Montenegro – A Brief History
byToday Montenegro is known for beautiful beaches, coastal towns along the Adriatic, an amazing summer holiday destination, medieval villages and majestic mountains. It sits…
Kosovo
A Brief History of Yugoslavia
byFor most of the 20th century, Yugoslavia was a country in central Europe. Situated in the west of the Balkan peninsula. Until 1991 it…
Macedonia Name Change – Republika Severna Makedonija (Republic of North Macedonia)
byNew name, new start. Macedonia’s parliament passed an amendment to the constitution to rename the country Republic of North Macedonia in line with an agreement…
Balkan Nationalism at the World Cup
byDuring the World Cup 2018, in a match between Switzerland and Serbia, two Swiss footballers of Kosovan origin celebrated their goal by displaying the…
Bulgaria is set to assume the EU presidency from January 2018.
byBulgaria, the EU’s poorest member state, wants to set a clearer path towards membership for its fellow Western Balkans in an effort to prevent…
Ivan Stambolic
byIvan Stambolic was the leader of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia official and the President of Serbia. He was first a friend and ally…
The Fall of Milosevic
byYugoslavia disappeared from the map after 83 years of existence. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia broke up into constituent republics. The final two…
A New Year for Western Balkans
byIf 2016 is marked by the Brexit referendum, Donald Trump rise to power and the increase in Euroscepticism, then 2017 was an improvement. It…
The EU Path To Accession
by“A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans”. This is the name of the new strategy launched by the…
The Bosnian War – April 1992 to April 1993
byBy mid-1992 the Serbs had consolidated their gains, Croats had split from the Bosnians and military intervention was more necessary than ever. Intervention at…