#EUEnlargement The European Commission has released its annual country reports. Wondering what’s new on the Western Balkan front, how countries compare to previous years, and what the key takeaways are? BiEPAG has you covered: www.biepag.eu/blog

Authors: @vedrandzihic.bsky.social on BiH, @jomarovic.bsky.social on Montenegro, @markokmezic.bsky.social on Serbia, @donikaemini.bsky.social on Kosovo, @ndimitrov.bsky.social on North Macedonia, and Gjergji Vurmo on Albania.

🔸How Montenegro Turned on Turkey - The Politics of Panic and Hate ✍️ blog by @jomarovic.bsky.social 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚. 🔗 tinyurl.com/436kccd5 #Turkey #Montenegro #VisaRegime #EU #WesternBalkans

🔔BiEPAG blog by @jomarovic.bsky.social 🔹In Search of Lost Regional Solidarity - or, Who’s Afraid of Montenegro in the EU? "Montenegro’s progress is not a threat to its neighbors; it's a test of whether the idea of a common EU future for the Western Balkans still holds". 🔗 tinyurl.com/488wnvwu

Read the full report 👇 tinyurl.com/4hxdtawh #EUIntegration #Montenegro #WesternBalkans #EU #EUEnlargement #EUCommission @jomarovic.bsky.social @fbieber.bsky.social

ℹ️At our yesterday's panel at Europe House in Podgorica, BiEPAG experts, media & diplomats agreed: now is the moment to push forward reforms in #Montenegro & seize the geopolitical chance! 🎯🔹Support is high🔹 Mistakes are costly🔹EU window of opportunity won't stay open forever

Panelists: • Dr. Ivan Vukovic, Chair of the Committee on European Integration of the Parliament of Montenegro • Miloš Radonjić, Advisor to the President of Montenegro for European Affairs • Dr. @jomarovic.bsky.social • Prof. Dr. @fbieber.bsky.social Moderator: Dr. Marina Vulović, BiEPAG Member

📣Join us for our upcoming BiEPAG event in Podgorica 🔹 Montenegro at the Crossroads: Driving EU Integration in the Western Balkans 📅 Thursday, 25 September 2025 ⏲️ 15:00 - 16:30 📍 Europe House, Podgorica #Montenegro #EUAccession #EUEnlargement #WesternBalkans #EU

🔊BiEPAG in the Media📰 BiEPAG member @jomarovic.bsky.social in an interview for the Montenegrin News Agency MINA "The #EU should issue a political declaration by the end of this year committing to concluding an accession treaty with #Montenegro". #EUIntegrations mina.news/vijesti-iz-c...

🔔BiEPAG policy brief by @jomarovic.bsky.social "From Norms to Noise: Why the EU Talks Reform but Fuels Decline in the Balkans" offers a timely and sharp analysis of the EU’s approach to enlargement in the Western Balkans, highlighting inconsistencies between rhetoric and practice. #EUEnlargement

📰 BiEPAG in the Media Our BiEPAG Member @jomarovic.bsky.social with a comment for @newunionpost.bsky.social. 🔸 Montenegro’s path to the EU is not all smooth sailing Read the whole article 👇

From judicial reforms to full alignment with the EU’s values, #Montenegro must demonstrate "tangible results and a steadfast commitment" if it hopes to realise its goal of becoming the 28th member state by 2028, said @jomarovic.bsky.social (@biepag.bsky.social‬) newunionpost.eu/2025/05/30/m...

O našoj diskusiji večeras u Podgorici @reunir.bsky.social @biepag.bsky.social @jomarovic.bsky.social www.vijesti.me/vijesti/poli...

📣Happening tomorrow in Podgorica! Wednesday, 19 March 2025 18:00, Ceremonial Hall Rectorate of the University of Montenegro Join the discussion organised by INS @Univerzitet_CG which will host our BiEPAG members @jomarovic.bsky.social and @fbieber.bsky.social as speakers.

O odnosima Crne Gore i Hrvatske, blokadi poglavlja 31 i kako se to može odraziti na dalji tok procesa pregovora u novom BiEPAG podcastu. 🎤 #BiEPAGtalks

It’s finally out! Next week we’re launching Indulging Kleptocracy in London: - Monday 10 Feb, UK Parliament - Tue 11 Feb, Frontline Club, chaired by @oliverbullough.bsky.social (who also wrote a cracking preface!) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kleptoscop... Stay tuned for more events to come

Nearly 400 academics and students from all over the world have signed the petition in support of the students in Serbia. You can also join the list: forms.gle/aWDQ2RjzeVL8...

Vrlo lijepo objašnjeno zašto niko ne treba da koristi X, a posebno ne EU zvaničnici.

Who can make it to the club in next 5 years: one or none? In a new blog for @biepag.bsky.social, I address possible enlargement scenarios. As a citizen of Montenegro I will conclude by estimating that there is a 50-50 chance of the first or last scenario happening. www.biepag.eu/blog/ecs-age...

Srbija se stvarno umiriti ne može. ✨ Photo: IG katarina_mandarina

Ponosna svoje koleginice i kolege iz BiEPAG-a budući da zajedno potpisujemo pismo podrške studentkinjama i studentima u Srbiji, a u svjetlu kontroverznih izjava iz EU, te podsjećanja na ulogu koju EK i EP imaju u očuvanju demokratije. Uvijek na pravoj strani istorije!

Montenegro is fully aligned with CFSP and, at the same time, Russia has been in 2nd place in terms of FDI for the last 3 years, after Serbia. Golden passports are issued to Russians without problems. Sanctions have almost no effect on removing Russian influence from #WB as the region is not in #EU

Kokain loš, nikakav. 📍Zagreb #booksky

#protests in #Montenegro are organized by an informal group of students and joined by a large number of citizens. Attempts to politicize, marginalize and make them meaningless are unsuccessful. #responsibility for the Cetinje massacre and police reform are among the key demands.

This appearance surprised us as much as the "Roman salute" at the inauguration. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Love for tens of thousands of Slovaks protesting against pro-Russian Fico. For freedom, always and everywhere! #protestsinslovakia

Danas virtuelno štrajkujemo u znak solidarnosti sa pravom Srbijom, a śutra preporučujem da protegnemo noge.

Lijepo popodne na Centralnoevropskom univerzitetu u Beču: o mogućim scenarijima do 2030, Zajedničkoj vanjskoj i bebjednosnoj politici EU, Crnoj Gori i Zapadnom Balkanu i ostalim temama od značaja za proširenje. Pozitivne poruke iz Brisela su dobre, protesti još više.

Full house at @ceps-fp.bsky.social discussing how mining in the Balkans risks undermining EU integration @biepag.bsky.social w. @vedrandzihic.bsky.social @jomarovic.bsky.social @alekstomanic.bsky.social and Srdjan Majstorović

No justice, no peace. #GeorgiaProtests

Join @biepag.bsky.social next week, discussing lithium mining plans in 🇷🇸 and what it means for the 🇪🇺 at @ceps-fp.bsky.social as part of the REUNIR project. w. @vedrandzihic.bsky.social @alekstomanic.bsky.social @jomarovic.bsky.social & Srdjan Majstorović. www.ceps.eu/ceps-events/...

🪫 Crushing EU standards in the lithium rush? The case of the Western Balkans Registration for our event with @biepag.bsky.social at @ceps-fp.bsky.social is open: tinyurl.com/3wwdf5cj With @fbieber.bsky.social @alekstomanic.bsky.social @vedrandzihic.bsky.social @jomarovic.bsky.social et al.

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