosovo
Iveta Homolová and Ivan Iliev The violence in north Kosovo recently has shown that the European Union and the United States can criticize Kosovo elites. However, they must be meticulous,…
Kosovo Views no. 1
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 “𝗞𝗼𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗼 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀” 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗱𝗲-𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲…
Will Serbia abandon ties with Russia for the sake of EU membership?
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on January 23 that Serbia stands in front of a difficult decision – if Serbia does not accept the French-German proposal on solving the dispute with…
What to expect in Kosovo-Serbia relations in 2023 – a brief analysis
Author: Ivan Iliev At the end of 2022, the relations between Serbia and Kosovo became sharpened again because of the “license plate issue “and the arrest of a former Kosovo…
Montenegro confirms Hungarian loan and undermines its EU vision
The government of Montenegro officially announced it took a 50 million € loan from the Hungarian-owned CKB bank. It happened just three days after another Hungarian bank, EXIM, confirmed a…
Will the Serbian elections be another decline of Kosovo-Serbia relations?
In the January vote about judiciary changes, Serbian citizens decided to change the elections of judges and prosecutors and provide greater independence from political influence to the Serbian judiciary. However,…